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Empire Black Mamba Colt Python .357 Magnum Revolver - 4.25\\\

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There's a stainless version, too.

 

[P-12 Norm]

Looks like an abortion, as my DI used to say about such things back in the dark ages.
It is a marketing gimmick, since the Colt series of snake guns seems to getting a resurgence in popularity.

 

[rbird7282]

Holy mother of god that’s one of the ugliest things I’ve ever seen


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[delaware_export]

its tactical baby!

now they just need some bluetooth and wifi!

 

[RFBfromDE]

...and I thought those Chiappa Rhinos were ugly!

 

[Coehorn]

If people are willing to spend coin buying a tacti-cool lever gun, they'll be chomping at the bit to buy this too.

 

[DutchV]

Is it for the competition market? More weight helps manage recoil.

 

[Coehorn]

Is the bottom picatinny for a bipod or a vertical forward grip?

 

[MarkinMD]

Rick Grimes weeps

 

[Bullfrog]

If they're going to put a rail on the bottom, why stop there?

Needs a quad rail up front for balance. That would look much better.

 

[Coehorn]

And a biometric sensor in the hammer spur that matches up with the user's thumbprint.

 

[TheOriginalMexicanBob]

A horrible thing to do to a nice revolver.

 

[Uncle Duke]

How many blades come with that Sawzall?

 

[CombatAK]

Nail two things together that have never been nailed together before, and some dumb schmuck will buy it!

George Carlin

 

[erwos]

If you want to tacticool a Python, you can just buy this for $250 and do it to your own.

However, it'll never compare to the OG: the S&W R8. This example is chambered in 9mm.

 

[Buster Brown]

While it's not for me and the execution with the screws looks aliexpressish, it would probably be decent for competition.

 

[E.Shell]

They should have put threads on the muzzle to complete the ridiculousness.

 

[Tapper]

Needs a bayonet!

 

[erwos]

While it's not for me and the execution with the screws looks aliexpressish, it would probably be decent for competition.

Mostly worthless for competition with the optic and the compensator. USPSA and IDPA are irons-only. It might be usable for ICORE, but my gut feeling is that those guys would be running S&Ws due to the parts and tuning situation.

I run the previously-shown R8 at outlaw matches and night vision shoots. Otherwise, it's a toy.

 

[dehos]

This is just a downright disturbing looking handgun.