by The Colt “snake” revolvers are back. First, they released the Cobra a few years ago followed by the Black Cobra. Last year, Colt released the King Cobra. Yesterday, they announced the re-released of what for many was always a Holy Grail – the Colt Python .357 Magnum Revolver.
The Python 2020 will be available in both 6 inch and 4.25 inch versions. Both will have a MSRP of $1,499.00.
- Barrel Description: 1:14 LH, 6 Groove
- Barrel Length: 6 in.
- Capacity: 6 rds.
- Finish: Semi-Bright
- Frame Material: Stainless Steel
- Grips: Walnut Target Stocks
- Height: 5.5 in.
- Width: 1.55 in.
- Overall Length: 11.5 in.
- Weight: 46 oz.
The 4.25 inch version will be 4 oz. lighter and have an overall length of 9.75 inches.
The new Python is not the old Python. Changes have been made especially to the fire control parts.
From Ed Head who had the opportunity to fire the new Python 2020 at Gunsite back in November:
Back in November we had the pleasure of hosting Colt at Gunsite for a writer event, followed by a training class for Colt executives. They introduced the new Python, a stainless steel model available in 4″ and 6″ barrel lengths. The action has the smoothest DA trigger I have experienced in a factory revolver. They accomplished this by eliminating 12 parts from the old action and re-designing the internals. Dimensionally these revolvers are the same size as the previous models so grips, speed loaders and holsters are interchangeable.
As to why a blued version is not being released (yet), he wrote on Facebook:
The internals are CNC machined billet steel. Pretty much the rest of the revolver as well. Billet steel barrel. Whether you accept it or not, the reason they explained the blued model would be considerably more expensive is in order to meet the standards expected of a Colt Royal Blue revolver it would require a great deal of hand polishing and labor. BTW, as of mid-November they had a Python on a fixture running it double action and it was somewhere past 50,000 cycles without failing.
Colt released this video about the Python 2020 on YouTube yesterday.