I put a Wilson Combat rear sight on my Anaconda and Python and it made a world of difference on both. They are more substantial and hold the adjustments. A very worthwhile investment I am glad I made. The factory rear sight on the Python and Anaconda leave a lot to be desired.

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

I'd been hearing about it, but it was quite irritating to experience it first hand.

Thanks mr. plowboysghost! It us a shame about the Anaconda sights and Colt QC.....however some of the newer S&Ws even performance center magnums have things like light primer strikes.....guess that just makes us all glad for Ruger consistency and quality. Either that or buy old Smiths and Colts.

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

I much prefer new Smiths and Colts to the old ones.

As a colt fanboy and a ruger fanboy i call this an absolute win!!

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

I'm really looking forward to getting an aftermarket rear sight for the Anaconda, but man.... The Redhawk shined today! I also look forward to an aftermarket wood grip for the 29, too. I wasn't even planning to get the camera out today, so you get to see the coveralls 3 sizes too big and bad hair even worse than usual 😁...but I couldn't shoot all these and not post at least something of it.

@doranmaxwell1755

7 ай бұрын

I used an aftermarket wood grip on my 629 that is pretty much a factory profile but smooth (no checkering) It is very comfortable to shoot but I forget who makes it... it is one of the big makers tho.. the one that still makes Sambar Stag grips I think... LOL I also have some cheap plastic grips which are also smooth and near factory shape and they are also very comfy to shoot but ugly as sin to me in fake... and I mean really really fake ivory@@plowboysghost

44s are so wonderfully flexible. I always had the gots for the Anaconda but given their cost and reputation I never got one.

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

Heard that...

I agree with you on the snake gun. I would be hot after paying that much money for a premium product and finding out firsthand that they junked a fairly low priced part on an expensive gun.

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

Yep 👍

Something about 44 mags😃. My new Python’s rear sight has a little wiggle to it, altho it’s been pretty accurate just plinking around. Will probably get the Wilson at some point. But I swear, it’s the greatest action/trigger revolver I’ve ever owned.

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

My Anaconda is sure smooth, too. I'm going to do some tinkering with the factory sight and see if I can straighten it all out....but even if I have to buy sights I'm committed to this gun

@doranmaxwell1755

7 ай бұрын

slightly different take here... I have shot both the old and new Anacondas IMO the new one is better except for the rear sight. I have a 1969 Python... The front sight is terrible (for me) and the factory grips don't work for me so I had to get a new front sight and new grips several hundred bucks... All my revolvers are customized to some extent... It is one of the things that is neat about revolvers To me? any revolver that comes with rubber grips or a ramp front sight or one of those horrible glow plug sights is deflective and I know I will have to spend $100 or more to fix it. I have a pretty big box of grips that have been replaced but that is a blessing to me... at least I CAN change em! same for my 1911's With most modern semi autos the only grip change available is wrapping em in skateboard tape.... or... how do you make a plastic gun even uglier:? . @@plowboysghost

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

@@doranmaxwell1755 There's no doubt the new Anaconda is a lot better. I'll be 100% happy with it when I get a new sight

Good Luck This Season Deer Hunting 🦌🔫Plowboy, Be Safe & Have Fun!

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Bill Wilson from Wilson Combat is a huge Python fan. Wilson Combat makes new rear sights that are perfect!!!! He knew Colt couldn't make sights so his Company did! I don't know the price but Wilson Combat accessory prices are very good! Hope this helps? Best to ya',,,,!

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

Yep. I've had my eye on those since he came out with it...but I hoped I wouldn't need it. I do . 👍

@walterminer4990

8 ай бұрын

@@plowboysghost It's a shame to spend that kind of money and get junk for a sight. Oddly, a Taurus Tracker, a lot less money, reliable, accurate, hundreds of dollars cheaper! Best to ya',,,,!

@doranmaxwell1755

7 ай бұрын

yep... I get that but it is something easily fixed with the Wilson. Even if the rear sight was decent from the factory I would still buy the Wilson cause it just has a better sight picture Most of my Smiths have aftermarket front or rear sights even tho most people have no issues with the stock ones.. they are good but not what I wanted. You have a right to be pissed but I woulda changed it regardless.@@walterminer4990

Glad to see you out shooting! Our hunt up here starts next Saturday. Buck Jones cant hardly wait. Best of luck hunting and if you get a big swamp donkey post pics of it! Bummer about the rear sight...

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

Ours starts this coming Saturday and runs clear into the second week of February. Thanks...and good luck to y'all.

Thought you had a super Blackhawk, there’s your hunting pistol right there?

I have two S&W 29-10's, I got some Badger Custom Grips on them and they are so much better. There wood, look good, feel good, and hurt way way less. Makes the factory grips look ans feel like junk. Their not that expensive ether.

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

I'm about to order an aftermarket grip for this one, too.

