Oversimplified but There’s something about watching an old man firing off a hand-cannon in the middle of the woods that brings me comfort. Appreciate it, hickock45.
I am not that young anymore. Already 46, turning 47 years old this year, 2021. But hell, my fiance and I were wishing hickok45 was our grandpa. Just so much love and respect for this man since my grandpa was already 3-4 years since he left this world. Hickok45 reminds me of my grandpa. My dream gun has always been the Colt .44 magnum in 8 inches barrel. The Colt Anaconda .44 mag to be exact. Hope to save up enough to buy this gun on my birthday. I'm from the Philippines by the way. More power, health, and long life to you Grandpa Hickok45. We love you here in the Philippines.
Poor management, and only focusing on military and police contracts .CZ owns them now hopefully things will change. shame it's not a US owned company anymore but not the first time that was sold out of country, it sold to an Iraqi businessman back in the 90s.
@@AdamBorseti I was referring to the Hemingway novel The Sun Also Rises, I see you are quoting a Rush song. Rich imagery in both cases. It's been a very long time since I read that, I was never a fan of Rush, though I'm supposed to be because of his motorcycle stories, which I enjoyed.
Just purchased my first Colt .. now I know what the big fuss is all about, absolutely love everything about it. Son and I shot boxes the first time out 😊
The old Anacondas had a coil mainspring. The new ones have a leaf mainspring, the same action as the Python, which is why the new Anaconda feels like a Python.
I'm happy to see the re-emergence of all Colt's snake guns; giving the current generations a chance to own them. Hope there's a Diamond-back coming soon (like the Duke's model in "Brannigan"). Impressive, that you like it and there are no negatives about this Anaconda. Great vid, Ty.
I really hope colt brings this back in 45lc too. I've heard the old ones could handle +p 45lc which is a great round. Over the last decade or so Ruger has dominated the market in the furnishment of 45 colts that could handle the +p. It would be nice to see some variety in double action revolvers again.
@@Josh47147 head spacing issue not to mention if you dedicate to one chambering you will run into less issues when reloading and developing hand loads.
I have a S&W 29 and it rocks ! Would love an Anaconda too. My Python is smooth as glass. Colt really got the mechanics down on these pistols. Great video, thank you Hickock45
I really enjoy the videos and the knowledge you have to share, Thank you! I have the old Anaconda a no dash, recessed and pinned 629, and just bought the new Anaconda. Of the 3 the new one is hands down the nicest and smoothest of them all. The 629 is second and almost equally as nice but no comparison to the smooth trigger of the Colt. Fit and finish it is a great shooter and investment. Much more comfortable to shoot than the old Colt. Changed grips to wood and looks beautiful. Old Anaconda is on consignment at local shop, out with the old and in with the new!
Just imagine breaking into this guys house and then suddenly hearing *click* "Haha look like we got a suckah here lemme pop the 'tin can' haha" Say your prayers xD
I’ve never asked the wife what she spends at the beauty parlor, she’s never asked me what I spend at the gun parlor. Some things don’t need to be shared. She’ll see the the receipts when I’m gone. 😉
@Shinshocks sounds like you need to get involved with that, so she doesn't get fleeced. Besides that, if there are any guns in his collection that you like, maybe he'll leave those to you
@@vicdoesgaming7570 I haven't played the game in years and the last time I remember seeing it, it looked like it was very dark colored as if it was blued
My Anna was the first pistol I bought on my own from layaway back in 1993 for $439 dollars. Got it for shewing bears away when I camped and loved the magazine ad I saw of the Alaskan float plane guide that said he trusted the Anaconda with his life. She runs just fine and has never failed me.
Just bought this gun! Gotta wait 2 weeks to pick it up. It has the smoothest trigger I've ever pulled. Thank you Hickok45 for your demonstration of this fine pistol!
YES BABY! MY FAVORITE GUN REVOLVER IS FINALLY AGAIN IN PRODUCTION!!! AND FINALLY IN DOUBLE ACTION !!! THATS WHAT WE ALL WANTED !!!!!!!!!! 44 MAGNUM COLT ANACONDA 8 INCH BARREL IS MY FAVORITE !!!!!!
@@xCaPz Colt changed hands several times and it was never done correctly so I expect that bringing back Colt will be a major undertaking. The big question is do they want to. They may only be looking for a U.S. based manufacturing location so they can try for military contracts. On the other hand, if they recognize the huge fan base and name recognition of Colt they may bring back the quality consumer firearms. We just have to wait and see.
