357 Mag. Finally, in the early ‘90s, Colt introduced the first version of its biggest “snake gun”: the .44 Mag.-chambered Anaconda. Of course, well before the magnum era, Colt’s Mfg.

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 ...

Thus, the Anaconda was late for the .44 Mag. market and missed the craze that came with it. The Anaconda was one of the Colt "Snake Gun" series of double-action revolvers that have since exploded ...