You need to try the Smith model 69 in 44 magnum. Thing just feels great in the hand

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

I've had the 2.75" Model 69. I'll own the 4" 69 one day.

Finally!

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

It went from not being shot to used to kill a doe at 53 yards in a very short time.

@MyWillypilly

7 ай бұрын

@@plowboysghost That's great!

@MyWillypilly

7 ай бұрын

@@plowboysghost bon appetit!

Wishing I could get to the range with my model 29. 8 3/8"

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

I bet so. That has to be a nice gun.

Will older or do they offer new grips for that 29-10 ? Some older 29-2 grips would look nice on it

@plowboysghost

4 ай бұрын

I reckon they'll all fit...N frame grips/ stocks.

Great vid.. lifetime 44 mag fan starting in the early 70's with a SBH.. maybe owned a dozen various makes since then? Right now I only have two revolvers in 44 mag. One is the 629 that I polished (not a fan of SS looks) this is an extremely accurate 44 and WAY tougher than the original model 29. The other is a Dan Wesson heavy barrel with 2.5......6...... 8... and 5" barrels yep 5" I had that one made. I no longer own a Ruger.... had 4 different Redhawks. The last and best one I just gave to my brother. Everything on the gun.... bore/chamber/timing was praise the lord.... correct!! something rare on any Ruger. All the others had issues with rough bores and or undersized chambers I 'mostly' fixed em but then lost all respect. Also? they are bigger than a Smith and clumsier but not as big (robust) as the DW which is about Anaconda size. Sooo.. not only suspect but a size that is not needed. My load is a 250 cast and coated bullet at around 1200 fps... maybe 5% under factory? comfortable to shoot VERY accurate. Everyone who shoots that load seems to like it. On the Kieth load...... 2400 has changed over the years. my chrono and shooting it say that it is overpressure based on velocity with todays 2400 (by today I mean in the last 25 years) Accurate #9 is pretty close to 2400 but MUCH cleaner pressures are about the same all else being equal. with the #9 the MAX load with a 240 cast bullet is 20 grains for 1500 fps...it would be slightly more with 250 grain... #9 and 2400 use the same charge up to that point. IN MY OPINION 22 grains of 2400 is an overpressure charge. I use 19 grains of #9 for my 'hot' loads I also coat my cast bullets with HT coat myself but you can just buy em already coated. What HT does for you is.........the end of leading...no longer an issue. more accuracy in marginal guns (those that shoot jacketed rounds ok but not cast due to missmatch of bore/chamber) and... guns that shoot coated bullets are even easier to clean than those that shoot jacketed bullets #9 gets rid of the mess 2400 makes and HT gets rid of the mess cast bullets and their lube make. I have a grand or more in my lube/sizer.... have not touched it in 3 years or so. cobwebs on it. also... no smoke from the lube when shooting. I will never go back. Oh... and bullet hardness? The HT coat makes that almost a non issue. any old scrap lead will do except pure lead. Similar good things happen in .357 mag. and some of my best groups in 45 acp are with cast and coated 200 grain SWC Try it... several cast bullet makers offer HT coat bullets at about the same price as uncoated bullets. The 9mm in a carbine cut groups in half with the coated bullet. I have turned so many of my friends on to HT coat that I should be getting some kind of kickback LOL.

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

I've read a good bit on today's 2400 vs yesterday's... including actual pressure testing that exposed the reality that historic 2400 and today's are close enough to each other that the pressure difference is no more than lot to lot variances of 2400. I credit that research with a marked decline in my eyesight...reading hours a day for weeks to get to the truth.

@doranmaxwell1755

7 ай бұрын

Yeah.. I have heard about the same. Lot to Lot variance must be huge tho cause I got maybe 5 lbs of 2400 from 70's to 2000 and there is a noticeable difference.. But old Kieth (bless his heart) blew up a lot of guns in his day... also... he had no way to test for velocity much less pressure.... What I am saying is that his loads like lots of loads gunwriters were using/selling were way overpressure Aliant this day.... gives 20 grains as an absolute maximum. And as you know when you get to max? any more powder has way more effect on pressure than what 1 or two grains does at lower levels. Just sayin... I would dump both the Kieth load and the 2400 and go with 19 grains of Accurate #9I have shot 19 grains of both 2400 and of #9 and the 9 will have the same velocity in my guns as the 2400 but will feel noticably softer.@@plowboysghost

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

@@doranmaxwell1755 I appreciate the advice, but I shot a lot of them in Rugers and new Smiths over the last several years without an issue before I dropped to 21 gr 2400 for the last 300-400 I loaded, because 21 was more accurate in my Redhawk. I hear that about Ole Elmer regularly..that he blew up a lot of guns. Far as I know he never blew up an N Frame with his 22-gr load, and today's N Frame is more durable than his was. That horse was beat to death over years of discussions until someone with access to the equipment to test chamber pressure laid it to rest on a forum or two. When I get done with the last of the Keith Load and the 21 gr load, I'll swap to H110 for that bullet just like I did the 310.

