Although the Python was never seen as flimsy, the engineers added some 30 percent more steel at the topstrap, apparently in anticipation of today’s high-performance ammunition. Also, the stocks ...

Colt has been able to replicate this occurrence when using imported ammunition that features heavier primers, so first and foremost, the company strongly recommends using only high-quality, SAAMI ...

But while the Glock 17 is restricted to nine-millimeter ammunition, the Python can fire both lighter .38 Special rounds and .357 Magnum rounds. ... the Colt Python was the perfect revolver.

Gun authority Chuck Hawks states that his Python came from the factory with a paper target featuring a, “3/4-inch, 6 shot group fired by hand at 25 yards” using factory ammunition.

The Python was the flagship of Colt's revolver market, produced from 1955 to 2002. ... ammunition as well as readiness and training issues. He previously worked for 12 years for Army Times.

As Guns & Ammo reporter Keith Wood elaborates, ... Colt Python .357 Magnum. To reiterate what I said in a previous article on the Python, if Rugers are the Timex of wheelguns, ...

As part of the deal, CBC Global Ammunition will gain a 27%-28% stake in Colt CZ, becoming its second-largest shareholder behind René Holeček, which owns Česká zbrojovka Partners SE.