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5 things that surprised us about the 2021 Bentley Bentayga

Its a bit sportier to drive than the Rolls Royce Cullinan (if your chauffeur ever takes a day off, the

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International NewsMercedes-Maybach to create Cullinan fighting GLS-ClassFor now, the Rolls Royce Cullinan

This Rolls-Royce Cullinan model is the most expensive toy car in the world

You certainly do not want a 5-year-old ruining your one-of-a-kind Rolls-Royce Cullinan scale model at

BMW's big grilles, are the tastes of Chinese buyers that bad?

Though only when done right, cars like the Rolls-Royce Phantom, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8 or the

5 cars with the highest road tax price in Malaysia

RM15,630#4: Lamborghini Aventador (6.5L); Ferrari 812 (6.5L) – RM17,880#3: BMW 7-series V12 (6.6 L); Rolls

Top 5 most comfortable cars for "Balik Kampung" journeys

maintain a level of objectivity.Before we begin, we’d like to rule out ultra-luxurious cars like the Rolls-Royce

What if you could afford a RM600k electric SUV?

The average drug lord and Nigerian prince buys a Lamborghini or a Rolls Royce, not an EV.

If Rolls-Royce were to make a supercar, it’d probably look like this

Rendering by Rain PriskRolls-Royce is known for creating the pinnacle of automobile with the highest

Half of BMW’s engines will be gone by 2025, EV variants to cover 90% of segments

electric-only brand.MINI Cooper SEAt the other end of the BMW Group’s scale, its super-luxury subsidiary Rolls-Royce

Someone in Japan modified a Toyota Alphard to look like a Rolls Royce!

across modifications that transform a car to look like something else like this Toyota Alphard with a Rolls

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Sales of BMW M cars went up 6% in 2020 while regular models went down 7%

models in the X series which includes the X6 M50i.Elsewhere, the BMW Group, which consists of BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce

Bridgestone Turanza T005A rolls the way with the Perodua Ativa

The Hongqi E-HS9 could scare Rolls-Royce with that large grille

show from China.For now, let’s say hello to the Hongqi E-HS9 and it is more than a knock-off Rolls-Royce

Watch: Rolls Royce Cullinan destroys the track

Recently, the festival’s official Facebook page uploaded a video of a Rolls-Royce Cullinan trashing

Regular Malaysians won’t understand - Nearly 20 orders collected for RM 1.1 mil Lexus LM 350

But that’s like saying that a Mercedes-Maybach is nothing more than a dressed up S-Class, or a Rolls-Royce

How far has the Hyundai Sonata come since its debut 35 years ago?

Previously, all Sonatas were powered by Mitsubishi engines much like the early Proton models.No, thats not a Rolls

Legendary Cristiano Ronaldo buys legendary Bugatti Centodieci to celebrate legendary win

of the richest footballers in the world.Besides the Bugattis, Ronaldo also owns a Ferrari F12 tdf, a Rolls-Royce

Ford, Fiat, Ferrari are working to produce masks/ventilators. Can Malaysian car companies do the same?

companies still manufacturing cars there, along British companies with McLaren, Jaguar Land Rover, and Rolls

Rolls-Royce just proved that the rich don’t give a damn about the pandemic

Rolls-Royce has just recently announced the launch of the coach-built Rolls-Royce Boat-Tail and it is

Video: 2021 Aston Martin DBX 4.0T Review in Malaysia, For 007, wife & kids

every carmaker has jumped on to the bandwagon - not just Aston Martin but also Lamborghini, Bentley and Rolls-Royce

2021 Rolls Royce Ghost launched in Malaysia, with prices only the poor will be bothered to ask

The second-generation 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost is now officially on sale in Malaysia.

Classic Rolls Royce vs brick wall, RR wins this round

An elderly driver lost control of his classic Rolls Royce Silver Spirit and ploughed into his neighbour

Top-5 cars with the most expensive road tax in Malaysia

Rolls-Royce Phantom/Bentley Mulsanne 6.75L – RM 19,0053.

