preferring instead to promote its racy Python in .357 Mag. Finally, in the early ‘90s, Colt introduced the first version of its biggest “snake gun”: the .44 Mag.-chambered Anaconda.

The Anaconda was one of the Colt "Snake Gun" series of double-action ... The Anaconda also featured adjustable sights like the Python and was marketed towards target shooters and hunters.

Earlier this year, Colt reintroduced one of my favorites—the Anaconda. Back in the early 90s, I owned a couple of very good .44 Magnum revolvers, so I ordered a 6-inch Anaconda in .45 Colt. It quickly ...