[Lawman67]

while I do not think a widespread production of Pythons is possible ,I could see custom shop one at a time orders like the New Frontier. For what the used ones aregoing for , this would be a bargain. What Colt needs to do is get a 22 Sa revolver, a 22 auto, a da 2 inch 38 and mid frame 357 out there ,as well as the da 9mm pocket 9 ,and expanded 380 lineup. that is where the money is in volume

 

[Lawman67]

In a nutshell

 

[Lawman67]

the Cowboy came late to the CAS game and was poorly finished and executed. Colt would have done better to have done what they did with the Scouts, had frames made in the US and finished and fitted at Colt. A cast and machined revolver fitted with Colt barrels ,grip frames and cylinders would have made more sense, as would have a stainless version. Colt went on the cheap and flopped.

 

[Lawman67]

the barrels and cylinders were better than the rest of the revolver. The grips should have been SAA horse and eagle ,but were poorly finished and fitting plastic. Case colors were more like case finished a la Ruger. although they later went astray ,the USFA Cowboy and Rodeo 2 were a much better product.in the right price range for the marketplace at the time. Still ,if Colt can still make a state of the art Sa revolver ,the best 1911 around and now the best sa 380 around ,they should be able to get a shooter grade sa on the market. A properly cast and machined sa revolver, with case hardened frame,and a stainless sa version,with conventional lockwork,and the Rampant Colt on the frame would sell.

 

[Lawman67]

I believe that a Cowboy could be done for less and sell for slightly less than the Spaghetti guns . Most of the replicas offer high end finish done by Turnbull, they send him the frames disassembled and polished and it usually adds $150- 200 to the price of the revolver . Colt could do this, and get a functionally nice revolver out the door for msrp of $750-800, as opposed to a hand crafted revolver. I have had Turnbull caseharden a Ruger 3 screw ,and it looks pretty close to a New Frontier. I will be sending him a 45 limited run Flat Top ,all steel gun. These are shooters ,and when all is said and done they were both under $1000. If Colt takes this option they could also offer a 22 on the full size frame for what a 22 Peacemaker is going for on the used market ,and make it a 12 shooter and you have a 22 back on the market. Round that out with a matte ,and bright stainless version and you will take a lot of business back from the importers. People are sending Turnbull Rugers to make them look like ,well A Colt ,so why not a Colt that is a Colt? There will always be a market for a handcrafted one at a time SAA or New Frontier, but Colt needs some assembly line guns on dealer shelves to serve as using guns .

 

[Lawman67]

So shut down production on the remaining models and close the doors . That's the spirit.