I like em alot aswell. Don't own any guns cause i ain't from the US. But i've been to a range once in my country back in 2013. And tried 3 pistols for the first time. A Glock 17 9mm, Beretta 92FS 9mm and a S&W 686 .357 mag. Out of the 3 the S&W was the best feeling. The Glock felt like a toy gun very plasticky. The 92FS was in between, quite fine and better than the Glock. I like Glocks but maybe i just sucked when i shot that one.
@@Gielderst yeah, I like the revolver more too. I'm thinking of getting the s&w 686 357 or ruger gp100 357 stainless 4.2 in. I do like the look of the Ruger vaquero 45 single action though.
The original Anaconda was much more akin to the Trooper, or even the old New Service, than it was to the Python. With the redesign and re-release of both models, they are much more similar in all but size.
The Colts are legendary. Inherited a Python and a mk 3 Trooper both in 357 from my late grandfather that were from the glory days. Where his 6" Anaconda in 44 went I dont know, but I wish I had it. Both are smooth as silk and Ive had several offers, but nobody can afford them....They'll be in the safe for the rest of my days. Also a Ruger 8" 44 that I wish I would have been able to have. Such is life....
Thanks for another good video, Hickock. I've passed on the "new" Python, as I have several "old" ones. I bought an Anaconda from a big snake gun/premium dealer, on the big auction site a few years ago, and had a very unpleasant time returning it, when it arrived with a timing issue. Now that the '21 Anaconda has been in the wild for ~8 months, I'm ready to buy the new, improved 44, but it appears folks aren't quite done overpaying for them, so I'll be patient. Checked ammo prices for 44 mag & 44 Special yesterday, on my favorite ammo app, and at $1.20-$2 per round for 44 mag, & .70 for 357 mag, It would be nice to have an ammo sponsor. Merry Christmas! :)
Hickok 45,thank you for these videos.i just got my 1st glock 43.i cleaned it today based on your vlog.thank you.keep the vlog coming.i love those glocks.
I wished Colt would make an Anaconda pattern revolver (new model) in .45 Long Colt.........I LOVE THAT CALIBER!!! I'm dating myself, but I remember when they introduced the first model Anaconda .44 Magnum, and I was drooling then, too.
Had an original anaconda and hate I ever traded it. Grips weren't great but, very hand filling. Never was great with magnums but, had some pretty hot hand loads that my dad loaded .Not Elmer Keith hot but, substantial and controllable. Feeling nostalgic now. Thanks for bringing back great memories. Love the channel.
Passed on a 4 inch Anaconda at a gun show years ago for $450, went back to the table minutes later and it was gone. Kick myself in the head for not buying it.
I bought a Anaconda back in the early 90's, 8" inch barrel, and ported, for only $479. Could have sold it a few years ago for $4000. I loved it too much to sell.
Money is so easy to spend and be gone..in a blinking of an eye. After the sales money is gone..then one Will realize what a stupid decision it was to sell.. Sold a circa 1960 2"-barreled Colt Python .357 several years ago..made a killing..but missing it now kills me every time l think of it.
Love it! I think you definitely need one! No doubt Hickok44 would've also been a great name for your taste in firearms! Happy to see another beautiful Colt too!
Just FYI, We, in the rest of the English speaking world, pronounce it "Py-Thun". Not "Py-Thon". So to hear Hickok pronounce it correctly is music to our ears 😆😆
A thing I like about guns and the gun creators is that they’re somewhat isolated from today’s ever expanding world of computerizing everything and over complicating things. I’m glad the latest and greatest Anaconda doesn’t come with a cylinder sensor or barrel heat sensor, it’s just a gun. They very well could all of that and it’d work like a charm, but it wouldn’t feel like a gun after that. It’s got all it needs
Hickok45's videos are so much better than those ridiculous videos that start out with some tacticool dude shooting at close targets and getting winded from running 2 or 3 feet
Watched this video a long time ago. Finally got an 8" a couple of weeks ago. Yes, this video was the reason I initiated my quest to own one. Thanks for the inspiration. Already ordered Wilson Combat sight upgrades after researching options that have been brought forward in February 2024.
Recently bought a Python. I paid a bit over MSRP at $1800 after taxes. Everywhere else I looked for one, they were about $2000-$2600. Normally wouldn't pay over MSRP, but I really wanted it.
