Editing Colt Anaconda (section)

==Development==
Built on a new and heavier ‘MM' frame, the Anaconda was brought out to compete with [[.44 Magnum]] contemporaries such as the [[Smith & Wesson Model 29]], the [[Sturm, Ruger|Sturm, Ruger & Co.]] [[Ruger Redhawk|Redhawk]] and [[Ruger Blackhawk|Blackhawk]], and the [[Dan Wesson Firearms]] Model 44. Considering that many of these models had been marketed and sold for fully 35 years upon its introduction, the Anaconda was a very late entry into the large-bore [[handgun]] market.<ref name="jt">{{cite web|last=Taffin|first=John|author-link=John Taffin|url=http://www.sixguns.com/range/anaconda.htm |title=Colt's Biggest Snake, the Anaconda|publisher= Sixguns.com| access-date= November 26, 2008}}</ref> Unlike most other pistols introduced in the 1980s and 1990s, the Anaconda was never offered with a [[carbon steel]] [[Bluing (steel)|blued]] finish, but was available only in [[stainless steel]].<ref name="wg"/> When originally introduced, Anacondas were plagued with poor accuracy, but changes to the [[gun barrel|barrels]] quickly corrected the problems to the point that Colt billed its new pistol as among the most accurate [[.44 Magnum]] revolvers in production.<ref name="jt"/><ref name="cf">{{cite web |url=http://www.coltsmfg.com/cmci/Anaconda.asp |title=Anaconda |publisher=Colts Mfg. |access-date=November 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113131234/http://www.coltsmfg.com/cmci/Anaconda.asp |archive-date=January 13, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Anaconda revolvers were primarily marketed for sport [[Fan (person)|enthusiast]] shooters and hunters, as they are too large for [[Police|law enforcement]] general duty use or [[Concealed carry in the United States|concealed-carry]], although made-to-order limited production versions of the gun continued to be available from the Colt custom gun shop until approximately 2003.<ref name="wg"/> In 2021, Colt resumed production of the Anaconda, using a new design with a stronger frame and an oversized [[Colt Python|Python]] action.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moss|first=Matthew|date=2021-03-22|title=Colt To Bring Back the Anaconda|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/03/22/colt-to-bring-back-the-anaconda/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-23|website=The Firearm Blog|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410185554/https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2021/03/22/colt-to-bring-back-the-anaconda/ |archive-date=2021-04-10 }}</ref>