The local gunstore had a new 44 Mag Anaconda, a new 4" 357 Python, and a new 3" Cobra in the 357. Got to play with them all.
With all of them the double action trigger pulls were exceptionally smooth without stacking. I don't know how Colt did that. Single action triggers were crisp. I tested the timing on all of them. This is a good test on a revolver, you slowly cock the hammer, slowly enough not to free wheel the cylinder. What you want to see is that the bolt drops into the cylinder notch before full cock on single action. Or before the hammer falls in double action. All the pistols passed. Colt locks up on double action just as the hammer falls, which makes the action more likely to get out of time with wear. That has always been an issue with Colt revolvers.
The fit and finish were all outstanding. Everything was shiny and pretty, lockup was tight. The price for the Anaconda and the Python were enough to give a person cardiac arrest: both $1500 each. The Cobra was around $850.
I asked the counter guy about any problems customers might have had, and he said, the typical customer that buys one of these never shoots it. They simply put it in the safe and wait for the thing to appreciate.
Shame...
With all of them the double action trigger pulls were exceptionally smooth without stacking. I don't know how Colt did that. Single action triggers were crisp. I tested the timing on all of them. This is a good test on a revolver, you slowly cock the hammer, slowly enough not to free wheel the cylinder. What you want to see is that the bolt drops into the cylinder notch before full cock on single action. Or before the hammer falls in double action. All the pistols passed. Colt locks up on double action just as the hammer falls, which makes the action more likely to get out of time with wear. That has always been an issue with Colt revolvers.
The fit and finish were all outstanding. Everything was shiny and pretty, lockup was tight. The price for the Anaconda and the Python were enough to give a person cardiac arrest: both $1500 each. The Cobra was around $850.
I asked the counter guy about any problems customers might have had, and he said, the typical customer that buys one of these never shoots it. They simply put it in the safe and wait for the thing to appreciate.
Shame...