In 2017, Colt returned to the revolver market, testing the waters in the snubby pool with their current iteration of the Cobra. Then came its bigger brother, followed by the gun they said would never be made again, due to the amount of hand-finishing it had required. Advances in CNC machining and manufacturing made the Python commercially viable once more — and now, back to the fold comes the biggest of the snake guns and one which was previously discontinued in 2003.
Occupying the same niche as the Smith & Wesson N frame and Ruger Redhawk, the Anaconda is a large-frame, double-action/single-action, six-shot revolver, aimed squarely at those who want the power of a 44 Magnum hunting handgun. Sure, you could plink away to your heart’s content with reduced loads and 44 Specials, but the big snake really