I bought an original Anaconda back in the day. Looked pretty but went out of time firing heavy hand loads. Sent back to Colt. Timing locked up again. Sent it back. When it returned, I Immediately sold it for a 629 Classic DX. S&W is more accurate and never malfunctions with hot ammunition.
Thanks for sharing! I got my Anaconda for the base MSRP if you can believe it... just lucky I guess. I also called Silencer Central and made a purchase for my plinking pistol and told them you sent me! Thanks for all of your vids, your opinion means a lot.
I miss my original Anaconda in 45 Colt..Tack driver and perfect out of the box. I sold it for 10 times the purchase price a few years back and regretted it. Now I can replace it.
The new Anaconda is a great gun. Ditch the hogue rubber grips and go to Altamont grips and pick up some nice wood grips. This gun has an extremely smooth double action pull. There are no stoppages or jerky movements.
Solid review, from a shooter of all things! Always enjoy your videos. Anyhow, the handling, recoil, smooth trigger, all of which were covered here. I passed on a Python in 1995, and long regretted it. Anaconda is a bell ringer for a hunting sidearm. Time to find one.
I’m a simple man,, I see a beautiful Colt 🐎 I click! From under the Famed Blue Dome Hartford Connecticut. Samual Colt’s tradition of superb revolutionary revolving repeating hand guns.
Can’t help but be impressed by the difference between this and the 9mm on the watermelon... wow what a difference. Not to mention the kitty litter container.
I’m currently reading Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novel “Persuader.” Jack Reacher has two of these. What a beast of a gun. I have a Ruger Alaskan in 44 mag that I adore, but these Anacondas are gorgeous. Great video HickHock!
@@aminelucky2518 a Pistol? No. Its the same reason i wont buy a desert eagle now. They went from 750$ to 1500$.... for no reason other than they could charge that much and people would pay it. There isnt a shortage of parts, there isnt new innovative design work thats worth just that much more. Its worth what its worth. The real question is, why are people willing to pay more for one pistol than they are another. If you laid a 2021 Anaconda next to a Ruger GP100, without seeing the logos, would you be able to tell from handling or shooting? No. So why is one 600$ and one 1500$?
@@Kiba69420 thanks for your feed back but i was talking how can you bay gun easily in USA not Discussing the acutely price ps i love Tennessee and Kentucky freedom
I agree with you on the 41 mag. If they resurrected the 10mm then why not the 41 mag? I read an article in the American Rifleman magazine which said there were a couple experimental Pythons made in 41 mag. What better way to revive the 41 mag than to offer it in the Colt Python?
@@jonbaniak9097 There isnt a demand. Society is knuckle dragging ignorant about the smallest, double stack polymer pistol they can get their hands on. I agree with concealment but you can also bark one .41 mag out of a 4 1/2 barrel and stop a threat instantly. I dress around a 9mm with the proper rounds but I wouldnt mind a .41
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It's 2021 and Colt revolvers still haven't gone out of style. Gotta love it.
Bought a new python from the base exchange on Okinawa in 1966 for $56.00
@@jackdee1380 for $56 56 years ago. You must be in your upper seventies these days I'd imagine
@@jackdee1380 Got my Python from the PX In Fort Worth!
I love the fact when shooting the gong and seeing the actual round being visible during flight right before it hits. It just plain cool.
Amen. Not to mention when all 5/5 hit 🤤
@@davross600 would you expect anything less from old man hicock?
I thought not! Lol
Pardon me. I meant Hickok.
No disrespect .
He's an awsome ol dude!
You can see the round almost EVERY time he hits the gong.
Yep
"This old revolver? Honey, I've had it for years!" Works most of the time when the wife sees it.
Ur pfp matches ur comment
@@blo0dybubble330 you know who it is? If so, you're pretty astute good sir.
Remember the Movie Anaconda? , yeah that was Me!
It was grandpa's lol
@@blo0dybubble330 it does hahahha
Oversimplified but
There’s something about watching an old man firing off a hand-cannon in the middle of the woods that brings me comfort.
Appreciate it, hickock45.
...it's what made me subscribe nany years ago..dude my age hitting.the gong with a Glock 26
I make these guns every single day 8 hours a day the frames are forged then machined its a super cool process and glad I'm apart of it
Cool!