Top Rank: From Rolls-Royce to Hongqi, the 8 most luxurious cars in the world

Well restrict to one brand each to represent each country.Great Britain – Rolls-Royce PhantomLet

Hongqi H9 in-depth video, what does this Chinese S-Class rival has to offer? 

Most of us can’t help but see shadows of a Rolls Royce Ghost, especially in the shape of the headlamp

41st 2020 Bangkok International Motor Show date confirmed in July

Rover, Kia, Lamborghini, Lexus, Maserati, Mazda, MG Motor, Mini, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan, Porsche, Rolls-Royce

8 famous car designers and their ugliest creations

Rexton is hands down the lowest point of the famed designer’s career.Giovanni Michelotti – Rolls-Royce

Here's what the next-gen Rolls-Royce Ghost could look like; full EV variant possible

The Rolls-Royce Ghost is the “baby” Rolls-Royce in the lineup.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z rumoured to be owners of $28m Rolls Royce Boat Tail

When Rolls Royce’s custom-building department, Rolls Royce Coachbuilding, released photos of this

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Limousine.Prior to working on Bentley cars, he was the head of interior design for Bugatti, and also did work for Rolls-Royce

Review Post rolls royce python

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Piglets new Rolls Royce of Ball Python homes. Adding more stuff later, like a textured background and mist system but it’s this so far https://t.co/OWNLqawQKl

Isabel completed our python course, participated in two hackathons, is a CFG Fellow and now works as an Agile Enabler at Rolls Royce!😏 We love hearing and sharing stories of the Code First Girls community, that means you! Share yours here 👇 https://t.co/eeGLRI07Lh https://t.co/UZSZmRM8jx

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“The Rolls Royce of handguns” 1979 Colt Python https://t.co/qOfVwKk5fo

The prototype Westland Wyvern TF1, looking even 'uglier' that its production variant (Python engine) cousin, thanks to the Rolls Royce Eagle power-plant. This 'H-block' (with two crankshafts) 24 cylinder piston engine had more than its fair share of problems and was not used. https://t.co/risAVhy5j0

A Westland Wyvern TF Mk II, powered by the Rolls Royce Clyde turbo-prop engine. A single Clyde prototype flew in 1949, but encountered exhaust leakage. When RR cancelled the engine's development, Westland were obliged to use the Armstrong-Siddeley Python for production aircraft. https://t.co/VVM822sJP3

After completing his first online course, Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python, Juan Carlos was hooked. Several courses later, he confidently transitioned roles at his company, Rolls-Royce. Find out how he’s used his new knowledge: https://t.co/daMEzbRUkj https://t.co/JAdmtbWpup

23 Apr 1973 Keith Moon vs. @montypython in a charity football match in Croydon. Keith wears a bus conductor's uniform, drives a Rolls Royce into the Python's goal mouth and sets up a bar. Python still wins 4-1. https://t.co/CmMgyGlhgk https://t.co/xFbt5500HK

Enus Windsor Santo Capra Python. #Rolls #Royce #Ghost #Wraith. #Gta5 #Snapmatic #xboox1 #GTAPhotographers http://t.co/qVj6oIR1OG

Review Q&A rolls royce python

Will Colt firearms ever re-produce the Colt Python revolver?

Very unlikely. It was Rolls-Royce among revolvers but Law Enforcement personnel have migrated to lighter,similar powered,more reliable (no out of time) higher Mag capacity 9mm Auto Pistols. Hand gun enthusiasts have also moved on.Demand decreased and production turned unviable.

How would a propeller military aircraft have looked like if jets never became a thing?

