Thoughts on New Colt Revolvers

[GYJ44]

You are the one that started taking cheap shots and personal attacks with your remarks
“Much of what you see is people like yourself just repeating things they've heard”
“You're just one of those people stuck 70yrs in the past with irrational biases and a bunch of guns you don't shoot.”
You don’t know me and have idea how much I shoot.
Just for your information I haven't been a fan of Colt ownership since about 2006.

But it still comes down to opinion. I like the old Colts you like the new …. your not going to change my mind and Im not going to change yours.
“ It's easy to be negative about something you were never going to buy in the first place.”
and its easy to be negative about something you can’t afford as well.
Enjoy your CZ Colts

Sorry but no. Those are observations, not insults.

You literally said you were repeating what you've heard.

You literally showed pics of guns in displays that have never been fired. You're a collector, that's what you guys do.

I haven't been a fan of Colt ownership for long before that. In my "opinion", Colt revolvers haven't been worthy of its name since the 2nd generation SAA's. Many of the guns foisted upon the public in the 70's through the 90's were atrocious. The SAA and Python included. However, I can give the devil his due and what Colt has been doing the last several years with their DA's and 10-15yrs with the SAA is very good.

No, we're not really talking about opinions but an assessment of the intrinsic qualities of the construction of these guns. I don't have an emotional investment in any of them, as you do the older Colt's. I'm also not comparing the new Colt's to the old Colt's. I'm comparing them to other new guns. In that regard, the new Colt DA's are better made guns than all the competition. Mid-frame DA .357's are not my thing, so I have no dog in that fight. Objectively, the new Python's machine work and polishing is certainly better than S&W and Ruger and arguably better than a lot of the older Pythons. If the old Python was so great, people wouldn't have stopped buying them.

I'll let you know when we start talking about stuff I can't afford. Just because I choose not to pay the tariff on the Colt name like you collectors do, does not mean I can't afford it. I buy the gun, not the name. The new Python is a $1500 gun. The old Python is a $1500 gun with a $3000 price tag. The old Anaconda is a $1000 gun with a $2500 price tag. Or $4000 in the case of this 8". Yeah, no.

This new generation of Colt revolvers do not live up to the quality of the generation before them. Ruger GP100 6 shots are of much better quality all around.

Nothing Ruger has ever made is better quality than the new Colt revolvers. Maybe better value but not better quality.

 

[dst525]

I think Colt is doing a great job bringing back the types of revolvers people want. Shorter barrel lengths, things like that.

 

[KWend54]

This is dumb. I think you just like to hear yourself rant. You can point out improvements to new vs old or Colt vs. Ruger etc. and I can point out where the old ones were better. I’m done with your know it all, better than thou attitude.
Many of the guns in one of my displays that I pictured have been shot.
Once again you assume too much.
You carry on in support of Your CZ Colts …Oh, and I do have a couple of CZ’s that are excellent shooters a 457 Heavy barrel 22 cal wood stock with Nightforce glass and a CZ TS2 race green.
Just resent CZ prostituting the Colt name.
One more thing
People didnt stop buying Pythons because they were junk…. they stopped buying them because they became to high priced. Hand fit and polished was no longer a viable option. I get that.
Anyway Im done …this is going no where
been fun

 

[Deer Hunter]

^^^ Geez! I think it's time for you 2 to take this conversation to another channel.^^^

 

[Sam Summey]

The older snake guns that I have handled/fired were fantastic. I have not fired the new ones from the past couple years....but handling them in the LGS something just feels of. Maybe it's the reporting of Colt's many problems with quality control and new processes. A Colt just doesn't seem to be a Colt anymore, to me. Plus the price....

I bought a Python 3" when they were first offered. I had a rash of problems, action locking up was prevalent at first until I took the side plate off and flushed the action with LSA and an air hose. The next problem was the cylinder latch would bind up and lock the cylinder closed requiring a tap or two from a soft faced hammer. This would occur if you were dryfiring it or actually shooting it. I again removed the side plate removed the locking pin and spun it up in a drill (motor) and broke the sharp edge on the front of the pin that engages the recess in the ejector star. No further problems. CZ didn't fix anything when they bought Colt. The action of the trigger feels different than my 1968 4" and the 1975 6". The 68 model has received the most use.

