Buckshot Bob

Here’s a timely review

Also my experience, looks great not fun to shoot even when it works

I didn’t do those , any of the ones I did would have the picture taken by a 35mm or Polaroid instamatic . I just cherry picked those off the internet so people would know what I was talking about. It really was no big gunsmithing feat . Luckily the colt bbl had a larger threaded diameter so after you turned down and re threaded the bbl it was about the same as replacing a S&W bbl

Back when it was popular I worked for a company that was a Colt warranty station so we always had access to barrels . It was pretty popular for a while, most people I knew did it more for the looks than anything. Although everyone always claimed the Python bbls were more accurate I never saw any solid evidence of it . If you reamed the chamber throats on the cylinder and cut the forcing cone to 11 degrees just about any revolver will shoot pretty well, providing its in range, especially with lead bullets . I’ve been told Colt won’t sell parts for the new Python. If that true I don’t think they will ever be popular with competitive target shooters. But maybe that’s not the market Colt is after.

Back in the 80’s-90’s I made quite a few Smythons or Smolt’s for people. Those people weren’t satisfied with the 586/686 . They must have had a need for the vent rib . Or just having something very few people have . One man’s trash is another one’s treasure

Today I definitely agree, collectors love it because of its place in history. I can see how it would have been an advantage for a GI over a K98 or a Arisaka in WW2 . My dad was in the army when they were switching from the Garand to the M14 . To this day he says he would take a Garand over a M14 . CMP has had a big hand in the Garands popularity Military service is another reason for the popularity of the Garand and the AR . M-16 is the longest serving rifle so far . My dad was a range instructor at Ft Bragg before he got out so he got to shoot the qualifying course quite often. He said the best score he ever shot was with a O3 A3 . And he shoots left handed . Worst scores were with the M14 . He felt the Garand was the best compromise It seems almost anything the military or police use is highly rated , I guess it’s whatever the majority are familiar with

I think it’s all about personal desires and expectations. Glocks and AR’s are probably both overrated just because of their popularity. I think there’s allot to those guns having no “soul” for many, but for the ones who love them they see them as more of a tool . I agree with Pat about the Python being overrated, just about every competitive revolver shooter shoots a S&W . But the Python is beautiful. That being said I’ve always preferred S&W A pump or semi shotgun is probably the most versatile in a shotgun but a well built SxS or O&U can make for a very satisfying ownership experience

I wouldn’t doubt it was done on purpose. The more comments you get on YouTube the more the algorithm seems to promote it . I’ve been watching their videos for a while now and they are usually pretty good. The old man seems to be quite knowledgeable. It always cracks me up when people complain about guntubers pointing guns at the camera . When most of them probably don’t have or can afford a camera man .

Maybe it was a farming accident and that’s just what the Dr had to work with