Hello there, Oddly, we have a number of ways of looking at the answer … I’ll go through them one by one. [1] Motorjets and Mixed Propulsion Even before Sir Frank Whittle developed the pure turbojet, there had been other thoughts about producing high-altitude thrust without needing the propeller - before the war, it was well known that the higher you went, the less thrust that the propeller could provide. Rolls Royce had found this with their ,Heinkel 70 Engine Test Bed, before the war for high-altitude flight testing of the Merlin and other prototype engines - where the turbocharger exhaust provided as much thrust as the propeller : [Rolls-Royce leased Kestrel and Merlin test bed Heinkel 70 before the outbreak of hostilities]. Also before hostilities, in Italy the ,Caproni Campini N1, had flown their ,motorjet,, where a piston engine provided power for a ducted-fan system, and energy from the piston engine exhaust was also recaptured with a ,turbine, successfully - its arguable that this success was a significant in the development of the jet engine later on. And, for good measure, it had the first ,afterburner ! [As preserved] [Design diagram - note how the piston engine then drives the impellers, and that there is an ,afterburner, at the back !] [Not kidding about the afterburner] During hostilities, ,Supermarine, and Sir Stanley Hooker at ,Rolls-Royce, found that at high altitudes that the exhaust pressure from the Turbocharger combination attached to the ,RR Griffon, fitted to the ,Spitfire Mk. XIV, (one of the epitomes of the line) was ,more, than that being produced by the propeller ! Though matters were reversed at low altitude. [Big thrust from the engine stacks - the Griffon-powered Spitfire Mk. XIV] As has often been written about, the ,P-51 Mustang, got a drag reduction (and effectively a thrust boost) from the ,Meredith Effect, where engine exhaust heat added to the slipstream moving through the radiator ducting, combined with its fuselage design, made it very fast. Kurt Tank and Willy Messerschmidt both tried to make modded forms of the FW-190 and Bf-109 to ‘ape’ it, but never got there in the end… [How it works - the Meredith Effect] In Soviet Russia, ,MiG, came out with the ,I-250/MiG-13, in 1943, which used a similiar concept, a sort of “Mini-Caproni” for want of a better description. the Afterburner was fed with engine from the front intake, and the extra thrust was found the be quite useful at high altitudes where the Hispano 12Y was starting to wimp out …. [Propeller in the front, jet afterburner at the back…] I’ve had the pleasure of flying an approximate simulation of the I-250 in an enthusiast mod of the ,IL-2 1946, PC flight simulation game, and I found it fast if woeful in terms of rolling performance. [Exploring what-ifs - the I-250 mod in ,IL-2 1946,] So, in terms of a propeller without a jet, these two give us a really good idea. Post war there were a few mixed-power types, such as the ,Ryan Fireball,, in the brief period while the jet was down on power, and needed a piston engine (at its zenith of power) as primary engine, while the smaller jet turbine ‘helped out’. [Jet at the middle, piston engine in front - the Ryan FP-1 ‘Fireball’ for the US Navy]. Also, there was the ,Napier Nomad,, an engine which was an ,evolved, ,decoupled gas turbine,. And a Diesel for good measure. Here, there was a compressor (much like a turbocharger) which compressed air at medium to high altitude. Fuel was burned in the cylinders of the sleeve valved piston engine as normally, and then the hot gas exhaust then turned a turbine, whose energy was fed back to the compressor. [Looking good, and quite compact] Effectively the Nomad would have been a piston-engine+propeller at low altitude, and a jet engine at high altitude. Its efficiency would have been better than a jet, thanks to the efficiency of the closed-valve pressure differential of the piston engine combustion chamber, but power would have been drastically ,higher than any piston engine ever made ,- with each configuration prototype Nomad, Napier was making ,more, power than ever before in a package which was quite compact. [Not simple, any of it … ] However, the Nomad suffered from ,serious complexity, - the Model 1 was so complex is defied easy service and comprehension, despite good attempts. It was also fragile. The Model 2 prototype was ,better,, however the Bristol Centaurus sleeve-valve radial was delivering more power with less complexity, and - there were Turboprops which were being developed … [2] The jet alternative - the Turboprop Turboprops are of lower power than a jet, but depend on the propeller for thrust. Modern ‘smaller’ turboprops such as the Pratt & Whitney PT-6 in regular use in civil types approximate the kind of power produced by military piston engines in WWII, though with the advantage that they can operate at higher altitudes while retaining good power. [Good approximation of a WWII piston engine in the modern day - the Pratt & Whitney PT-6A, fitted to a Beechcraft KingAir B200 ] A good what-if would be : What if the turboprop had become more of a thing than the jet, for fighters ? In a sense, we’ve got a few answers in the form of a set of combat types which ,are fighters,, and yet ,are turboprops, - not pure jets ! Some are early, some later, and some are ,modern, - so here goes ! Westland Wyvern The Wyvern has the form of a fighter - but it is also definitely a turboprop. Its early prototypes (one of which survives - the only one left, and ,not, turbopropped) were powered by a Rolls