David, I heard the newer batches that start with serial AC2 are considerably better than the preproduction releases, any truth to that?
Micheal Steven's, yes there they are machined from forge not cast or mim and high grade heat tempered stainless
I’m getting ready to go pick one up tomorrow. It makes me feel good to know that someone who builds them is proud of the product they work on.
i swear hickhoks videos are better then the "relaxing/chill" videos youll find on here like this is wayy more peaceful
I know this is what I turn on to fall asleep to
The power for peace
Then and than are not interchangeable please learn which one goes where.
@@mattparker2716 I’ll try better next time my apologies my good sir
@@mattparker2716 but those grips are, you know
I am not that young anymore. Already 46, turning 47 years old this year, 2021. But hell, my fiance and I were wishing hickok45 was our grandpa. Just so much love and respect for this man since my grandpa was already 3-4 years since he left this world. Hickok45 reminds me of my grandpa. My dream gun has always been the Colt .44 magnum in 8 inches barrel. The Colt Anaconda .44 mag to be exact. Hope to save up enough to buy this gun on my birthday. I'm from the Philippines by the way. More power, health, and long life to you Grandpa Hickok45. We love you here in the Philippines.
Watching Hickok videos while in the delivery room. Baby #2 on the way! Hopefully he’s welcomed into the world with some gong magic! Thanks Hickok!
The 44M is by far the best pistol to target shoot. You know when you hit the target and it lets you know you have shot a real gun.
So what's a real gun?
.44 and up, revolvers only
@@iCE-yr3wy 357 great
For pocket carry 327 federal is my fav
He said, "must've put a blank in it!" That's why Hickok is the greatest, he's so eloquent at being a BS artist! I love you man!
I enjoy watching Hickok videos. So knowledgeable. This man is a national treasure!
One wonders why Colt sat there for so many years on a license to print money and never- until now- brought back the Python and Anaconda
Poor management, and only focusing on military and police contracts .CZ owns them now hopefully things will change. shame it's not a US owned company anymore but not the first time that was sold out of country, it sold to an Iraqi businessman back in the 90s.
Corporate Constraints
@Some Guy 99 I'm pretty sure that they still make the Single Action Army. :)
They wanted to wait until there was no ammo available!
They were actually losing money making the anaconda, that's why they stopped. It aint complicated.
When it comes to revolvers, I am a solid S&W guy, But Colt has always had some damn pretty wheelguns!
I have a detective special from the 1980s.
@@tonyromano6220 That's an an absolute icon! Classic P.I. piece!👍👍
both factories in my backyard . Love SW , but oh Python - Anaconda!!
Those five rounds on the gong reminded me of a bell tolling. Don't ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.
For he, the blind who once could see, the bell tolls for thee.
@@AdamBorseti Thank-you.
@@AdamBorseti I was referring to the Hemingway novel The Sun Also Rises, I see you are quoting a Rush song. Rich imagery in both cases. It's been a very long time since I read that, I was never a fan of Rush, though I'm supposed to be because of his motorcycle stories, which I enjoyed.
For whom the bell toss time is here
I've been watching your channel for years and you still are the best out there
Just purchased my first Colt .. now I know what the big fuss is all about, absolutely love everything about it. Son and I shot boxes the first time out 😊
The old Anacondas had a coil mainspring. The new ones have a leaf mainspring, the same action as the Python, which is why the new Anaconda feels like a Python.
The python grips also fit the new run Anaconda
The python grips also fit the new run Anaconda
The python grips also fit the new run Anaconda
The python grips also fit the new run Anaconda
The python grips also fit the new run Anaconda
"Glassy" is how I have always described my Python. The finish looks like Black Glass and the trigger is smooth as greased glass.
"Did I talk slow enough?... For my Kentucky relatives...?" HAHAHAHAHA! Gotta love them grandpa jokes.
@Biggus Dickus You only have bourbon, NOT good ole Tennessee Whiskey!
I feel so attacked by this man and his Kentucky jokes 😂
I'm happy to see the re-emergence of all Colt's snake guns; giving the current generations a chance to own them. Hope there's a Diamond-back coming soon (like the Duke's model in "Brannigan"). Impressive, that you like it and there are no negatives about this Anaconda. Great vid, Ty.
Steve McQueen also used a Diamondback snubby 38 Sp. in the great movie "Bullitt"
Fingers crossed that we get some high-polish blued models sometime soon.
