"This one is kind of a handgun" 😅

@@graywoodfoxwell1931 Well, you can't argue with that, but the thing which made me cringe was saying guide rod when he meant underlug-- the steel shrouding the ejector rod on the bottom of the barrel. The thing he absolutely got right though was that he kept the revolver in frame for the entire dialogue, and usually it was a close up of the revolver, and he didn't just hold it in one position while he talked-- he kept it moving: he swung out the cylinder, showed it from different angles, put the 3 and 4 inch side-by-side, etc. That makes this an above average presentation of most new firearms in a video this short.

Very well said.

was going to post same thing. Where do people get these ideas from?

@@bb5242 🤷‍♂ The internet? KZfaq videos?

These younger shooters grew up with black plastic. They simply don’t know all that much about revolvers. But hopefully guns like these will interest them and maybe they’ll start learning the nuances of the wheel gun

The original Kodiak and Grizzly didn’t have cylinder cuts, it’s just to make them closer to the originals rather than save on manufacturing costs.

In my personal opinion what little experience I have with Colt revolvers there is a reason for that price difference. My older guns have much better triggers, much better fit and finish, and honestly older classic features like pinned barrels and recessed cylinders and other nice things about them. The only disadvantage to one of the older ones is that they don't really like the hot loads compared to the newer guns but honestly I don't know anybody who would put that through either of the guns new or old. People tend to baby them if they have one. Still though as crazy as it sounds if I'm after a shooter I'd rather an older gun. The newer ones are great for collecting but I just don't really care for the way they shoot. I don't like having to have a trigger job and an action job done on a gun that cost a grand because it is actually raises its almost the price of an old one anyway. Just my 2 cents.

@hankwilliams-hx9ww definitely the older guns are nicer but they're not as tough i do prefer the originals over the new one's I don't really give a fuck though I'll run anything through a gun as long as it doesn't blow it up including A vintage python

The originals were less than $300

@santamanone no shit every thing was less expensive 30 years ago

@@Tikenmuwings 30 years? The originals are over 80 years ago.

No

@@michaelclausen9331 it wouldn't be Colt if they gave us what we want now would it?

For real dude the second i saw the viper I instantly thought they should make a variant in 327 that'd be awesome

I wish they would’ve made it in a lightweight frame like the original

If they do that, I will buy it right fucking now.

Yeah, I was expecting some big bore cartridges for the big bore names. The Viper is still cool as hell, but a .327 variant would be one of my next guns.

Hate to rain on your parade Grandpa Boomer, but the new family of Colt Python and Anaconda are way stronger, better action and far more durable than the original designs from the 50's for the Python and the 90's for the Anaconda. Colt put in over 35% more steel in the frame / cylinder for the New Python - Anaconda and over 60,000 rounds through these guns during development and testing. The old Python could NEVER handle 60K rounds of proof grade 357 Magnum. It's not our fault you paid 3 to 4,000 for a 40-year-old gun that is half the durability and quality of what you can get for 1,500 now. And yes, I own a 2017 Cobra, 2020 Python and 2021 Anaconda so I know what I am actually talking about and can put my money where my mouth is on this subject.

My 2020 python feels smoother and is apparently much more durable than my 1980 python. Stop spreading misinformation ya walnut

​@@smithn.wesson495 all the old guys are mad that their hand fitted $4000 heirloom is a less effective tool than the new kid on the block. Even Bill Wilson himself agrees that the 2020 Python is mechanically more robust than the classic Pythons. God forbid Colt try to reintroduce a classic with improvements from modern technology 🤷‍♂️

