Is it worth it to upgrade to a Python from KC?

[ANATION]

I have a 3 inch King Cobra, 2019, that I take to the range and carry on woods walk's with my wife and pup. It it worth it to upgrade to the 4.25 Python? I do shoot my KC a lot and reload for it so I can see the advantage of the Python at the range with the extra 1.25 barrel. But I don't intend to take it hunting ( my KC does serve as a coup de grace gun, however) and the extra barrel length I image would make concealment a bit more tricky. Then again, I do love the vent on the Python. I don't know. Just torn and figured I'd start a thread on Saturday night.

 

[Old Dog]

Well, the new Python scores major cool points, for sure... (Some of us love the vent rib as well) But only you can answer your own question. If you're asking us for permission, we will say YES. Buy one. You're gonna keep the King Cobra, right? Hey, if you can afford it, the wife doesn't object, and you're not taking food off the table for your kids, by all means, upgrade.

 

[UncleEd]

The main considerations for the Python include
greater weight/bulk, it's truly .357 in size and
can absorb recoil better.

But the KC is handier, be it 4-inch or 3-inch.

Ask yourself this, do you plan mostly or
exclusively .357s (not downloaded) or
are you leaning toward .38s most of the
time?

 

[JCooperfan1911]

The new King Cobra looks rather daft with its “dropped on cement” bent trigger guard look. Yuck!

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I agree in the new KC having an unattractive trigger guard. The old KC was a much more attractive gun.

I wish the new King Cobra looked like this and came with similar grips.

 

[JCooperfan1911]

I agree in the new KC having an unattractive trigger guard. The old KC was a much more attractive gun.

I wish the new King Cobra looked like this and came with similar grips.

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That looks great! It’s puzzling why Colt reintroduced the Python styled nearly identically to older guns with just a few minor changes, but the new King Cobras look much different and not for the better IMO.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I dont care that the new King Cobra is a scaled down gun, either.

 

[CajunBass]

You don't "need" to buy a Python for any real logical reason. Most any 357 will do the same job, just as well as almost anyone can shoot them, for less money.

You buy a Python because you want a Python, and it's an itch that just nothing else will scratch. I can testify to this because when I went to buy my first handgun back in the 70's I wanted a Python, but it was almost twice as much as a Smith and Wesson Model 19, so I got the Model 19. After all. It was "just as good," and it was. But it just wasn't what I really wanted. I spent the next 40? 45 years or so doing that. "It's just as good."

I've got three 2020 Pythons now (OK...one technically is my wife's) so, yea. I like them a lot. They are without a doubt in my mind, the best revolvers I've ever fired. Now rather that's really true, or is just because I've wanted one for so long, I can't say.





If they bring out a blue one, I'll have four, Lord willing.

 

[Old Dog]

The new King Cobra looks rather daft with its “dropped on cement” bent trigger guard look. Yuck!

"Daft?" Hey, it provides a distinctive look. I'm not gonna quibble about the looks; it's a really, really nice revolver, great shooter and quite practical.

If they bring out a blue one, I'll have four, Lord willing.

And I'll be divorced... I overspent my gun budget by about six grand the past couple of months...

Vent ribs are cool.

 

[JohnDa79]

I've got them both. The Python is an all around more enjoyable pistol to target shoot with better trigger more weight so recoil isn't as bad.
the 3 inch king cobra is much easier to pack on a hunting trip. It doesn't get in the way as much and is just overall a better carry pistol.

 

[entropy]

I have a 3 inch King Cobra, 2019, that I take to the range and carry on woods walk's with my wife and pup. It it worth it to upgrade to the 4.25 Python? I do shoot my KC a lot and reload for it so I can see the advantage of the Python at the range with the extra 1.25 barrel. But I don't intend to take it hunting ( my KC does serve as a coup de grace gun, however) and the extra barrel length I image would make concealment a bit more tricky. Then again, I do love the vent on the Python. I don't know. Just torn and figured I'd start a thread on Saturday night.

You have a perfect gun for what you use it for; woods walking and a coup de gras gun. The Python will gain you nothing there. If you want a range gun, particularly Bullseye shooting, get the longer barreled version of the Python. The 4" I had back when was very concealable for me.

And having typed all that, I see JohnDa79 said it much more succinctly.

 

[BobWright]

I'm not much of a DA revolver fan, but I did go from a Python to a S&W Model 586 Distinguished Combat
Magnum. Bought both the 4" and 6" models and never felt any loss for the Python. Selling point for me was the longer cylinder of the Smith L-Frame which digested all of my handloads with ease. Loaded in the Python, bullet noses stuck out of the front of the cylinder. In my opinion, the ultimate DA .357 Magnum:



Bob Wright

 

[SwampWolf]

I have a 3 inch King Cobra, 2019, that I take to the range and carry on woods walk's with my wife and pup. It it worth it to upgrade to the 4.25 Python?

As others have indicated, King Cobra vs Python is akin to Orange vs Apple. Either revolver has its own niche and much depends on the intended use. If I had to choose between the two (I own both), I consider the Python to be more versatile and would pick it-unless I wanted the gun for edc, in which case, I'd opt for the King Cobra.

 

[ms6852]

It is worth the upgrade if you also get a 6" barrel gun also.

 

[Old Dog]

Upon further review... we're still the biggest bunch of enablers on the internet.