[Busa Dave]

The new one? How about some pics and thoughts?

Well, I have a few examples of the new Python and this one is the best balanced of the 3-barrel lengths. Have one that I am going to shoot of the 3in examples. Got this one out but still has the oil on it.

 

[Oro]

The new one? How about some pics and thoughts?

Sorry to intrude late, but I get your logic.

I've had a dozen S&W .357 but the one that rings right is the 4" .38/44 heavy-duty, the spiritual progenitor of the 520. Everything you need, nothing you don't. I liked it better than my 3.5" 27 (and I LOVE that gun).

I loaded HV rounds with 11gr of 2400 to get it up to semi-.357 performance like intended. It has made me want a 520 once I shot it a lot, other .357s, and figured it all out. Alas, 520s were always pricey but now are getting unobtainably. kudos to you!

Unfortunately mine's a 5" and the 4" is preferable to me, but rare. Love to find a 4" of either.

38/44 daddy pics:

 

[scott1970]

Sorry to intrude late, but I get your logic.

I've had a dozen S&W .357 but the one that rings right is the 4" .38/44 heavy-duty, the spiritual progenitor of the 520. Everything you need, nothing you don't. I liked it better than my 3.5" 27 (and I LOVE that gun).

I loaded HV rounds with 11gr of 2400 to get it up to semi-.357 performance like intended. It has made me want a 520 once I shot it a lot, other .357s, and figured it all out. Alas, 520s were always pricey but now are getting unobtainably. kudos to you!

Unfortunately mine's a 5" and the 4" is preferable to me, but rare. Love to find a 4" of either.

38/44 daddy pics:
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I’ve wanted a .38/44 HD for a long time now, but it’s never happened. If I ever make it happen, it will be a regular at the range. You’ve got a fine one!

 

[Oro]

I’ve wanted a .38/44 HD for a long time now, but it’s never happened. If I ever make it happen, it will be a regular at the range. You’ve got a fine one!

I'ma tell you a secret but please DO NOT tell anyone else.

If you put in the effort, you can get them cheap. I used to hang out a lot at the S&W forum. One time a guy posted a pic of a new HD he got; he said he was on vacation and went into a pawn shop. They had a heavy duty sitting there which they just asssumed was a pre-model 10 so it was priced $300. I was stunned and thought, "Well that's a one in a million shot." Then I thought about it and realized it was probably not that rare.

I started combing through ads online and on GB, skimming the pics looking for the tell-tale difference between the two at a glance. I did that on my laptop while watching tv, etc. It did not take me long and I found the exact same situation and got mine for $300. I've been thinking lately I need to do it again because I really, really want a 4".

Ok, so DON'T tell anyone else this or post it in a public forum.

 

[tex45acp]

I prefer a .41 to a .357, although I really do enjoy shooting the latter.

I agree as my .41mags are my favorite, but I also have a .357mag that is one of my carry guns. I have had several brands of revolvers in .357mag, but this one is a real sweet shooter. It is a factory DAO GP-100 with a 3" barrel. It is incredibly accurate and has never misfired in over 1500 rounds.

 

[HOTCHKIS]

have to say my early 1962 Colt Python

 

[FNFAN]

NICS checks are apparently slow today -waiting for a call from the FFL. I'll have something nifty to photograph and add to this thread later on. It's been a personal quest to find one at 'the right price' for ages.

 

[tex45acp]

have to say my early 1962 Colt Python View attachment 1034602

I had the 8" barrelled version about 40 years ago and mine was factory tuned. It was a sweet shooter and I mounted a 2x Leopold Handgun scope on the barrel with Millett rings that clamped into the barrel rail cutouts. I took quite a few whitetails with the gun. Unfortunately I was living in an apartment that caught on fire and I had all my guns in a sheet metal safe that gave no protection from heat and all my guns were damaged beyond use. I sent the Python back to Colt and they said it was too far damaged to repair.

 

[Agrid]

SW makes great Wheel guns.

 

[Kilibreaux]

 

[Busa Dave]

This one is my favorite. Finally got my holster that was made for it in black shark from Kramer!

My Smython is under the Guns magazine cover from last November (that is mine as well).

Gemini Customs - "Your revolver's custom shop"

 

[StrawHat]

I've had a NIB S&W 520 sitting in the safe for years. The fixed sight, N frame Model 58 is such a pleasure to shoot I kept trying to talk myself into taking the 520 to the range. Instead, I tracked down a clean, used 520, and it has become one of my favorite revolvers and my absolute favorite .357 Magnum. It came with a set of Pachmayr grips, but I swapped them for a cheap pair of Altamonts.

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I agree, one of the better looking revolvers from S&W. All business, no frills like adjustable sights to get in the way.

I have a version of it, a bit more modern and chambered in my choice of cartridg.

In one of my favorite holsters.

Kevin

 

[R.B. Morelli]

(8” Python). Even though it is a tad unbalanced, a little front heavy … the Big Iron has to be a fav.
Avery Brooks played a character named Hawk in the series “ Spencer for Hire”
Hawk toted one like this in his shoulder holster. Years later, I’m still a fan of the Python & the TV series.

 

[BigSkyGuy]

There are a handful of 520's on the evil "broker of guns".

Even this shooter grade is whacky money!😳

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/965507726#carousel-modal-view-item