I really hope colt brings this back in 45lc too. I've heard the old ones could handle +p 45lc which is a great round. Over the last decade or so Ruger has dominated the market in the furnishment of 45 colts that could handle the +p. It would be nice to see some variety in double action revolvers again.
Why not just make a 454 Casull chambering, then it could shoot both?
@@Josh47147 head spacing issue not to mention if you dedicate to one chambering you will run into less issues when reloading and developing hand loads.
Thats an excellent idea!
I have a S&W 29 and it rocks !
Would love an Anaconda too.
My Python is smooth as glass.
Colt really got the mechanics down on these pistols.
Great video, thank you Hickock45
I really enjoy the videos and the knowledge you have to share, Thank you! I have the old Anaconda a no dash, recessed and pinned 629, and just bought the new Anaconda. Of the 3 the new one is hands down the nicest and smoothest of them all. The 629 is second and almost equally as nice but no comparison to the smooth trigger of the Colt. Fit and finish it is a great shooter and investment. Much more comfortable to shoot than the old Colt. Changed grips to wood and looks beautiful. Old Anaconda is on consignment at local shop, out with the old and in with the new!
I really like how he chuckles with EVERY shot
Me too!! Its what makes this such an authentic channel. Man loves his "work"..
He really enjoys it would seem
Just imagine breaking into this guys house and then suddenly hearing *click*
"Haha look like we got a suckah here lemme pop the 'tin can' haha"
Say your prayers xD
"RARE VIDEO OF A COLT ACTUALLY OUT OF A SAFE AND BEING FIRED."
Wow!
I’ve never asked the wife what she spends at the beauty parlor, she’s never asked me what I spend at the gun parlor. Some things don’t need to be shared. She’ll see the the receipts when I’m gone. 😉
I love America
Lol, I can totally relate 😁
We play that same game at my house.
Had an old(er) friend ask me, "Do you know why most husbands die before their wives?"
"Because they want to."
For your sake, I hope you're able to....
@Shinshocks sounds like you need to get involved with that, so she doesn't get fleeced. Besides that, if there are any guns in his collection that you like, maybe he'll leave those to you
“Get up Private Allen! Rangers lead the way, move!”
Nice one lol, Modern Warfare 2 or Modern Warfare 2 Remastered
@@taylormallonee9961 the difference?
Was that Shepherd’s Pistol?!
@@hunterbidensschooldumpster9031 says it in both original and Remastered
He used this gun kill the special force "Ghost"
Alternate time line where Shepard lives and doesn't betray you
It's weird that I think general shepherds anaconda is blued
Never mind I went and looked and it's not blued. LoL
@@HerrCobra_762 How did you make this mistake?
@@vicdoesgaming7570 I haven't played the game in years and the last time I remember seeing it, it looked like it was very dark colored as if it was blued
@herrcobra4144 nah dude like not blued but it definitely looks darker than a normal one
Thank you for the FUN you bring in these difficult days.
My Anna was the first pistol I bought on my own from layaway back in 1993 for $439 dollars. Got it for shewing bears away when I camped and loved the magazine ad I saw of the Alaskan float plane guide that said he trusted the Anaconda with his life. She runs just fine and has never failed me.
One of the few pistols that will kill any animal in North America on two or four legs.
Loved the video so much I went out and picked one up. It handles the 44 round with ease. Deadly accurate Thanks for the recommendation Hickok.
Just bought this gun! Gotta wait 2 weeks to pick it up. It has the smoothest trigger I've ever pulled. Thank you Hickok45 for your demonstration of this fine pistol!
"Good, that's one less loose ends."
NO!
Yep
*BANG*
Call of duty modern warfare 2 video game reference for the people out there who don't know Where this came from
DO NOT trust shepherd, I say again DO NOT TRUST SHEPHERD!
The only channel worth actually watching youtube. Keep it up hickok45 and VOLS.
watching this in 2027, I can't believe he got that for only $1500.
Would be a lot better if they where still a colt
You're in the future???
So is Trump the President??🤞😎
How did you travel in time?
@@briansteele4926probably sped up to 88 mph
YES BABY! MY FAVORITE GUN REVOLVER IS FINALLY AGAIN IN PRODUCTION!!!
AND FINALLY IN DOUBLE ACTION !!! THATS WHAT WE ALL WANTED !!!!!!!!!!
