Editing Colt Python (section)

===Generation 2 (2020–present)===
[[File:Colt Python 2020 4 inch.jpg|thumb|Colt Python, 2020 production]]
[[File:Colt Python Improvements.png|thumb|Improvements to Colt Python]]

The second generation Colt Python was officially released by Colt in January 2020. The new second generation Pythons were strengthened and made to be more robust by being built out of stronger stainless steel than the first generation, increasing the steel mass of the backstrap, and thirty percent more steel beneath the rear adjustable sight. When Colts were first introduced, they were initially designed to shoot bullseye matches, and during the 1950s and 60's most shooters were using light .38 Specials for their matches. But as the Pythons became more widely adopted with law enforcement and shooters who ran their guns with higher powered .357 Magnum rounds, Pythons gained a reputation for being fragile when subjected to hard use with magnum loads. So for the second generation Colts, engineers redesigned the rear sight which allowed them to add 30 percent more steel above the cylinder in the top strap. Furthermore, the steel used in the second generation benefits of stronger modern metallurgy. The 410-series stainless steel Colt has used in Pythons since 1983 has been replaced with a stronger more corrosion resistant alloy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Colt Python Review |url=https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/colt-python-review/375565 |website=Guns & Ammo|date=June 30, 2020 }}</ref> It is available with a {{convert|3|in|cm|abbr=on}}, {{convert|4.25|in|cm|abbr=on}} or {{convert|6|in|cm|abbr=on}} barrel. The Colt Python is powered by a V-spring versus the Smith & Wesson’s leaf spring. Since the 2020-update, the V-spring has been redesigned into a "U" shape, in addition to simplifying and subtracting parts from the lockwork, to prevent "stacking", a phenomenon where the weight of pull sharply increases at the end of the trigger's travel. All new production Pythons are shipped with Altamont wood grips.<ref name="Colt's Manufacturing LLC" />