​@@smithn.wesson495 I mean mechanically an old Python definitely could handle 60k rounds of .357 magnum. Most likely would need to be serviced, but I feel a lot of the newer guns would as well. These are astronomical numbers we're talking about. At intended loads, up to 899 ft*lbs ish, which is about as hot as "factory" .357 gets, there shouldn't be a catastrophic frame failure. "Factory" meaning bespoke companies like Buffalo Bore. Cracked forcing cones might occur but usually are the result of extremely hot hand loads with light projectiles (~115-125gr) according to the Jerry Kuhnhausen Shop Manual Vol. 1 (Vol. 2 is about the coil spring guns.) Most of the benefits of newer Pythons are stuff that didn't manifest on every example of the original Python either, like the timing issues. Beyond that it's lots of small changes like the recessed barrel crown, which is nice of course. There's also the non-stacking trigger, which is nice if you aren't used to trigger stacking, which is most modern revolver shooters. Point is, the newer guns aren't categorically superior to every example of the old Python, just significantly more consistent. The important part is also that they're 1500 bucks, which wouldn't've been achievable with the original production standard of the Python. The original Python, if you made it today, would probably cost something in the range of 3000-4500 dollars. The people complaining that Colt will NEVER achieve the same quality they did back in the day would blow a fucking fuse if Colt did, which they can, all of these techniques still exist, and priced it reasonably. I managed to snag my basically flawless condition (when I bought it) 1979 Python for 1800 bucks, and I think the intangibles are worth an extra *maybe* 500 dollars. People paying 3000+ dollars for an original Python are fucking bonkers. It's not twice the gun of new Python. Anyway all of the guns are good, the original Python wasn't as fragile as S&W shills made it out to be an the new Python is a worthy successor.

I think that goes for literally any firearm ever created that isn’t suppressed. If you shoot without ear pro it isn’t the gun’s fault when you inevitably destroy your eardrums.

@@Ussr0312 even with hearing protection on you can tell how much louder a ported barrel is than a non-ported. That was my point. Anything but the largest most powerful semi auto pistol and revolver cartridges are controllable as far as barrel rise goes anyway.

Too much

The Kodiak and the grizzly are $1599 and the viper is $999 but I would expect to be able to get them for $1,300 and like $700 on the secondary market after a little while

Lol I was just thinking that this guy couldn't have less enthusiasm if he tried.

I’ll never understand why people get so angry about new models….

@@BrokenBarBox They just poors

@@BrokenBarBox who's angry? Colt literary took models already in production and ported them, then gave them cheesy names. It's disappointing frankly.

@@michaelclausen9331 I will 😆, it's literally the same models with porting...

Kodiak and Grizzlies are 1499 Viper is 999

$1599 for the Kodiak and the grizzly $999 for the viper but they'll probably come down a couple hundred dollars on the secondary Market after a little while

@Tikenmuwings I agree I got my cobra for 800 and my python stainless steel for 1200 the only firearm I bought retail priced was the anaconda

@TylerM1611 yeah man I saw a python sell for like 5 or 6 hundred bucks a few weeks back. I'm really excited to get a viper tho

They already do, the Grizzly is basically a Python with a ported barrel and smooth cylinder and it’s the same way with the Kodiak and Anaconda.

They have for four years now lol. It's a Python and Anaconda.

How so? The side plate frames of the Colt are different than the solid frame modular designs of the Ruger double actions. And in all fairness to Colt, the Python frame is nearly identical in size to the GP100 and the S&W L frame guns. They all fit the same holsters, and speedloaders are interchangeable between the three guns. But Python debuted 30 years before the Ruger.

We do our best 😂

Stainless steel

*forged stainless steel

Chill out KAREN!!!!!

​@@user-sf3tq7cz5t What do people call a male Karen?

Karen.! It works. ​@@PerceptionVsReality333

It is 357 magnum. Says right on barrel.

The classics were 38 these new ones do best of both worlds

lol, Colt is a a high end brand marketed to collectors and upper middle class. It is the most collected gun brand in the world. They are aspirational high quality guns, not $300 throw away Glock clones and Brazilian revolvers. There are plenty of people that think Colt’s are the entry level into quality guns and $1K+ is the starting point for a quality revolver.

You can piss the fuck off. It ain't like it's meant to be some damn High Point or Taurus revolver that you don't give a shit about the manufacturing that's put into the gun to make it a quality gun ain't cheap so the gun ain't cheap. If you don't like the price don't buy one