70's Python Question

Don't know if he's still gunsmithing or if this is current, but here you go:

Reeves C. Jungkind
5001 Buckskin Pass
Austin, TX 78745-2841
(512) 442-1094


nero

If you have a Jungkind tunned Python, you just hit the jackpot.

Jungkind was/is world famous as possible the greatest Python tuner who ever worked.
His tuned Pythons are incredibly smooth, and usually have had the Colt "stacking" of the trigger pull eliminated.

The Jungkind mark adds a considerable amount of dollar value to a Python.

Last I heard, Jungkind was no longer at that address, but I'm NOT sure about that.

Jungkind was THE master for sure.
Those old Pythons were already sweet right out of the box. But he could make them even better.

You have a real find there.

Once in a lifetime find! That would be like finding a signed copy of the declaration of independence in an old picture frame.

Those guns are works of art. I have only shot a few and it was unbelievable.

Two good sources for Python trigger tuning are:
The Colt factory.
Cylinder & Slide Shop.

I'm not sure is Walt Sherman is still working or not, but he offered an innovative roller-bearing conversion for Pythons that was really nice, and had one of the lightest pulls ever on a revolver.

I recommend these because I KNOW the quality of their work. Possibly there are a few others, but since I haven't seen their work I can't recommend anyone else.

Reeves did a Python for me last year and yes it is a very fine action.Also had a conversation on what they had to do to shoot 158 gr SWC ( hard cast there own bullets).Try this phone 325-247-1151.

Tom

9146gt:

Do you have contact info and any pricing for Reeves Jungkind??

Just added his number to my previous post 325-247-1151. I had Elliasion sights and other work done... don't remember the total.

Tom

Cylinder & Slide won't reduce a Python's single action pull below three pounds.

Looked it up:

Jungkind, Reeves & Iliamore
509 E Granite St
Llano, TX 78643-3055
(325) 247-1151