The latest Colt Python is identical to its 3", 4.25" and 6" stablemates other than its 5" barrel. The difference and the magic is in that "in between" barrel length.

New for this year, Colt re-introduces the shorted version of the Python made with a 3" barrel.

One of seven mid-20th century Colt handguns named after snakes, the Python was introduced in 1955. The Python was a beefy, all steel and wood revolver chambered in .357 Magnum.

Colt Manufacturing Company LLC showed off the reintroduction of its .357 Magnum Python revolver at SHOT Show 2020.

Key point: The Colt Python is a very successful revolver and people loved it. In the world of firearms, which gun is truly the best is difficult to quantify. The sheer amount of innovation and the ...