DM~
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I think I've owned 5 Pythons, and not one of them would hold a candle to the pre M-27 and old M-27 that I still own. The Pythons have been long ago sent down the road and I don't miss them one bit!!
DM
DM
I really like my 28 but I' not getting rid of my Python.I think I've owned 5 Pythons, and not one of them would hold a candle to the pre M-27 and old M-27 that I still own. The Pythons have been long ago sent down the road and I don't miss them one bit!!
DM
Uhhhhhh, its only the finest .357 Magnum ever crafted by man (with the possible exception of the Python.)
My answer would be one of the following................If somebody were to up & ask you, right to your very face, "What's the big deal about S&W 27s?", your response would be...?
Denis
I think I've owned 5 Pythons, and not one of them would hold a candle to the pre M-27 and old M-27 that I still own. The Pythons have been long ago sent down the road and I don't miss them one bit!!
DM
Who says you have to put full power loads through a M-29 all the time??
DM
I do hand load for bottleneck rifle cartridges only, I just don't do enough handgun shooting to where I feel inclined to hand load for them.
Maybe I should re-think my position, I do love the 29-2.
If you are already loading for rifle, adding dies and a shell holder to load a handgun cartridge is not very expensive when compared to the cost of factory ammunition.
Loading a box or two of 44 Special here and there does not take very long and will allow you to have good, economic ammunition for your 29-2.
Granted, I treat hand loading as a hobby unto itself, but when I buy a new-to-me cartridge gun, the next purchase is a set of dies and some components regardless of how much I plan to shoot it. You never know when ammunition will become hard to find.
But everyone values their leisure time differently.
During your shopping expedition make sure the dies you buy, if you want to load 44 Special you get dies like the RCBS #18612 which include the spacer for loading 44 Mag & 44 Special. Just using those as an example and it's nice if your dies include an additional seater plug for loading both SWC and RN type bullets.Thanks cfullgraf, you've managed to convince a handgun reloading skeptic to take a walk on the "wild side"
Your note concerning ammo availability is particularly poignant.
I'll be shopping for 44 special dies and components this weekend.
Neither of them are close to the finest, but that’s ok.Uhhhhhh, its only the finest .357 Magnum ever crafted by man (with the possible exception of the Python.)
There’s nothing overpriced about them. That’s market value. They sell for that amount every day.No exception. Pythons, like most Colts, are overrated and way overpriced. I'll take a prelock L or N frame over a Python every time.