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Well, at least we know what to look for. I will just about guarantee that the second run won't suffer from this. Makes we wonder, though, what may be lurking inside. I wonder how my local dealer would feel if I insisted on taking off the side plate before purchasing one...
I well remember buying SAA's in the '80's and '90's. Dealers would not allow prospective buyers to cock the hammers and work the actions, ostensibly because so many collectors wanted to be able to buy "unturned" (where the cylinder had never been turned) examples. Gimme a break - properly handling a single action will leave no indication that it had ever been cocked. The dealers, however, knew that the actions on those at that time well and truly sucked, so they were hiding behind this b.s. Boy, did I ever spend a lot of time working over SAA action parts in those days.
I hope they don't wind up having to hide behind a similar smoke screen with these new Pythons. Maybe I'm over reacting - all indications are, from the guys who were lucky enough to grab one of this first run is that they meet, or actually exceed, their expectations. I might just have to get in line... I could use a 4.25" example to compliment my 6"...
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Jeff
'72 911T 3.0 MFI
'93 Ducati 900 Super Sport
"God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn't rule the world"
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