February 8, 2023, 09:00 PM | #1 |
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Colt Python
Does anyone know the wholesale price of a Colt Python?
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March 30, 2023, 05:59 PM | #2 |
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I don't know anything about wholesale, but I just paid $1,500 out the door for the 4". That was the best anyone here in central Pa. would do. I could not afford to purchase an original !!
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March 30, 2023, 07:37 PM | #3 |
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Like most gun makers Colt only sells direct to big gun distributors.
What that price is, is a trade secret and it seems to be pretty close held. Then there's the price a distributor charges a local FFL Dealer. That seems to vary from distributor to distributor, AND on how big a customer the FFL Dealer is. A small mom and pop store won't get the price a huge seller like one of the big chain stores will that buys in bulk. So, price varies. As example a few years ago I talked to a FFL Dealer who owned a local medium size gun store who was complaining that Walmart was selling shotguns cheaper then he could buy them. |
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March 31, 2023, 08:31 PM | #5 |
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I don’t know the wholesale price, but $1499 seems to be pretty common everywhere, maybe an occasional $1450 (but rare).
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March 31, 2023, 09:11 PM | #6 |
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I just had a flyer sent to me from CDNN out of Abilene, Texas. They had them on sale for $1399. I have purchased quite a bit from them over the years. They are reputable.
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You could call up Colt and tell them you want 500 or 1,000 and ask what kind of unit price they'd give you. Though you might need to be a licensed dealer to get a quote, since, obviously you intend to "engage in the business" with an order for 500 or more pistols....
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