44 MAGNUM COLT ANACONDA 8 INCH BARREL IS MY FAVORITE !!!!!!
Now that CZ owns Colt perhaps they have a bright future.
I just bought my 1st cz yesterday p01 will see how it goes
@@ctc2469 CZ has a good reputation for quality and I very much hope they can return Colt to its once winning ways.
@@ctc2469 love my cz compact. Such an amazing gun
@@brianmoore1164 they definitely haven’t stepped in yet but let’s hope so
@@xCaPz Colt changed hands several times and it was never done correctly so I expect that bringing back Colt will be a major undertaking. The big question is do they want to. They may only be looking for a U.S. based manufacturing location so they can try for military contracts. On the other hand, if they recognize the huge fan base and name recognition of Colt they may bring back the quality consumer firearms. We just have to wait and see.
The Legend has spoken. Listen up folks.
They brought it back as cz own it now I would think
Agreed
There is just something about revolvers I love
I like em alot aswell.
Don't own any guns cause i ain't from the US. But i've been to a range once in my country back in 2013. And tried 3 pistols for the first time. A Glock 17 9mm, Beretta 92FS 9mm and a S&W 686 .357 mag.
Out of the 3 the S&W was the best feeling.
The Glock felt like a toy gun very plasticky.
The 92FS was in between, quite fine and better than the Glock.
I like Glocks but maybe i just sucked when i shot that one.
I hear ya. I still prefer a 38. Special with no hammer for personal carry!
@@Gielderst yeah, I like the revolver more too. I'm thinking of getting the s&w 686 357 or ruger gp100 357 stainless 4.2 in. I do like the look of the Ruger vaquero 45 single action though.
@@mikek8354 idk ill still take 17 rounds out of a glock for self protection over almost any other gun
I agree! Them and 1911s!
Nice to see this beauty back out there. How can you not love the looks of a Colt Python or Anaconda?
What a lovely looking hand cannon . Beautiful
The original Anaconda was much more akin to the Trooper, or even the old New Service, than it was to the Python. With the redesign and re-release of both models, they are much more similar in all but size.
The Colts are legendary. Inherited a Python and a mk 3 Trooper both in 357 from my late grandfather that were from the glory days. Where his 6" Anaconda in 44 went I dont know, but I wish I had it. Both are smooth as silk and Ive had several offers, but nobody can afford them....They'll be in the safe for the rest of my days. Also a Ruger 8" 44 that I wish I would have been able to have. Such is life....
I’m in love with this pistol I’m 65 years old and have loved it for probably 50 years!!!.
Thanks for another good video, Hickock. I've passed on the "new" Python, as I have several "old" ones. I bought an Anaconda from a big snake gun/premium dealer, on the big auction site a few years ago, and had a very unpleasant time returning it, when it arrived with a timing issue. Now that the '21 Anaconda has been in the wild for ~8 months, I'm ready to buy the new, improved 44, but it appears folks aren't quite done overpaying for them, so I'll be patient. Checked ammo prices for 44 mag & 44 Special yesterday, on my favorite ammo app, and at $1.20-$2 per round for 44 mag, & .70 for 357 mag, It would be nice to have an ammo sponsor. Merry Christmas! :)
Hickok 45,thank you for these videos.i just got my 1st glock 43.i cleaned it today based on your vlog.thank you.keep the vlog coming.i love those glocks.
I wished Colt would make an Anaconda pattern revolver (new model) in .45 Long Colt.........I LOVE THAT CALIBER!!!
I'm dating myself, but I remember when they introduced the first model Anaconda .44 Magnum, and I was drooling then, too.
Had an original anaconda and hate I ever traded it. Grips weren't great but, very hand filling. Never was great with magnums but, had some pretty hot hand loads that my dad loaded .Not Elmer Keith hot but, substantial and controllable. Feeling nostalgic now. Thanks for bringing back great memories. Love the channel.
Passed on a 4 inch Anaconda at a gun show years ago for $450, went back to the table minutes later and it was gone. Kick myself in the head for not buying it.
This is the saddest thing I've ever heard.
😪😪😪
Grabbed a 6" ages ago for $425 and still love it....
Sad
I bought my 6" King Cobra new in 1987 for $400. It has a low serial number. Sometimes you get lucky.
That's what you get for being a cheap moron.
I bought a Anaconda back in the early 90's, 8" inch barrel, and ported, for only $479. Could have sold it a few years ago for $4000. I loved it too much to sell.
