UncleEd
Member
First off, let me say I have always been happy Colt got back into
the revolver business big time, especially now with the blued ones.
Second, I've always been a S&W fanboy followed by loving Rugers.
Also I used to own several Pythons in the early 1980s.
But I've been looking at online prices for new-in-box S&W Model
686s Plus (seven shot) and stainless steel Pythons 2020.
For a brief time I handled two of the new Pythons and shot one. Nice
but I hated the ridged trigger and to me a slightly "squishy" trigger.
Maybe I should describe it as "too soft" but that's just me and
my familiarity with a very large variety of Smiths and Rugers. Also
the standard sights on the new Python are cheap.
What I found in my online checking and it was consistent, the new
Python is steadily $500 more than the S&W 686. They were around
$1,450 vs. $950 respectively.
The Python is nice but I just don't get that it's $500 nicer or
better. Surely, what issues some might have with the S&W they
can be corrected fairly cheaply and still keep the gun hundreds
of dollars cheaper.
And I maintain S&W quality remains quite high. Some (many)
might debate this statement (sleeved barrel, internal lock, etc.).
So when I had an itch, mind you only an itch, to perhaps try
another Python 2020, I scratched that itch and happily sighed,
$500---yikes.
the revolver business big time, especially now with the blued ones.
Second, I've always been a S&W fanboy followed by loving Rugers.
Also I used to own several Pythons in the early 1980s.
But I've been looking at online prices for new-in-box S&W Model
686s Plus (seven shot) and stainless steel Pythons 2020.
For a brief time I handled two of the new Pythons and shot one. Nice
but I hated the ridged trigger and to me a slightly "squishy" trigger.
Maybe I should describe it as "too soft" but that's just me and
my familiarity with a very large variety of Smiths and Rugers. Also
the standard sights on the new Python are cheap.
What I found in my online checking and it was consistent, the new
Python is steadily $500 more than the S&W 686. They were around
$1,450 vs. $950 respectively.
The Python is nice but I just don't get that it's $500 nicer or
better. Surely, what issues some might have with the S&W they
can be corrected fairly cheaply and still keep the gun hundreds
of dollars cheaper.
And I maintain S&W quality remains quite high. Some (many)
might debate this statement (sleeved barrel, internal lock, etc.).
So when I had an itch, mind you only an itch, to perhaps try
another Python 2020, I scratched that itch and happily sighed,
$500---yikes.