CajunBass
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Walked in the LGS the other day, and was checking out the used gun cabinet, as I always do, when I spotted something I don't think I've ever seen before.
A "Shooter" grade Colt Python.
And it had a 4" barrel. And it was priced less than a grand.
It looked rough however. Fine rust and gunk all over it. The grips were worn and sweat stained. The bore looked filthy. Still it locked up tight as a drumhead, and the timing was spot on. Trigger was dry and gritty, but the whole gun looked dry to tell you the truth. Like it had been put away for a long time.
My wife and I looked it over and talked about it. We decided if I could get it cheap enough, at worst we could send it back to Colt for refinishing, and not be into it too bad. We settled on $800.00.
On the way home, we stopped for coffee at a 7-11. I picked up a can of WD-40, sprayed the gun off and most of the "crud" wiped right off. A little in the action and things slicked up a lot. When I got home I gave it a good flushing with gunscrubber and put some Break-Free here and there. A Hoppes soaked patch showed the stuff in the bore and cylinders was dust. Everything was bright and shiney. The exterior cleaned up nicely. Not a museum piece, but not bad.
Hope to shoot it tomorrow.
A "Shooter" grade Colt Python.
And it had a 4" barrel. And it was priced less than a grand.
It looked rough however. Fine rust and gunk all over it. The grips were worn and sweat stained. The bore looked filthy. Still it locked up tight as a drumhead, and the timing was spot on. Trigger was dry and gritty, but the whole gun looked dry to tell you the truth. Like it had been put away for a long time.
My wife and I looked it over and talked about it. We decided if I could get it cheap enough, at worst we could send it back to Colt for refinishing, and not be into it too bad. We settled on $800.00.
On the way home, we stopped for coffee at a 7-11. I picked up a can of WD-40, sprayed the gun off and most of the "crud" wiped right off. A little in the action and things slicked up a lot. When I got home I gave it a good flushing with gunscrubber and put some Break-Free here and there. A Hoppes soaked patch showed the stuff in the bore and cylinders was dust. Everything was bright and shiney. The exterior cleaned up nicely. Not a museum piece, but not bad.
Hope to shoot it tomorrow.