Royce eagle piston engine. The production Wyverns were powered by a Bristol-Siddeley Python Turboshaft. Now, admittedly, its not ,quite, piston powered, but then again as it flew with a piston engine first, it gives us a very good idea of how a piston-engined fighter could have continued its evolution…. Douglas Skyshark As others have noted, the Douglas Skyraider was one of the last pure piston attack types made. And excellent it is, and did indeed tangle with jets at certain points in its career. However, not content to sit on their laurels, Douglas evolved the Skyraider with the addition of a powerful turboprop. Meet a sinister beauty - the ,Skyshark ! The Skyshark adds a whompingly big turboprop to the already excellent Skyraider, and the design modified to absorb the power, giving the pilot a superb forward view. The prototypes had teething troubles from the powerplant (and shedding a contra-prop one flight !) but the Skyshark would have developed if the US Navy had seen the need to do so further. But it is an example of what an evolved propeller fighter with turboprop would look like. North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco The Bronco is supposedly an ‘observation’ type, but effectively speaking it is a twin-turboprop ground-attack heavy fighter. It gives us a good idea of how a propeller fighter could evolve with turboprops. We are now getting closer to the modern day. Grumman OV-1 Mohawk Designed to a similar specification to the OV-10, the Mohawk is interesting in that it too is a representation of a turboprop heavy fighter. Design wise it is interesting recycling much of the cockpit glass and configuration from the larger Grumman EA-6B Prowler, as well as the A-6 Intruder for components - saves money, works well on the basis of experience. FMA Pucara Developed in Argentina during the 1960’s and 1970’s, the Pucara became a fighter during the ,Falklands War,, when fielded against the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and British Army during the campaign. Harrier pilots remarked that if well flown they could have been a handful - but they were not, usually. The Pucara is important in this discussion in that it, too, is an example of a turbopropped heavy fighter. It does, for example, mount four heavy cannon inboard, in the manner of other piston-fighters. Beechcraft-Pilatus PC-9/Texan II AT-6 ‘Wolverine’ While currently prototypes, the AT-6 are a really good idea of what a modern piston-engined fighter development would look like. Able to mount all weapon systems (apart from really big ones) used by US & NATO Forces, such as the AGM-65 Maverick, Rockets, bombs, small laser-guided bombs, and heat-seeking air-to-air missiles, including the Matra Magic and AIM-9X Sidewinder advanced. Embraer Tucano The Tucano is a precursor to the PC-9 (in terms of being a stepped-cockpit high performance turboprop military training/attack design) and its mission design is very similar in terms of deployment and functionality. Pilatus PC-21 Presently in the service of the Swiss Air Force as a trainer, the Pilatus PC-21 is a ,really, good idea of what a modern-evolved piston fighter looks like. Fitted with hardpoints, it is conceivable to imagine it as how a piston fighter would have evolved in the 21st century. [3] What might have been … Piper Enforcer The Piper Enforcer had a ,looong, development time. Starting soon after WWII, Cavalier Aircraft began de-milling P-51 Mustangs for civilian sale. They are known to aficionados as ,Cavalier Mustangs,. ,The two Enforcer prototypes are two of Cavalier’s prototypes which were equipped with ,Rolls Royce Dart, turboprops, but never flown. There’s a fittingness to that - the Dart evolved as a scaled-up version of the turbocharger design fitted to the mighty Rolls Royce Griffon which powered the Spitfire Mk. XIV among other types. In the 1980’s. the USAF perceived a demand for a lightweight COIN and ground attack fighter. Piper purchased the design rights to the Cavalier Mustang, as well as the P-51 Type certificate. Similar to the later AT-6, the Enforcer was then designed to have wing hardpoints to mount contemporary weapons. The Enforcer was upgraded with a different engine, the ventral radiator was deleted. Composite skins and structure were added, and wingtip tanks added. The wing-internal .50 cal guns were removed, and the cockpit upgraded to include electronic CRT intruments (LCD’s for instruments were SF in the 1980’s, as I well remember). Overall, then, the Enforcer gives us another good idea of how a propeller fighter ,could, have evolved from WWII onwards. Conclusions Jets became the dominant form of fighter after the Bell X-1 flew - only a jet or rocket engine could propel a combat fighter supersonically, and for sustained periods. Speed like that is necessary, and remains so, to protect airspace against jet bombers inbound. While the piston fighter aircraft still has a place in air defence operations and ground attack, it cannot match the jet for speed and power overall. That said, the evolved propeller fighter remains a significant type of warplane. Smaller countries, as well as large ones, use the propeller fighter and attack type as a cost-effective munitions delivery vehicle. Propeller fighters are also effective against straight wing jets. Having a lot of them is cost effective in terms of providing defensive cover of airspace into the present day. There are many other types not discussed in the answer, and I do encourage you to look them up. My 2c worth on the subject very much, and kind regards

