Pet peeve

To the original post: New Colt owners register here after buying a (ie) Python and without pictures and a very cursory description ask " What's my Python worth?" . It's already been purchased, we only have a brief, often erroneous description, so it's like giving a haircut over the internet. I try my best to give ranges for these questions if pictures and accurate data is provided. Often we get "I inherited..." so we try to help as best we can. Now then, yes, I have been guilty of "it's worth what you paid for it to you" answers for post purchase questions. There are numerous resources, GB sold auctions is one, that will assist in giving a relative worth to similar condition pieces. Use these tools otherwise one learns nothing. Research before you buy. We are more guilty of going out of our way to help someone than your example of what your pet peeve is. FWIW, we also tell someone they paid too much and/or you bought a faked "NIB" Python. We get no pleasure bursting someone's bubble. Reckon you need to consider the totality of "what's this worth" threads and understand not all questions/answers are weighed equally due to circumstance.

While I see it as little help and it can be somewhat of a smartalec answer it can also be looked at as trying to make someone feel better about a purchase. I know if there is a gun I have been looking for I won’t let 10-15% stand in my way. On those occasions I may be looking for a little consoling. Such as (sorry for showing off), I probably paid too much for this, no box, just the gun. It is the closest to a 100% Colt Match Target, 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] series with walnut stocks that I will find. The hurt is gone now, it’s mine and I feel good every time I take it out. I’m not looking for investments, I buy’em cause I like’em.







What bothers me are the “how’d I do” posts. Sometimes I believe somebody does come upon a widow with a Python that thinks $400 is a lot to ask, but sometimes I think they are just lying. Really, how many dealers in this country don’t know that price is, at the very least, missing a digit?

I think some of you are missing the original poster's point-- he's not complaining about "how much is it worth?"-type questions; I think his pet peeve is with responses that either do not answer the question in a meaningful manner, or responses that are essentially uninformed, "I'll throw my two cents in even though I don't really know much about it," sorts of answers.

If that's the gist of it, I would be inclined to agree. There are a fair amount of topics here that fall into that category.

Here's a silly example. Question: "Hey, I just bought a .357 Python. Can I shoot .38 Special ammunition through it?"

I would consider these sorts of responses spurious or useless:

"Well, I don't have a Python, but I have a GP100, and that feeds 38 just fine, so I would think it's ok."

"I use .44 Special in my Anaconda all the time, so I don't see why not."

"I wouldn't do it, the barrel says 357 doesn't it? Stick with that."

"I don't own a 357, but the numbers are different, so you probably shouldn't."

"My Police Positive won't take 38 Special, only 38 S&W, so I think the same concept would apply to yours."

"I once read in a magazine twenty years ago that you shouldn't shoot hard-cast lead rounds through a hammer-forged barrel."

See what I mean? Now, to those who supply the knowledgeable, informative answers, please keep it up.