@doranmaxwell1755

7 ай бұрын

I understand. I also fell prey to a lot of gun myths that everyone takes as gospel like SAA should only be loaded with 5 and kept on an empty chamber etc. On this one.... lets just say that at best he was on the bleeding edge of pressure. Lets also say that the makers of 2400 give a max load of 20 grains. Not sure what the velocity loss is when going from 22 to 20 grains but it can't be much... maybe 25-40 fps? Do I want to shoot loads that are at best over max pressure to get that? Not me... I would be the guy that did 19. I have found that almost always the max load in manuals is not even the most accurate let alone over max. not to mention that max pressure is just that... max..not pressure curve. But if it works for you? On the flip side of that coin.. the 44 spl... there really are no good 44 spl loads in the manual. Every max load for lead is at way under max pressure. My load for 44 special is about 7% over their max loads but under max for the round and.. pressure curves for low pressure rounds are different than for high pressure rounds@@plowboysghost

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

@@doranmaxwell1755 Is the load data you refer to with a real Keith bullet or just a regular SWC design? A true Keith being weighted forward with less bullet in the case has a reducing effect on pressure, as well. I've seen a LOT of people refer to such generic SWC bullets as "Keith" design or Keith style...which they aren't. Anywho..as I said, this is not a matter of theory or light study for me...it's something Ive been shooting for YEARS after extensive research. When my now meager stash of 22-gr are all shot, I'll still be loading the 21-gr and safely shooting them. Best of luck to you

Sorry to hear this sir

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

I'll either tinker with the factory sight and make it work or I'll buy a good replacement sight. It'll all work out 👍

How far was you shooting?

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

Just 11 yards.

Yeah the wilson combat rear sight is money well spent

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

Mine, along with the green fiber optic from WC will be here tomorrow.

@RevolverTv

7 ай бұрын

@@plowboysghost oh okay good deal. I went with the white gold bead. You'll be satisfied with it.

My Colt Python is one of the new ones with same barrel length, and those sights--same thing, total crap. I still have to take it to a gunsmith for retrofitting, maybe with fiber-optic sights. (I don't trust myself to do the job.)

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

I'm going to put a front sight on at the same time

@HandgunSafe

8 ай бұрын

@@plowboysghost Okay, maybe I'll do the same thing. That's a good idea.

Hows the trigger on that Colt?

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

Fairly smooth double action. Crisp but heavier than S&W single action.

Could you take a deer with 10MM ? Was thinking about that Anaconda. It is a beauty.

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

I could if I still had a 10mm😁

It's just not the same w/o the sunglasses ;)

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

😁...I didn't plan to video shooting today, so everything was "off".

Wish i could join ya brother 🇺🇸

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

Much appreciated 👍

Can the s&w 29 handle Hot loads?

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

The new ones can handle any std. pressure, full throttle Magnums. No "+p" stuff, though.

@user-zk3ez8bo5f

7 ай бұрын

@@plowboysghost Thanks

What happened to that gorgeous 629 5inch with the Hogue rubber grips and don’t you got a super Blackhawk for Dear 😊

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

The 629 was rehomed.

@ashemsavage6842

8 ай бұрын

@@plowboysghost gotcha it will come back again 😊

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

@@ashemsavage6842 😁

Bad shootin days suck.

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

Yep.

Colt should feel guilty about that rear sight... 😒

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

Yep. Had to fight to get the front sight grub screw out today, too. Went and bought a new set of Allen wrenches and that screw immediately stripped out just like the rear one did. I got it loose and out, though. I took a one size too large Torx but and drove it into the grub screw. It came right out.

$1299 here

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

They've came down a lot in the last year+ around here. The first one I saw in person sold for over 2200. This one was the second he had in stock...months later.

Those factory grips on the S&W Classics are awful. Way too narrow across the back strap. I always put Herrett’s Troopers on my magnum Smiths, but they stopped doing custom orders.

@plowboysghost

7 ай бұрын

These are getting changed asap

@876mpr

7 ай бұрын

@@plowboysghost I’ve never tried the big Lee bullet on deer, but it really thumps big hogs at 1225-1250 fps.

Colt is overpriced junk!

@plowboysghost

8 ай бұрын

That rear sight sucks...but the gun is really nice.

@dickgoesinya9419

8 ай бұрын

@@plowboysghost You are right, I have had my share of Colt disappointments, but that was a little harsh. About a year ago, a Gunshop owner showed me a new stainless Anaconda and Python that he was keeping for his collection and they were both very nice indeed. For the same money I would rather have a S&W 29 or 629 Classic DX made in the early 90's they will shoot 1 1/2" groups @ 50 yds. and have a target to prove it.

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