If you were only allowed to own one handgun and one long gun, what would they be & why?

You didn’t describe for what purpose: * Colt Python, 6″ BBL. Rolls-Royce of handguns for shear beauty and performance. If the question is for home defense, then I’d choose a 1911 .45 Auto, say in a Kimber [I own both] * Bolt Action 30–06 or maybe a Ruger 10/22 auto rifle. Totally reliable and versatile These questions are like which of your kids do you like best of all :)

Which is better for a webpage, JavaScript or Python?

Better for a Webpage. Compare Javascript and Python. What the hell? You are comparing the Rolls Royce with Hyundai SUV. Ok, let me explain why. Just Javascript is just for client side applications which means it is working on your clients browsers only. But in Python case it is multi choice and working on various platforms Server Side Scripting (Runs in Server Machines), Client Machines, creating Desktop Applications, in Machine Learning and in Artificial Intelligence and a lot more developments. So have a clear on these technologies. I hope answered your answer. Have a great Day. :p

What is your country best known for?

England:, A quick cut-n-paste from: ,What is England best known for? English language Universities - Oxford, Cambridge, London {UCL, Imperial, LSE, ...}, Manchester, Warwick, .... Examined academic qualifications Literature, - Chaucer, King James Bible, Shakespeare, Austen, Dickens, Potter, Churchill, Tolkien, Cornwell, Pratchett, Rowling, Theatre - Shakespeare through Lloyd-Webber Newspapers / Press - The Times, Guardian, FT, Daily Mail... Rule of Law / Limited democratic government Capitalism, including Banks, Stock and Insurance exchanges Modern Science - Bacon, Newton, Hooke, Watt, Darwin, Rutherford ..... Turing, Penrose, Higgs, Hawking, Dawkin... Industrial revolution - factories and the machinery within, see: ,What were the key inventions during the Industrial Revolution? Flush toilet Sports: Football, Cricket, Tennis, Rugby, F1, Baseball .... The Bicycle Electric lighting Trains Postage Stamps Photography Radio Television, from the invention through to the shows like: Top Gear, Doctor Who, Downton Abbey, Blackadder, Monty Python.... Invention of Computers, through databases / SQL, the ARM architecture... World-Wide-Web Sewing machine Steel framed buildings Plate (Pilkington) glass Discovery of Antibiotics Discovery of DNA Formal Nursing The NHS Mass public vaccination Jet engine / airliner Industrially produced fertilisers Professionally trained and lead armed forces The World's largest Empire Pop Music - Beatles, Rolling Stone, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Queen, Sting, Prodigy, Pulp, Blur, Oasis, One Direction, Adele.... The modern kitchen, with its English Gas or Electric stoves, and electrical appliances. Afternoon tea Junk food London Architecture - from Wren through Adam, Scott to Stirling, Foster, Rogers... Modern Art - Turner through Hurst Stonehenge and other ,UNESCO Heritage sites Two World Wars and One World Cup Upsetting the French / Spanish / EU. Manufacturing expensive cars: Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, Rolls Royce, Lotus, Mclaren.... Black Taxis Red Busses Red Post Boxes The weather Warm beer Fish & Chips The sense of humour. Having its own religion. Politicians - Churchill, Thatcher, Blair ... The Monarchy

What is behind the German hatred towards the UK?

