Can S&W revolvers be as smooth as a Python?

[Guillermo]

I guess some folks just hop on the fan wagon and don't even read the OP.

Things that have nothing to do with the OP include (but are not limited to)
The value of a Python
If you want a Python
How well you shoot Rugers
How well Smiths perform in competition
Who shoots Smiths
How light a trigger is on a custom gun

 

[psyshack]

My 686P full of mim slicked up very nicely. You will never get a 60 as smooth as other S&W larger frame pistols. The hammer spring and a slight,,, very slight change in geometry just won't allow it IMHO.

You stone them out right use bearings on the trigger and hammer if need be and reduced springs will never give you any trouble.

 

[Kynoch]

There are no 8-shot Colt Pythons. It takes an 8-shot revolver to be competitive in the ICORE Open class even for Miculek.

While watching Jerry shoot on Friday (very smooth/fast), I asked a local S&W sage if a Colt Python/Trooper could be competitive in ICORE. I was told that while Pythons are smooth, they are not durable and that once they are out of time (which he felt was common) they could only have their timing corrected by beating on them with a hammer while S&Ws can be adjusted with shims...

 

[madcratebuilder]

I have noticed it's not that easy to compare the smoothness of the actions because the Smith double action stacks at the beginning of the trigger squeeze and the Python stacks toward the end.
It's really a matter of what you prefer.

+1

It comes down to personal preference. I sold my two Pythons to buy more S&W's.