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Are we still on that? It’s just a little dirty. Still works like a charm. I can’t afford one now anyway.Should have bought a window fan.
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New. Old ones are stupid moneyIs this an original or new version? Looks sweet.
I was torn between the 4 and 6 inch. Figured I won’t be carrying it anyway, so go for the bigger oneNice....this is high on my want list will get a 4" sometime. Just waiting for prices to get off MSRP.
That’s a beauty. I’ll take it.Hmmm, Pythons....1973 vintage, rarely shot
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The new ones were stupid money too when they first came out. I’m glad to see the price coming down finally. It’s a great looking gun.New. Old ones are stupid money
I have an 80's production 4" bright stainless with the Colt medallion rubber grips, it's one of the crown jewels in my collection.
Im a semi automatic guy also. As a kid from the 80’s though, I have a love for these.I always wanted a 6" one from reading Mack Bolan books in my teens. But I am a confirmed semi-auto guy now.
I mean he also carried a Berretta 93R while sending squad after squad of Spetznaz goons to the afterlife, but clearly the Python held more appeal.Im a semi automatic guy also. As a kid from the 80’s though, I have a love for these.
Read many Mack Bolan, Phoenix Force and Able Team novels myself.
+1 …but I mine was at close to market value.
Price adjusted for inflation, the new Pythons are actually about 25% cheaper than the old ones.
I just checked the 1987 edition of Gun Digest, the MSRP of a bright stainless Python was $786 back then.
The inflation calculator shows $786 in 1987 dollars was equal to $2024 in 2022 dollars.
Since the new Python is in the $1500 range, it's 25% cheaper now by comparison.
But we all know the new ones are NOT equal to the old ones because they don't have the same level of labor intensive hand-fitting by skilled craftsmen.
I've wanted one for decades as well. Came awfully close on a pristine vintage blued one back in the summer of 2019, but ended up a couple hundred short (on a $2,200 firm asking price). Close, but no cigar. Recently, as street prices have dropped on the new version, I've thought about it seriously again. But it's just not the same for me. In the end, I opted to take that excess G&A money and pay down bills. Yes, boring... but I don't want to kick in loads of debt.Nothing special really, just something I’ve always liked since I was a young lad back in the 80’s. Had an unexpected windfall and said “f*** it.”
New pythons are in the 1300 dollar range now.Price adjusted for inflation, the new Pythons are actually about 25% cheaper than the old ones.
I just checked the 1987 edition of Gun Digest, the MSRP of a bright stainless Python was $786 back then.
The inflation calculator shows $786 in 1987 dollars was equal to $2024 in 2022 dollars.
Since the new Python is in the $1500 range, it's 25% cheaper now by comparison.
But we all know the new ones are NOT equal to the old ones because they don't have the same level of labor intensive hand-fitting by skilled craftsmen.
For a long time revolvers had very little appeal to me. As I've gotten older (and maybe a wee bit wiser) I've become drawn to them as well. I'm NOT giving up my semi-auto pistols though. As I mentioned earlier, getting the original generation Python like the one my father had is for more sentimental reasons than anything else.I always wanted a 6" one from reading Mack Bolan books in my teens. But I am a confirmed semi-auto guy now.