Alternative to a Python

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I wouldn't even compare a Ruger to a Python, they are not in the same league. I used to have a Python, it was my favorite revolver till they got high priced. I sold it for 3 times what I paid and regret it.
 
The Python was the prettiest revolver I've ever owned, but I didn't think twice about selling it. I really had to think about selling my S&W 28 (no dash), and several others, but I never missed the Python at all.
 
I have an early-80's Smith & Wesson 586 that I love. Mine has some wear, but still looks good. I've seen some early 586's in pristine condition, and I actually think they look better than the Pythons.

(Zips up flame suit!)
 
Someone here is advertising a 686Pro. I haven't had one in my hands but based on my Model 60 pro I would probably take one way over a Python. Two actually, for the price.
 
Python haters are just jealous
it is fun to watch

I have 2 686s and a Model 19 in the house

The old Smith 19 is a great gun. The 686's work fine but are like comparing a Timex to a vacheron constantin when put up against the older wheelguns.

Other than looks, the difference between the old Smith and the Python is whether a you like a stacking trigger or not.
 
Guillermo said:
Python haters are just jealous
it is fun to watch

I have 2 686s and a Model 19 in the house

The old Smith 19 is a great gun. The 686's work fine but are like comparing a Timex to a vacheron constantin when put up against the older wheelguns.

Other than looks, the difference between the old Smith and the Python is whether a you like a stacking trigger or not.
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I don't hate Pythons, I've simply never had the privilege of owning one as they are not very affordable for someone of modest means like myself. Therefore my opinion on them is somewhat ambivalent in the same way that I don't wax rhapsodic about a BMW when all I've ever owned is a Chevrolet.

That said, I don't really see how a GP100 is too much of a step down. I have an SP101 and it has served me quite well. I can't imagine that a GP100 would be any different. A Python may well be better, but for those of us that don't have the means to obtain one a GP100 seems a perfectly acceptable alternative.
 
Blue Brick said:
Alternative to a Python
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Alternative ... yes ... but so is a sling and rock. A good alternative ... maybe. Equal to ... definitely not!!

I've had a 4" stainless Python bought NIB since 1992. I also have six Ruger revolvers including two GP100s. Ruger makes excellent, utilitarian revolvers but they are definitely not in the same league as a Python ... not even close. Pythons are works of art ... Rugers ... just work.

:)
 
Therefore my opinion on them is somewhat ambivalent in the same way that I don't wax rhapsodic about a BMW when all I've ever owned is a Chevrolet.
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You could buy an old Smith for the same price as the GP100 (or close) and get a MUCH better gun in most respects. Think of it as a Corvette instead of a GMC pickup
 
Guillermo said:
really?
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Yep, bought from Code 3 Equipment on S.W. Canyon Rd just outside Beaverton, OR in late '92. I can probably dig up the receipt if you'd like. I paid $750 IIRC and that was a lot back then on my $13/hr welding job and the wife doing an internship with no income.

In '95 or thereabouts, I sent it to a gunsmith in Florida who installed a roller-bearing sear for me ... the BEST single/double action trigger I've ever had the pleasure of using.

:)
 
Korth makes a better alternative to a Python.

I have a couple of Pythons and a GP-100. Ruger makes a better revolver.
 
If I may, in what way is it that much better? They both fire the same round in approximately the same fashion.

I'm not such a troglodyte that I can't understand the differences between weapons. For instance, my Kimber has a much better trigger pull than any of my other weapons, and I certainly recognize that. So, in the same vein, what makes so much of a difference that I should long for a "better" Smith when a Ruger is "good enough"?
 
a camry does the same thing as a lexus

camry is reliable

the manner in which it does the job of getting from point a to point b is the difference

Rugers work and are reliable...like a camry
 
Airman193SOS said:
If I may, in what way is it that much better? They both fire the same round in approximately the same fashion.

I'm not such a troglodyte that I can't understand the differences between weapons. For instance, my Kimber has a much better trigger pull than any of my other weapons, and I certainly recognize that. So, in the same vein, what makes so much of a difference that I should long for a "better" Smith when a Ruger is "good enough"?
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It is better in terms of ergonomics, double action trigger pull, and durability.
 
Airman193SOS, as I mentioned in my earlier post, I have six Rugers with plans to add more. I'm a HUGE Ruger fan and really appreciate them for what they are. That said, for me, much of the Python's appeal has nothing to do with the desired end result. Most of it is one's interaction with the Python while trying to achieve the same end result. The superior fit and finish, the balance, the superb trigger ... all can be felt in the hand. Every aspect of the Python is more refined, and given all the hand fitting it's an amazing piece of engineering. You're right that a Python and a Ruger in practical terms are not that different, and maybe the Ruger is a better revolver for hard, daily use, but there's just something really special about a Python. And by the way, my experience has been that women LOVE Pythons!! The Python is the only handgun that my ex-wife could shoot double action and that was with the factory trigger. Small women with small hands often struggle with double action triggers. They don't have enough leverage/strength to pull the trigger with their index finger.

:)
 
A python is more like a piece of art
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That's the problem for me: I just don't find Colt wheelguns all that...well...attractive, for lack of a better word. Especially for the price. I own a DS, a Cobra and a Trooper MK III .22 and they just don't do anything for me aesthetically. Smiths on the other hand are a different story for me. Obviously, this is just my opinion.
 
If you ask a Honda Gold Wing rider why he chose the Gold Wing, he can give you volumes of technical reasons. If you ask a Harley rider why he chose Harley, he'll just say "Because it's a Harley." Same with Python owners. You either get it or you don"t. YMMV.
 
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