Money is so easy to spend and be gone..in a blinking of an eye.
After the sales money is gone..then one Will realize what a stupid decision it was to sell..
Sold a circa 1960 2"-barreled Colt Python .357 several years ago..made a killing..but missing it now kills me every time l think of it.
Love it! I think you definitely need one! No doubt Hickok44 would've also been a great name for your taste in firearms! Happy to see another beautiful Colt too!
I cant stop watching this video! I gotta have an Anaconda now! Love watching you shoot for 10 years !
"The anaconda is a blowed up pie thun."
-Hickok45
Blowed up good, too.
Just FYI, We, in the rest of the English speaking world, pronounce it "Py-Thun". Not "Py-Thon".
So to hear Hickok pronounce it correctly is music to our ears 😆😆
@@thejonoaffair no, no "we" don't.
thejonoaffair Literally never heard anyone say "Pie-Thun" in my life
"Lets smoke a little pot, and get off on the right foot" 😂😂😂
This looks like a real winner ... thanks for your honest opinion, as always!
Stay safe and take care
A thing I like about guns and the gun creators is that they’re somewhat isolated from today’s ever expanding world of computerizing everything and over complicating things. I’m glad the latest and greatest Anaconda doesn’t come with a cylinder sensor or barrel heat sensor, it’s just a gun. They very well could all of that and it’d work like a charm, but it wouldn’t feel like a gun after that. It’s got all it needs
His laugh after every shot tells me everything I need to know
you know hes a legend when theres a senior with 6 million subscribers
The range looks Good! Those last rounds really left the Gong resonating.
Hickok45's videos are so much better than those ridiculous videos that start out with some tacticool dude shooting at close targets and getting winded from running 2 or 3 feet
" You thought I lost my train of thought, I Didn't, I'm a genius " 😂😂😂 my day was made.
Watched this video a long time ago. Finally got an 8" a couple of weeks ago. Yes, this video was the reason I initiated my quest to own one. Thanks for the inspiration. Already ordered Wilson Combat sight upgrades after researching options that have been brought forward in February 2024.
Recently bought a Python. I paid a bit over MSRP at $1800 after taxes. Everywhere else I looked for one, they were about $2000-$2600.
Normally wouldn't pay over MSRP, but I really wanted it.
If Hickok says it’s a good gun it’s a good gun
Hopefully Ruger brings back the .44 Magnum semi auto carbine.
Now That I’d pay $1500 for. Wish I had bought one way back years ago when I had the chance.
Keep it light weight and simple and affordable like a 10/22 on roids that’s gas operated it be a handy little rifle.
@@Ericthered21 if they bring it back it’ll likely be everything you said but affordable. lol
Would be great if they did.
I bought an original Anaconda back in the day. Looked pretty but went out of time firing heavy hand loads. Sent back to Colt. Timing locked up again. Sent it back. When it returned, I Immediately sold it for a 629 Classic DX. S&W is more accurate and never malfunctions with hot ammunition.
I beleive the original Anaconda was based on the King Cobra action,which was cheaper and easier to produce than the Python action.
i feel like with those hands, Hickok is a beast with a basketball
Thanks for sharing! I got my Anaconda for the base MSRP if you can believe it... just lucky I guess. I also called Silencer Central and made a purchase for my plinking pistol and told them you sent me! Thanks for all of your vids, your opinion means a lot.
i love the genuine laughter after a shot lmaooo like he rlly enjoys it
진정 즐기시는듯 쏘고나서 헛헛 웃으시는게 너무 좋음
The single action is fine it feels like..... Well whatever they say it is probably lol antics like that just solidifies why I enjoy Hickok45 so much
I bought my Anaconda from Sports Authority back in the 90s. I don’t remember what I paid for it. Mine has the 6 inch barrel. A heavy weapon!
From KY and at Bud’s Gun Shop! I love the KY banter from Hickock! Problem is he can’t count to 6 in this video! Lol. The best!
I hope they come out with the .45 LC version. I owned one back in the '90s and loved it.
this guy has more strength in one arm than me in the whole body a 44 Magnum revolver takes it as a 22 lr revolver great😯😯💪
I miss my original Anaconda in 45 Colt..Tack driver and perfect out of the box. I sold it for 10 times the purchase price a few years back and regretted it.
Now I can replace it.