 

[KWend54]

I bought a Python 3" when they were first offered. I had a rash of problems, action locking up was prevalent at first until I took the side plate off and flushed the action with LSA and an air hose. The next problem was the cylinder latch would bind up and lock the cylinder closed requiring a tap or two from a soft faced hammer. This would occur if you were dryfiring it or actually shooting it. I again removed the side plate removed the locking pin and spun it up in a drill (motor) and broke the sharp edge on the front of the pin that engages the recess in the ejector star. No further problems. CZ didn't fix anything when they bought Colt. The action of the trigger feels different than my 1968 4" and the 1975 6". The 68 model has received the most use.

oh, now that’s hard to believe as the intrinsic qualities of construction wouldn’t allow that to happen
lol

 

[GYJ44]

oh, now that’s hard to believe as the intrinsic qualities of construction wouldn’t allow that to happen
lol

I'm talking about decades where Colt was building sub-par guns and you think one problem gun with an easily fixed issue bails you out? :ROFLMAO:

 

[KWend54]

I'm talking about decades where Colt was building sub-par guns and you think one problem gun with an easily fixed issue bails you out? :ROFLMAO:

LOL…. Geezz let it go! I don’t like CZ Colts. You do! Okay? Thats both of our prerogatives. I don’t need to substantiate my opinion to you or anyone else…. and you don’t need to justify yours to me or anyone else.
So stop

 

[Sam Summey]

LOL…. Geezz let it go! I don’t like CZ Colts. You do! Okay? Thats both of our prerogatives. I don’t need to substantiate my opinion to you or anyone else…. and you don’t need to justify yours to me or anyone else.
So stop

Since I washed the chips out and fixed cylinder lock, it has been trouble-free. I haven't shot it lately though.

 

[JackBull]

This new generation of Colt revolvers do not live up to the quality of the generation before them. Ruger GP100 6 shots are of much better quality all around.

And the GPs as not as good as Single Sixs, new Martins dont match the old Martins, they dont make good cars anymore. Whatever.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

I wouldn’t mind having the little Cobra. But in general I’ve never warmed up to the cylinder latch. I have an older Detective Special, that I used to carry and that will probably stay with me.

 

[Ranger]

I bought the new model Anaconda that John Taffin owned and wrote about in this article.

https://gunsmagazine.com/guns/the-new-colt-anaconda-44-magnum/

The trigger pull is the best of any revolver I own (which includes some SW PC guns with action jobs).

I also have a 4.25" Colt King Cobra Target .22. I have been very impressed with it.

https://www.colt.com/detail-page/king-cobra-target/

I recently handled a Colt Kodiak.

https://www.colt.com/detail-page/colt-kodiak-series/?attribute_pa_variant=colt-kodiak-4-25

It took restraint not to buy it. If I didn't already have a number of .44 mags, I probably would have pulled out my credit card. Still thinking about it.

 

[Johnnu2]

If it's got a QR code............... I'm done with them FOREVER

J.

 

[seasterl]

I used to have an original Anaconda and it was fairly accurate. I bought a new production Anaconda and after much effort and even returning it back to Colt to see if they could figure it out, I can honestly say it was one of the least accurate handguns I had ever owned. I liked the gun and wanted it to perform well, but it was just terrible in the accuracy department. It was an expensive trial since you know a person only loses money on stuff like this. I lost my time and money, and will probably never buy another. The worst shooting Ruger or S&W I ever owned was still twice as accurate as this sample (even after Colt returned it saying it still meets their specs and standards).

Edited for typo only.

 

[Jim Walsh]

Both of my Colts were manufactured in the 50’s and they are great. I have a 1954 Cobra snubbie which is my every day carry and a 1956 SAA which is my most prized firearm. I also have a 93 AR15 Match HBAR which is very accurate and has operated flawlessly.
I hope their association with CZ will keep them alive and profitable in the future.

 

[peachhead]

I like them, I have shot some of the new ones but if I was gonna spend that much money I would go ahead and get a SAA. That's where my heart is.

 

[eveled]

No matter how nice they are, I think the sliding cylinder release is counter intuitive. Hard pass for me

 

[Captain Slapnuts]

I will admit, I like the look of the Colt cylinder latch. But in practice, it's weird. Especially for a lefty.