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Plenty of folks pick up a classic 1873-pattern single-action and find the standard Navy grip a bit cramped. Taylor's & Company fixed that with the Gunfighter Defender. It wears the longer, slightly wider 1860 Army grip on a New Model Cattleman frame, so bigger hands get real estate to work with instead of a pinky hanging off the bottom. Add the lowered Runnin' Iron hammer spur, which keeps your sight picture cleaner and speeds up cocking, and you've got a sixgun that handles quicker than its old-school looks suggest.
This is part of Taylor's Performance Series, built by Uberti in Italy to Taylor's specs. The frame is forged steel with a color case hardened finish, matched to blued steel parts and a checkered Army-size walnut grip. The checkering isn't just for looks either. It gives your hand real purchase when you're running magnum loads, and the 4.75 inch barrel keeps the whole package balanced at 10.35 inches overall and about 2.45 pounds. Sights are the traditional setup: fixed blade up front, notch in the rear frame.
The .357 Mag chambering is a smart pick for a gun like this. Load up full-power magnums when you want the thump, or feed it soft-shooting .38 Special for long, affordable range days and cowboy action matches. Six rounds in the cylinder, single-action lockwork, and that big Army grip soaking up recoil makes it an easy gun to shoot well all afternoon.
The case colors on the frame give every one of these a look all its own, and the walnut checkering dresses it up without straying from the classic gunfighter profile. Whether you're competing, plinking, or just want a proper single-action with more grip than the usual Cattleman, this one earns its spot in the safe.
Yes. Since .38 Special is essentially a shorter version of the .357 Magnum cartridge, this revolver runs both without any changes. A lot of owners practice with cheaper, softer-shooting .38s and save the magnums for when they want more punch.
The 1860 Army grip is longer and a touch wider than the Navy-style grip found on most 1873 single-actions. That extra length gives shooters with larger hands a full grip instead of a cramped hold, and the checkered walnut adds traction that plain grips don't offer. It also helps manage recoil with full-power .357 loads.
It's built by Uberti in Italy to Taylor's & Company specifications and imported through Taylor's, based in Winchester, Virginia. Uberti has a long track record producing quality reproductions of classic single-action revolvers, and the forged steel frame on this model reflects that.
The lowered Runnin' Iron hammer spur sits flatter than a traditional hammer, which keeps it out of your sight line for faster sight acquisition and makes it quicker to thumb back. It's a feature borrowed from Taylor's Runnin' Iron model that competitive and fast-handling single-action fans really appreciate.
| UPC | 810012512091 |
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| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 555167 |
| Shipping Weight | 3.2 |
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