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.

Ukraine and Czechia signed two agreements in the defense industry. The agreements concern the production of ammunition and Colt assault rifles, stated Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a press ...

In the supplied chart, 357 Magnum recoil was calculated with a 42-ounce Colt Python, and the 9mm Luger with a 40-ounce Colt 1911. Given handguns of similar weight, the 357 Magnum recoils with ...

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 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.

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, ...