Colt Anaconda
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Billed as among the most accurate .44 Magnum revolvers on the regular market, Colt's Anaconda is among the best selling quality large caliber revolvers in the United States. Similar in design to the .357 Colt Python and based on the .357 Colt Trooper, but chambered for a more powerful round, the Anaconda was designed to compete against the Smith and Wesson Model 29 revolver. The Anaconda holds six rounds, and is available with a four, six or eight inch barrel. There was also a version chambered for .45LC, but it is no longer offered [1][2].
Shooting a .44 Magnum handgun can be uncomfortable or even startling, especially for persons new to this caliber. However, because of the design of its grip and its heavy, ventilated barrel, the Anaconda is a relatively comfortable handgun for firing this powerful cartridge, especially in comparison to single-action guns of the same caliber.
Colt Manufacturing Co. announced the termination of its production of Anaconda and other double-action revolvers in October 1999 [3].
A variant of the Anaconda was the 1993 stainless steel Colt Kodiak, also a .44 Magnum revolver. Essentially an Anaconda, 1,200 Kodiaks were manufactured by Colt with smooth, unfluted cylinders.
[edit] See also
- .44 Magnum
- Colt King Cobra
- Colt Python
- Colt's Manufacturing Company
- Ruger Redhawk
- Taurus Raging Bull
- Marlin Model 1894
