I was happy to see CraigC's post today about the new Colt Python in blue.
Stainless is less resistant to corrosion and holster wear, but for many of us older folks, blue steel sure does look a lwhole ot better.
When I was on the co-op plan in the early to mid 1960s, I headed out to a sporting goods store just about every week and ambled down to the gun counter. The guys behind the counter, other customers, and LEOs who had dropped in for something like a kid's baseball glove would gather for some gun talk.
The usual topic was revolvers. Before concealed carry, most people who actually carried handguns were police officers, and they carried revolvers.
There were no double action Rugers then. The talk was all about Colt's and Smith and Wessons--which way the cylinder turned, rifling, the single and double action trigger pulls, and the fact that Colt's had to be sent in to be "tuned" every so often.
I really wanted a Combat Masterpiece, but there was a supply shortage. I bought an Officer's Model Match, but after we were married, I needed the $150, and I sold it.
I now have a 686+ five inch that I really do like, with good rubber grips. Craig once described guns like that as "dishwasher safe"... . Yeah, but they just don't have the look of blue steel.
When I first saw that blue Python, my first thought was about an Officers' Model clone.
I would sure like to see a really tough, realistic looking blue finish for steel.
Wouldn't it be loverly.
Stainless is less resistant to corrosion and holster wear, but for many of us older folks, blue steel sure does look a lwhole ot better.
When I was on the co-op plan in the early to mid 1960s, I headed out to a sporting goods store just about every week and ambled down to the gun counter. The guys behind the counter, other customers, and LEOs who had dropped in for something like a kid's baseball glove would gather for some gun talk.
The usual topic was revolvers. Before concealed carry, most people who actually carried handguns were police officers, and they carried revolvers.
There were no double action Rugers then. The talk was all about Colt's and Smith and Wessons--which way the cylinder turned, rifling, the single and double action trigger pulls, and the fact that Colt's had to be sent in to be "tuned" every so often.
I really wanted a Combat Masterpiece, but there was a supply shortage. I bought an Officer's Model Match, but after we were married, I needed the $150, and I sold it.
I now have a 686+ five inch that I really do like, with good rubber grips. Craig once described guns like that as "dishwasher safe"... . Yeah, but they just don't have the look of blue steel.
When I first saw that blue Python, my first thought was about an Officers' Model clone.
I would sure like to see a really tough, realistic looking blue finish for steel.
Wouldn't it be loverly.
