Python vs. Model 27-2 for shooting

[Guillermo]

Alledgedly Colt is coming back with a DA in the future

I really doubt it

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I also doubt it. Just passing along what I heard.

 

[snooperman]

I have both Pythons and model 27 and like them both...

and they have been shot a great deal over the years. I have not had any problems with the 4 pythons I have , two more than 40 years old. There is nothing like the python , it is a beautiful gun and the actions are smooth as butter. That said , I have 2 model 27s and like them as well, but they are not as eloquent as the python , although they shoot as well as any of the pythons.

 

[dagger dog]

I would like to have the money to put a 27 up against a Python, in a 10,000 round torture test. Would the big guy or the pretty guy win?

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Define "win"...

 

[Iggy]

I got to shoot a Python back in 1969. Beautiful gun. Too expensive for a rookie cop. Couldn't afford one then so I settled for a S&W K-38.
I have carried and shot S&Ws ever since.





Can't afford a Python today anymore than I could 40 years ago, but I think I can muddle through with these.

I picked up these two Mdl 27's a couple of months ago for less than the price of a Python.

 

[roaddog28]

I would take a 27-2 anyday over a Colt. My ex brother in law has a Colt Python and he is not any more accurate than I am with a S&W. Plus I like S&W triggers better. Heck, I have a Ruger GP100 I bought used and had a action trigger job done. Total cost out the door is $470. This revolver will hold its own against any revolver I have ever shot. It will handle steady diet of 357s in any weight longer than either a S&W or Colt. Now its not going to have the value but the OP wanted a range toy. This is my range toy.
Howard

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Well now that we've slide of the topic of two particular guns, the OP could still get a Colt and have a beautiful gun that was said by a master gunsmith to be one of the strongest guns ever made. This one has seen no less than 20k rounds most of 'em mid to full magnums. Matter of fact, just this week I loaded up over 1k and the bulk of them will go thru this gun:

 

[TexasBill]

A true Python today would be outrageously expensive; we're talking about a lot of hand work by people with years of experience.

I had Pythons, Model 27s and Model 28s. The Python was the best of the bunch but they we all good. I had a 4-inch Highway Patrolman with a new trigger and a polished action and it was a sweet shooter.

 

[dagger dog]

Win as in shoot loose, go out of time,etc.

 

[madcratebuilder]

The Pythons have gotten very pricey and a lot of them are advertised as "minty" or "LNIB"

The Model 27's are lower in price, more available, and a lot of them actually appear to have been put through their paces at the range.

Am I correct that a 3.5 inch Model 27-2 is better deal than a 4" Python if my goal is fun at the range?

I think the M27 would be a better choice as a shooter. I have shoot out two Pythons, both in less than 3k rounds. My 6" M27-2 is over 5k and still very tight. I just added a 8.375 M27-2, it should last well past my time, it's near unfired condition.

 

[Dave T]

Moon, sounds like you and I come from a similar era. I was a deputy in the 1970s-1980s. You're right about Colt guys vs Smith guys (LOL). My first duty weapon, the one I went through the academy with, was a M28-2. I have had an affinity for N-frame Smiths ever since.

I shoot this one when ever I feel the need to shoot some 357 Magnums. It also scratches my itch for 5" barrels (smile).



This 5-screw, 1950s vintage 357 Magnum is for me THE classic S&W revolver.

Dave

 

[Iggy]

I second the motion

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I finished up loading 1k .125 JHP Magnums last week. I'm going shooting tomorrow and plan on burning thru as many as I can stand. I hope this old Python doesn't lay down on me... The gallon ziplock bag I ran thru it last month didn't kill it. I doubt if this pile will either.

 

[PzGren]

The Pythons have gotten very pricey and a lot of them are advertised as "minty" or "LNIB"

The Model 27's are lower in price, more available, and a lot of them actually appear to have been put through their paces at the range.

Am I correct that a 3.5 inch Model 27-2 is better deal than a 4" Python if my goal is fun at the range?
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I would agree that a S&W M27 is a better deal than a Python just for having fun at the range but fun at the range could be as easily achieved with even less expensive revolvers; the S&W L-frames and Ruger GP or 6-series.

Personal preference ( ranging from pride of ownership to admiring a beautiful gun ) will influence your decision most likely more than shooting purposes and results.

 

[oldfool]

for fun, get a Smith
for prestige, get a Korth
for resale, get a Python
there... problem solved !

 

[PzGren]

for fun, get a Smith
for prestige, get a Korth
for resale, get a Python
there... problem solved !

Really????!!!! Have you ever shot one? It happens to be my most favorite revolver and I do not have it for prestige.

 

[bushmaster1313]

My 27-2 came into my local FFL yesterday.
Hope to take it home, and then to the range, soon as I can.