Reasons why Germans hate the UK: Monty Python David Bowie The Beatles Burned Toast Barbour Jackets Spice Girls Michael Caine Rolls Royce James Bond Mary Poppins My Fair Lady London Agatha Christie Paul Weller Keira Knightley Gary Oldman Tilda Swinton Blur Patrick Stewart Emma Thompson Fish’n’Chips Rachel Weisz Aston Martin Kate Winslet Big Ben The Tube King Arthur and the Holy Grail Jaguar Postman Pat (sorry, just kiddin’ - nobody in Germany knows Postman Pat) Kitkat Double Deckers I’m sure I can come up with more reasons if I give it a little more time.

If the Civilization VI scoring and victory conditions were applied to the real world, who would be winning? Who would be the closest to each type of victory? Would anybody have won?

If it ended right now? Score victory to the US. In another 20 or 30 years, possibly a score victory to China. But if you could bend the rules amd average it out over the whole course of the game, I would make a case for the UK (In the game, Victoria's civilisation is called 'England', which is a bit cheeky from Firaxis). Domination The British Empire was the largest Empire the World has ever known. Got to count for something, right? Culture Shakespeare, James Bond, Harry Potter, The Beatles, Jane Austin, Robin Hood, Agatha Christie, Wimbledon, The West End, Sherlock Holmes, Downton Abbey, King Arthur, Mr Bean. Charles Dickens, the BBC, Monty Python, Red phone boxes, the Premier League, Peter Pan, the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Enid Blyton, Led Zepplin, Barbara Cartland, JRR Tolkien, Stonehenge, Beatrix Potter, the Tube Map, Rolls Royce, the Bowler Hat, Winnie the Pooh, Roald Dahl, et al. The three biggest selling authors of all-time and the biggest selling music act of all-time are all British. Popular global sports like Golf, Football, Hockey, Badminton, Cricket and Rugby are all British in origin. London is one of the most visited cities on Earth, with landmarks such as Big Ben, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, etc. The World’s biggest news broadcaster is British. The UK has been and remains a cultural powerhouse. It regularly tops Portland's list of the World's biggest ,Soft Power, (though it's currently second to France. Damn you Brexit)., Science Ok, so the UK isn't going to be sending any Exoplanet missions any time soon. But for a good few hundred years, it was killing it in Science-per-Turn. Newton, Darwin, Watt, Faraday, Penrose, Crick,, ,Turing,,, Hawking, etc. One of the main science-based Wonders in the game is Oxford University. The Nobel prizes only began in 1901, but the UK still has 109 scientific Nobel laureates. I dare say my boy Isaac might have won one if they'd be around 200 years earlier. Diplomacy From NATO to the G7, the UN Security Council to the Commonwealth, the ,Entente Cordial, to the 'Special Relationship', the UK plays a central role in World affairs. The Empire made it a major player, but even now, English is the ,lingua franca,, the Parliamentary model has been replicated as a system of government around the world as has the English legal system. The Magna Carta has served as a foundation for many diplomatic documents, including the US Consitution. The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, which is also the centre point of the global time zone system. Diplomacy has taken a bit of hit over the last few years. Once again, damn you Brexit. Religion So this is the weak point. The UK (or England at least) does have its own… the Anglican church has 86 million followers worldwide; well below the likes of Catholicism and Islam, but better than nothing. Not bad for a cold, damp rock on the edge of Europe.

