New Colt King Cobra 2019 Production

[Expat]

Why can't Colt reissue the Python? To me, this is the most iconic of their snake guns. The marketing and sales team at COLT appears to be a bunch of blithering morons.

I read that they will be coming at some point. Not sure if true.

 

[Mgderf]

Who knows maybe after the third or fourth bankruptcy someone at Colt actually realized they might want to start listening to customers, because I don't think anyone really wanted tbe Cobra, now the King Cobra might be a totally different story all together.

https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2019/01/357-magnum-colt-king-cobra/

I picked up a brand new Cobra in .38spl just last year, but unintentionally.
I gave $20 for a raffle ticket, and guess what!
No-one was more surprised than me.

It has a 2" barrel, is a 6-shot, and has a matte stainless finish.
Rosewood grips make it a beautiful thing to look at.
I got this back in September but haven't been able to force myself to fire it yet, let alone carry.

Now that King Cobra has my attention.
I normally carry a revolver, but I'm not sure I could carry something that looks that good.

 

[223 Gunner]

I also think it looks nice and I think it will sell decently and even raise the prices of the originals. I also think it would look much better with a rounded trigger guard, but I know the slightly slanted one serves a purpose, but It looks bent to me, like it was bashed over someones melon.

More likely it will de-value the originals, much like the cheaper entry level AR's have saturated the market and de-valued the high end AR's.
The mindset will be "why would I pay X for yours when I can get a brand new one for Y", the same mindset that thinks their Smith Sport II is on par with a BCM.

 

[223 Gunner]

Holding out for the version with actual sights to be released. Then i will consider.

When looking at the pic, my very first thought was, where is the rear sight.
Like a lot of other firearms that have passed through my hands, I once owned a King Cobra. Bought it from Bradis in the late 80's.
I ended up selling it to buy a GP 100 that Ruger had just come out with. At the time I was heavy into reloading and wanting to run some rounds with some "heat" and didn't think the Colt would hold up.
I also did not have the income I have today, so I had "to sell one to buy one".

 

[WebSnyper]

Why can't Colt reissue the Python? To me, this is the most iconic of their snake guns. The marketing and sales team at COLT appears to be a bunch of blithering morons.

Probably trickling them out to gauge market and sell as many of the lesser snake guns and then reap the $$ when the do later release a Python.

When looking at the pic, my very first thought was, where is the rear sight.
Like a lot of other firearms that have passed through my hands, I once owned a King Cobra. Bought it from Bradis in the late 80's.
I ended up selling it to buy a GP 100 that Ruger had just come out with. At the time I was heavy into reloading and wanting to run some rounds with some "heat" and didn't think the Colt would hold up.
I also did not have the income I have today, so I had "to sell one to buy one".

Same story in the late 80's for me as well. Had a Colt 6" Stainless Steel King Cobra, and traded it off and bought my brother's 6" GP100. The GP was a much better gun than the King Cobra I bought, and only wish I had the Colt so I could sell it for a bundle. I'll never own another Colt, unless someone is giving them away. Had that one bad experience with mine, and that was enough.

 

[700 LTR 223]

More likely it will de-value the originals, much like the cheaper entry level AR's have saturated the market and de-valued the high end AR's.
The mindset will be "why would I pay X for yours when I can get a brand new one for Y", the same mindset that thinks their Smith Sport II is on par with a BCM.

I doubt it will de-value the originals since it is not really like the King Cobra I almost bought in the late 1980s. The original KC was more similar to Smith 686 or GP100 with real sights. Even the intro of the Smith & Wesson Classic series has not resulted in older pre-lock , pre MIM Smiths to drop in value from what I have seen in online auctions.

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[223 Gunner]

I doubt it will de-value the originals since it is not really like the King Cobra I almost bought in the late 1980s. The original KC was more similar to Smith 686 or GP100 with real sights. Even the intro of the Smith & Wesson Classic series has not resulted in older pre-lock , pre MIM Smiths to drop in value from what I have seen in online auctions.

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You do have a valid point, the re-release Smiths' have not de-valued the pre lock revolvers.

 

[Dean C.]

Why can't Colt reissue the Python? To me, this is the most iconic of their snake guns. The marketing and sales team at COLT appears to be a bunch of blithering morons.

I don't think they can physically make it, the "bright" Cobra with the nice high polish stainless finish is $1300 MSRP compared to the $700MSRP of the "normal" Cobra. So just to do a proper finish on the Python Colt would be charging an additional $600! Plus I don't think the have figured out the Royal Blue yet (as that is what most want in a Python IMHO).

That and after playing with several Cobras I just don't think the Action is there for a Python they just aren't nice enough and after Colt short sightedley gutted their custom shop they lost a lot of their capabilities to even produce a Revolver as nice as a Python. So if we do ever see one expect it to be $2K+ and at that point I would rather go hunting for an old used one so I don't have to shoot my mint one

 

[IndianaGlock85]

I’ve owned a lot of guns but never a Colt usually because they are for the most part ( not including the cobra) very pricey but I had not heard all the bad experiences I’ve read about on here. I appreciate the heads up and so does my bank account.