ALL GUNS ARE MADE TO BE SHOT OR WHAT IS THE POINT?
Maybe with an exception each one of us might have.
I would not own a gun that I could not shoot unless I had a special reason to keep it. I still have the old .22 rimfire revolver gave me as a CHRISTMAS present. It was my first handgun. I it one of the those funny looking GERMAN made revolvers that were often labeled as Saturday Night Specials. I don't shoot it as it has an awful trigger, but I will always own it.
I also have an engraved rifle, which is a WINCHESTER 94 commemorative from when I lived in CANADA, like the .22 revolver, it is a reminder to me of something important. I can live without ever shooting it.
That is the exception. I sold my snubnose S&W model 24 and my model 57 41 magnum revolvers because I just saw no point in a big bore snubnose and could no longer deal with the recoil of the .41 magnum full house loads (the old lead semi wadcutters medium velocity loads may exist, but I have never seen any). I have a few others that I rarely shoot, but I know that I can shoot them and every once in a while, I will shoot them.
doubleh,
I would consider the PYTHON as not overhyped.
It is very well made and has features not found on a S&W or RUGER.
uger triggers in my experience are not as good as a S&W and the PYTHON comes from the factory with a better trigger than the S&W'S unless they came from the Performance Center.
RUGER has a very good trigger on the MATCH CHAMPION, but you are paying extra for it (which is the way all RUGER triggers should be in my opinion)
Even if they equaled the trigger, they would still lack the ventilated rib which is a nice and very attractive extra, even if it does not really improve the gun.
Feel free to disagree,
Jim