A Pair of Snake - June
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 12:43 pm
The heat has been awful here in south Central Oklahoma, but I got out early and onto the shaded range for a few rounds this morning. The shade on the range and the gentle breeze made the heat easier to deal with and I didn't plan to stay long.
I took two of the Colt Snakes, both 6" guns. The Colt Python 357 and a Colt Anaconda 44 Magnum. I had shot both earlier this year, and learned from the experience. The Anaconda HAD fancy wood grips on it, beautiful, but they exposed the backstrap, which spanked me like a disobediant child. I put the OEM Colt Hogue grips on the gun. I have some plus P 38 LSWC duty ammo and I was shooting that this morning in the Python.
I fired Six from the Python to check the sights, and they were ON, I had fired single action and found that firing single action, I took too much time and wandered around the black, pulling two out. But, the sights were good.
The targets were old worn cardboard competition targets, hung from parachute cord stretched between two trees 33 feet downrange. Good distance for practice with old eyes.
I settled in and put a total of 24 rounds on the target with the Python, firing the other eighteen double action. Not rapid fire, but what we called Measured Fire in training. Put the sights on target and pull through the trigger. Aimed "rapid" fire so to speak. Not bad for an old guy. Enough with the Python.....
Anaconda up next, Cowboy Action 44 mag rounds. Some Boom, plenty of recoil, but not Bigga Boom. You KNOW you are shooting magnums. The first five were to the left. I loaded five since there were just twenty left in that box. (Magnum rounds AREN'T cheap.
Baby Screwdriver, three clicks right windage. Next fifteen shots were okay. Pulled a few left still, but didn't make any more adjustments just yet. Will shoot more before changing the sights. Need more practice with the new gun before making more changes. The group is good enough for now.
Either gun would get the job done, and the day was starting to heat up. Beautiful guns, nice shooters.
Too big to carry, but not too big for house or truck guns. Shooters.
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I took two of the Colt Snakes, both 6" guns. The Colt Python 357 and a Colt Anaconda 44 Magnum. I had shot both earlier this year, and learned from the experience. The Anaconda HAD fancy wood grips on it, beautiful, but they exposed the backstrap, which spanked me like a disobediant child. I put the OEM Colt Hogue grips on the gun. I have some plus P 38 LSWC duty ammo and I was shooting that this morning in the Python.
- 02 Colt Snakes.jpg (426.53 KiB) Viewed 1354 times
I fired Six from the Python to check the sights, and they were ON, I had fired single action and found that firing single action, I took too much time and wandered around the black, pulling two out. But, the sights were good.
- 03 6 Python.jpg (532.13 KiB) Viewed 1354 times
The targets were old worn cardboard competition targets, hung from parachute cord stretched between two trees 33 feet downrange. Good distance for practice with old eyes.
- 04 targets.jpg (775.46 KiB) Viewed 1354 times
I settled in and put a total of 24 rounds on the target with the Python, firing the other eighteen double action. Not rapid fire, but what we called Measured Fire in training. Put the sights on target and pull through the trigger. Aimed "rapid" fire so to speak. Not bad for an old guy. Enough with the Python.....
- 05 24 Python.jpg (669.44 KiB) Viewed 1354 times
Anaconda up next, Cowboy Action 44 mag rounds. Some Boom, plenty of recoil, but not Bigga Boom. You KNOW you are shooting magnums. The first five were to the left. I loaded five since there were just twenty left in that box. (Magnum rounds AREN'T cheap.
- 06 5 Anaconda.jpg (484.75 KiB) Viewed 1354 times
Baby Screwdriver, three clicks right windage. Next fifteen shots were okay. Pulled a few left still, but didn't make any more adjustments just yet. Will shoot more before changing the sights. Need more practice with the new gun before making more changes. The group is good enough for now.
- 07 20 Anaconda.jpg (513.87 KiB) Viewed 1354 times
Either gun would get the job done, and the day was starting to heat up. Beautiful guns, nice shooters.
Too big to carry, but not too big for house or truck guns. Shooters.