Is the new 2020 Colt Python still made by master gun smiths like the older Pythons used to be made? Specifically, are they now made via assembly line like the Cobra?

Is the new 2020 Colt Python still made by master gun smiths like the older Pythons used to be made? Specifically, are they now made via assembly line like the Cobra? No, they’re not. Despite the vigorous objections to and resistance from the UAW, the union that holds Colt’s workforce as virtual hostages, the Python doesn’t receive anywhere near the amount of kind and loving attention to detail that the Pythons of old once demanded. They use a lot more computer-controlled machining these days. It’s been so long since the “real” Python was produced, that the artisans that so lovingly and carefully hand-fitted each and every gun is probably either pushing up daisies, or in a nursing home somewhere by now. Nevertheless, the Python’s price tag still remains princely, and one it doesn’t deserve. The MSRP of $1,400 is simply too high for an assembly line gun, in my opinion, and there are other guns at that price that would attract me before this version would. The new Python is still a beautiful gun, but it is a far cry from the ones made as recently as the 1970s and before they became Custom Shop only items. The Python still evokes lust and desire, but it just can’t compare to the old ones. I can take an off-the-shelf, run-of-the-mill, stock S&W Model 686, and with the tools in my workshop, and give you a gun with an action that will exceed even the legendary Colt Pythons from the 1950s, when the Python really was the Rolls-Royce of revolvers. You just won’t have the ventilated rib riding on top of the barrel, or the Rampant Colt trademark logo. That stamped little horsey on the frame doesn’t mean as much to me as a revolver you can really drool over. For that matter, I can do pretty much the same thing with a Model 19 (or one of its variants) as well. Colt, as a company, has made great strides in removing its head from its anal cavity over recent years, but it still has a very long way to go in order to put out revolvers that will demand the attention, and the buyers the company wants — and desperately needs — in order to continue to survive in the consumer market. The company made too many egg-headed, dumbass marketing decisions in decades past to ever revive itself to its former glory and status. Colt all but abandoned the civilian market a long time ago when it decided to put too many of its eggs into a single basket: military contracts. Now that FN, Heckler & Koch, and Beretta has eaten Colt’s lunch, it may be too late for the company to ever revive itself.

As a British person, what does the Spitfire mean to you?

As a member of the Supermarine Spitfire Historical Society I’m probably a bit biased, but to me it symbolizes many of the things that put the “Great” in Great Britain ( yes I know Great Britain is a geographic term). It epitomizes the desire, and achievement of a brilliant individual, superbly supported by his devoted and highly skilled staff to produce something of beauty (come on those eliptical wings are beautiful), power and purpose. Married to the sexiest sounding piston engine of all time, the Merlin (take a bow Rolls Royce) the Spitfire with its partner in crime the Hawker Hurricane stood between the free world and Nazism during the summer of 1940. While some of achievements have been expanded over time it truly was a war winner. If you had to choose an aircraft to represent the RAF’s 100 years of service, the Spitfire would be most peoples choice (the Lancaster would be a good but controversial choice). It is as British as you can get, along with The Beatles, The Mini, Fish ‘n’ Chips, Monty Python, you name it.

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