One person doing these conversions is Hamilton Bowen (I am sure there are others out there). He has noted barrels are becoming problematic to find. There are some out there somewhere I am sure. In fact, you may want to ask the owner of the particular Redhawk if it was Hamilton that did the work. His trigger work on Redhawks is conservative compared to some others. Some barrel lengths are more difficult to find due to lower production levels. Here is a link to his website with a discussion part way down on the use of Anaconda barrels:
The Anaconda, although a Colt, is a later design and like the MIM S&W's and Rugers "fitting" means finding the right part in a bin that works. This was done to cut cost of hand labor. This also means unlike and E, I or D frame (e.g. Python, D'back, etc.) that had large production numbers over a long time that parts will be relatively scarce). Numrich shows as being out of barrels and only offering 2 other parts for the Anaconda as an example.
Comparing the Redhawk to the Anaconda the latter will have a shorter lock time due to the smaller hammer arc. The trigger pull weights after the tuning of each will be very similar.
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