Python accuracy?

Alvaro · 01-10-2005, 10:48 AM

Wow!, how interesting comments! It's a true privilege hearing from such knowledgeable gents.
Tac's and Thor's comments are specially interesting, coming from first hand experience. (BTW Tac, it had to be heart breaking surrendering your guns. We will follow suit soon, I'm positive, crushed by the tsunami of the politically correct. This is a good country with an indecent Socialist government, but that's another story...)
Anyway, the article I read said more or less that the reason for the problem
is the way Colt achieved the fine accuracy for which the Python is noted.
The Python, unlike other models in Colt's line, uses a two stage hand to
rotate the cylinder. The first stage does the rotating and the second stage
actually transfers finger load from the trigger to the cylinder and then
to the cylinder stop bolt. Effectively this rigidly locks the cylinder in
place behind the breech end of the barrel at the moment of firing. When a heavy load, is fired and the position of the cylinder is rigidly locked between the second shelf on the hand and the stop bolt, accuracy is excellent until the second stage gets battered, which happens eventually, and then deteriorates.
Curiously enough, for some reason this didnÃ?Â´t happen to TacÃ?Â´s gun.
So for me, the urge to fire the hot rounds I reload (158 gr. Speer HPs on top of a hanful of a, sigh, French powder) is going to be gut wrenching.
Rick, thanks for your warning; I never shoot 38; I only use long cases.
Well, naff said. Thanks a lot again.
Alvaro.

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01-10-2005, 10:48 AM	#4
Alvaro User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wow!, how interesting comments! It's a true privilege hearing from such knowledgeable gents. Tac's and Thor's comments are specially interesting, coming from first hand experience. (BTW Tac, it had to be heart breaking surrendering your guns. We will follow suit soon, I'm positive, crushed by the tsunami of the politically correct. This is a good country with an indecent Socialist government, but that's another story...) Anyway, the article I read said more or less that the reason for the problem is the way Colt achieved the fine accuracy for which the Python is noted. The Python, unlike other models in Colt's line, uses a two stage hand to rotate the cylinder. The first stage does the rotating and the second stage actually transfers finger load from the trigger to the cylinder and then to the cylinder stop bolt. Effectively this rigidly locks the cylinder in place behind the breech end of the barrel at the moment of firing. When a heavy load, is fired and the position of the cylinder is rigidly locked between the second shelf on the hand and the stop bolt, accuracy is excellent until the second stage gets battered, which happens eventually, and then deteriorates. Curiously enough, for some reason this didnÃ?Â´t happen to TacÃ?Â´s gun. So for me, the urge to fire the hot rounds I reload (158 gr. Speer HPs on top of a hanful of a, sigh, French powder) is going to be gut wrenching. Rick, thanks for your warning; I never shoot 38; I only use long cases. Well, naff said. Thanks a lot again. Alvaro.