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The New Python: initial thoughts and observations
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I had a chance to take the Python out earlier this week—it’s always fun to get out shooting with my Dad, too. I’m pleased to say that the revolver exceeded my expectations, too. I was way out of practice with a revolver—I checked my records and I hadn’t shot one since April 2017! I did all my shooting at 10m (about 33’) to make it a bit easier on myself.
The green fibre optic front sight worked great—it was super-easy to pick up—but the plain black rear blade proved more difficult, especially against the mostly-black Shoot-n-See targets I was using. Here are the first twelve shots after six to get sighted-in—all fired double-action. Mostly good, but a few where there was serious elevation challenges since I couldn’t really see the rear sight.
For the next twelve rounds I removed my sunglasses and the rear sight was much more visible—here are the next twelve—much improved!
It’s funny—the things I didn’t really care for about the revolver dry firing at home, such as the stack in the DA trigger pull or the discomfort with the trigger grooves were not noticeable at the range. I’ve noticed this in some of my other guns—my H&K P7 is a good example. They’ll feel maybe a little weird or off at home but really sing at the range. I enjoyed shooting it even more than I was expecting too.
Here's a quick video showing .38 Special, .38 +P and .357 Magnum through the revolver. As I suspected the thinner grips did certainly make the magnum rounds' recoil noticeable! (although I found one-handed magnum shooting more comfortable.
The green fibre optic front sight worked great—it was super-easy to pick up—but the plain black rear blade proved more difficult, especially against the mostly-black Shoot-n-See targets I was using. Here are the first twelve shots after six to get sighted-in—all fired double-action. Mostly good, but a few where there was serious elevation challenges since I couldn’t really see the rear sight.
For the next twelve rounds I removed my sunglasses and the rear sight was much more visible—here are the next twelve—much improved!
It’s funny—the things I didn’t really care for about the revolver dry firing at home, such as the stack in the DA trigger pull or the discomfort with the trigger grooves were not noticeable at the range. I’ve noticed this in some of my other guns—my H&K P7 is a good example. They’ll feel maybe a little weird or off at home but really sing at the range. I enjoyed shooting it even more than I was expecting too.
Here's a quick video showing .38 Special, .38 +P and .357 Magnum through the revolver. As I suspected the thinner grips did certainly make the magnum rounds' recoil noticeable! (although I found one-handed magnum shooting more comfortable.
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