Hello,
I just bought a Colt Python .357 (blued, 4 inch barrel) and the fit and finish are everything for which they're rightfully legendary. But...
Upon firing, it shot about 5" wide and high at 21 feet. And it wasn't just me - it performed the same way in the hands of the rangemaster and the range gunsmith.
The only fix was to crank the rear sight so far to the right that the adjustment screw protrudes significantly from the side.
The gunsmith scratched his head on this one - he wondered if the bore had been drilled imperfectly, or there was some problem in the barrel-to-frame threading. His only suggestion: write to Colt.
I'm doing that, but I've also been scouring the boards and am now somewhat educated on the counterfeit 3" Pythons out there. Mine (besides being 4") seems to pass all the tests (Colt address rollstamp on the barrel, etc.)
Two questions of this august group:
1) Can such a sight adjustment really be needed on a Python?
2) If not, what the hell might be going on?
Many thanks in advance.
Photos of the sights:
I just bought a Colt Python .357 (blued, 4 inch barrel) and the fit and finish are everything for which they're rightfully legendary. But...
Upon firing, it shot about 5" wide and high at 21 feet. And it wasn't just me - it performed the same way in the hands of the rangemaster and the range gunsmith.
The only fix was to crank the rear sight so far to the right that the adjustment screw protrudes significantly from the side.
The gunsmith scratched his head on this one - he wondered if the bore had been drilled imperfectly, or there was some problem in the barrel-to-frame threading. His only suggestion: write to Colt.
I'm doing that, but I've also been scouring the boards and am now somewhat educated on the counterfeit 3" Pythons out there. Mine (besides being 4") seems to pass all the tests (Colt address rollstamp on the barrel, etc.)
Two questions of this august group:
1) Can such a sight adjustment really be needed on a Python?
2) If not, what the hell might be going on?
Many thanks in advance.
Photos of the sights: