The gun you never buy

[Gimmebackmybullets]

Also any Valmet AK variant

Had one with 5 mags . The 223 model. I was young and thinking with 2 brains at the time. Wrong one won out

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

Galil rifle, HK P7, side by side 12 gauge double SBS, Norell converted 10/22

 

[Gimmebackmybullets]

Second the Colt Python, I doubt I will ever own one now because the value of these have went through the roof. I realize it would not be the same, but I am hoping since Colt made the Cobra, they will produce a modern version of the Python. It will not have the craftsmanship of the originals, but could be reproduced with modern techniques and still be a pistol that people would like to own without paying the price of the originals.

I hope you are wrong. I managedcto save 1 of the many pythons I ever owned. I need to watch em climb as well as the Diamondback and the Single Action Army. I still had rather shoot my Smiths and old Vaqueros over the Colts

 

[Gimmebackmybullets]

Im a child of the early 60s so I remember the pre 86 days. Nuff said.

 

[aragorn1]

If Colt builds them, they will sell them.

 

[aragorn1]

Numbers matching German Luger and 1911 from the one of the Great Wars. (really nice ones)

 

[cmshoot]

SIG P210

S&W .38/44 Heavy Duty

 

[aragorn1]

HK416 whatever the civilian model is, I know they are pretty expensive.

 

[spencer60]

Second the Colt Python, I doubt I will ever own one now because the value of these have went through the roof. I realize it would not be the same, but I am hoping since Colt made the Cobra, they will produce a modern version of the Python. It will not have the craftsmanship of the originals, but could be reproduced with modern techniques and still be a pistol that people would like to own without paying the price of the originals.

Ditto on the Python. I remember seeing them for $800-900 or so on ODT when I first joined. I don;t think anyone expected them to shoot up in value so fast. Thanks Walking Dead... for nothing!


Years ago I heard an interview on Gun Talk (Tom Gresham) with a Colt exec about this. He said that any reproduction Python would cost around $5000 or so per gun for Colt to produce today.

The gun is designed to take advantage of highly skilled labor that essentially hand-fitted each one. Modern manufacturing is great for consistency, but with the Python each gun had to be hand tweaked to make it function smoothly and reliably. These were Colt's top of the line and the investment in time and labor wasn't a huge issue back then.

The other big problem is that the tooling was worn out, and when the line was discontinued most of it was sold for scrap. He didn't even think they still had all the engineering drawings since some were damaged by a water leak years ago and were almost illegible.

As said above, he estimated that in order to be profitable, a 'new' Python would cost about $5000, and still wouldn't be as good as the old ones.

 

[BIKER13]

Always wanted a Steyr Mannlicher in 308 just never did it.Pretty much got what I wanted at some time or other.