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#21 ·
I agree that Frank Glenn does excellant action work.
I didn't realize that he did Pythons. You can tell
by the price that Pythons (or any Colt revolver) are
difficult to work on.
 
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Thanks guys, I appreciate all of your comments. After reading all of the posts, I'm on the fence as to wether or not to have anythoing done. If I do, I think I will seek out Frank Glenn. Also, has any one had any work done by Cylinder and Slide?
 
#23 ·
Smiths are better for double action shooting because of the timing of the cylinder. With the Python, and all Colt revolvers, there is a slight delay between the stopping of the cylinder and the dropping of the hammer. The Smith does it all in one smooth movement, and the trigger travel, I believe, is shorter as well.
 
#27 ·
Why is it that everyone wants to get a trigger job instead of learning to shoot the right way.

Don't mess with it!

Anyone can master all but the worst factory DA pulls (and the Python is the best) simply by dry-firing. Do your job (practice) and the Python will do it's job.
 
#28 ·
Well KenC, here is where we're going to have to agree to disagree. I find the Colt DA to be garbage compared to a well tuned Smith & W.

And looking back at decades of PPC revolver shooting results would confirm it...

sorry,

Jim C
 
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Now that you mention it BigM, I shot quite a bit of NMSS/PPC back in the day and I can't recall seeing a single Colt-based gun, including the Nationals in Allentown, Pa. My Distinguished gun was a 4" 586 by Ron Power and I had several bull barrel PPC guns, all built on .38 S&W platforms. (Davis, Power and Fred Schmidt)
 
#31 ·
Somewhere along the way Python quality went to hell. For a while they were selling Python's that would keyhole the bullet into targets. I bought a new one in the mid '90's. Nothing great and not very accurate. I have a Ransom Rest to demonstrate it. I kept it for collector value. I have a King Cobra that has the best double action trigger I have ever seen on a production gun. Don't know if that is normal or not.
 
#33 ·
I've had both a stock 6" Python & stock 6" 586. The best DA pull was by far the Python but I suppose YMMV from gun to gun.

But that was not my point, and no one addressed it. It was that all but the worst DA pulls can be overcome with enough practice.

Learn to shoot it the way it came from the factory, especially your carry gun. Factory triggers are called "lawyer proof" for a reason.
 
#34 ·
I have 2 Pythons, does that make me twice the expert?

Yes, the quality reportedly varies gun to gun, not year to year. This is according to the true experts.

After 50+ years of practice I can shoot any kind of trigger, but why should I limit myself to what the factory turns out? That's just silly.

John
 
#36 ·
I believe a smart person would change anything they could that was within the rules and their pocket book to make shooting an easier job. Saying just live with it and learn to shoot that rough trigger is like saying just wear those 2 sizes too small boots and learn to like them. But that's just me.
 
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