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Bryant Ridge's Analysis: Colt introduced the Python revolver in 1955: the same year Smith & Wesson introduced their own iconic Model 29 in .44 magnum: the 1950’s were a wonderful time for American cars and revolvers it seems.  While many a Smith & Wessons was returned barely used, the Python offered a “magnum” that could be fired without flinch inducing trauma.  Production ceased in 1999 with only custom orders available until 2005 when the last, the 50th …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis: The Smith & Wesson Model 57, introduced in 1964, is a large-frame, double-action revolver chambered for the powerful .41 Magnum cartridge. Designed primarily for law enforcement, the Model 57 was created to fill a perceived performance gap between the .357 Magnum and the .44 Magnum. This new caliber, advocated by firearms experts Elmer Keith, Bill Jordan, and Skeeter Skelton, was intended to offer better recoil control and more manageable stopping power than the .44 …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Colt Gold Cup National Match is known as the finest shooting semi-automatic in the world, and is the standard for competitive guns. The first Colt Gold Cup National Match pistol was introduced in the late 1950’s to give competitive shooters a gun to take directly from the dealer’s showcase to the firing line. Colt Gold Cup pistols have been used to compete in local club matches through the National Matches at Camp Perry. The Gold Cup National Match is the ultimate targ …