The new Anaconda is a great gun. Ditch the hogue rubber grips and go to Altamont grips and pick up some nice wood grips. This gun has an extremely smooth double action pull. There are no stoppages or jerky movements.
You missed out on making a Dirty Harry reference in the beginning! "Did I fire six shots or only five...?"
And Nice Bow at the end of the Video by John.
Love your Jimmy Lile Rambo Knife brother.
I've only fired one old Anaconda. One of the smoothest revolvers I've ever shot. Like glass.
new one much better
Old Anaconda’s on Gunbroker all have bids on them, GB flooded with new ones and no bids. Everyone likes what they like.
GOOD JOB CAPTAIN 👍👍👍👍👍
I’ve been waiting for this for years!!!
Solid review, from a shooter of all things! Always enjoy your videos. Anyhow, the handling, recoil, smooth trigger, all of which were covered here. I passed on a Python in 1995, and long regretted it. Anaconda is a bell ringer for a hunting sidearm. Time to find one.
Just purchased a ruger redhawk .44 magnum. That things a beast.
I got a model 629 5". Also a beast.
My hand hurt thinking of how hard a kick that gun has. I fired one round outta that sum bitch and the earth shook.
I have never shot a .44 magnum. I have a Ruger GP100 stainless steel 357 magnum revolver with a 4 inch barrel.
Gotta get one man. My SP101 feels like a toy ever since lol.
I’m a simple man,, I see a beautiful Colt 🐎 I click!
From under the Famed Blue Dome Hartford Connecticut. Samual Colt’s tradition of superb revolutionary revolving repeating hand guns.
Just bought my colt Anaconda and I’m in love
14:17 you can see the bullet travel to the gong SWITCH THE VIDEO PLAY BACK SPEED TO 0.25X AND WATCH CAREFULLY.
Can’t help but be impressed by the difference between this and the 9mm on the watermelon... wow what a difference. Not to mention the kitty litter container.
yep, that's 44 mag for ya it deletes things nothing fancy it just makes things not exist any more
Can’t see this happening to a human melon!! 😳😳😳
I’m currently reading Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novel “Persuader.” Jack Reacher has two of these. What a beast of a gun. I have a Ruger Alaskan in 44 mag that I adore, but these Anacondas are gorgeous. Great video HickHock!
is it only me or ..........i love sound of freedom
I mean, the sound of freedom is nice, but not 1500$ nice.
@@Kiba69420 but it worth that kind of money don't you think
@@aminelucky2518 a Pistol? No. Its the same reason i wont buy a desert eagle now. They went from 750$ to 1500$.... for no reason other than they could charge that much and people would pay it. There isnt a shortage of parts, there isnt new innovative design work thats worth just that much more. Its worth what its worth.
The real question is, why are people willing to pay more for one pistol than they are another. If you laid a 2021 Anaconda next to a Ruger GP100, without seeing the logos, would you be able to tell from handling or shooting? No. So why is one 600$ and one 1500$?
@@Kiba69420 thanks for your feed back but i was talking how can you bay gun easily in USA not Discussing the acutely price ps i love Tennessee and Kentucky freedom
@@Kiba69420 Love my GP 100!
Silencer central shoutout
In a 44 mag video🤣🤣🤣
Good job Hickok👍
"Lets see if it will go through that tin can... It did." Lol
Just picked up my 8 inch Anaconda. Great video. Now if I can find 44 magnum ammo.
Hickok is the grandfather/dad we all wish we had.
I'm jealous of John. lol
good to see hickok45 on my recommended videos again
Looks like the grip is pretty good and provide sufficient control of the recoil.
Glad you’re back.
Such a sweet gun. .41 mag is another sweet one and more forgiving on recoil. It's pretty much a reloaders cartridge now though.
I agree with you on the 41 mag. If they resurrected the 10mm then why not the 41 mag? I read an article in the American Rifleman magazine which said there were a couple experimental Pythons made in 41 mag. What better way to revive the 41 mag than to offer it in the Colt Python?
@@jonbaniak9097 There isnt a demand. Society is knuckle dragging ignorant about the smallest, double stack polymer pistol they can get their hands on. I agree with concealment but you can also bark one .41 mag out of a 4 1/2 barrel and stop a threat instantly. I dress around a 9mm with the proper rounds but I wouldnt mind a .41
Amazing that you can actually see the round flying through the air before it hits the gong.