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The '''Colt Python''' is a [[.357 Magnum]] caliber [[revolver]] manufactured by [[Colt Firearms]], considered as one of the premium [[United States|American]] [[pistol]]s. It is a classic model and along with the [[Colt Peacemaker]], is considered to be one of the finest revolvers ever made by Colt.

This is a double action, large frame handgun chambered for the powerful Magnum cartridge originally developed by [[Smith & Wesson]]. Pythons have a well-deserved reputation for superior fit & finish, accuracy, smooth trigger pull and a tight cylinder lock-up. If there is a downside to all this precision, it is the Python's tendency to go "out of time" with continued heavy shooting. This is a condition in which the cylinder is no longer turning into exact alignment with the forcing cone, so a shooter may be sprayed with tiny bits of shaved [[projectile]] when the gun is fired. When this happens, the lockwork needs to be re-timed.

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==In computer and video games==

* It is featured in the ''[[Half-Life]]'' series of games and in several of the ''[[Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' games.

* It is the most powerful gun in the first ''[[Resident Evil]]'' game. It decapitated its target with a single shot. The character Barry Burton uses it as his main weapon.

* The "Cougar Magnum" in ''[[Goldeneye]]'' is modeled on it.

* Dan's Revolver in "Killer7" is a Colt Python

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*[[Colt Anaconda]]

*[[Colt Peacemaker]]

[[Category:Revolvers]]