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There's something about a short-barreled single action that just feels right on the hip. The Pietta 1873 Great Western II Posse takes the classic 1873 pattern and trims it down to a 3.5-inch barrel, giving you a quick-handling six-shooter that carries easy and clears leather fast. Chambered in .357 Magnum, it also happily digests .38 Special, so you can run soft-shooting cowboy loads all afternoon and still have real magnum capability when you want it.
Plenty of short-barreled single actions delete the ejector assembly to save space. Not this one. Pietta gave the Posse a full ejector rod and head with a clever cut-around in the housing, so you get snubby handling without giving up the ability to kick out spent cases the way Sam Colt intended. The Great Western II line is also built period correct, with a floating firing pin in the hammer rather than a transfer bar, which keeps the action feeling like the originals. Fit and finish is where Pietta has earned its reputation, and this one shows it: a color case-hardened steel frame with those swirling blues and browns, a deep blued barrel and cylinder, steel backstrap and trigger guard, and smooth walnut grips that wear in nicely over time.
Sights are pure tradition, a fixed blade up front paired with the grooved topstrap channel, and the loading gate and half-cock loading routine will feel familiar to anyone who has spent time behind a Single Action Army. At around three pounds of solid steel, it soaks up recoil better than you'd expect from a gun this compact, and the shorter barrel balances beautifully in the hand. Whether you're chasing steel at a cowboy action match, building out a Western rig, or just want a good-looking sixgun that's a genuine pleasure to shoot, the Great Western II Posse delivers the goods.
Yes. Like any revolver chambered in .357 Magnum, it will safely fire .38 Special as well. That makes it a great match gun, since light .38 cowboy loads are cheap, soft shooting, and easy on the gun, while full-power .357 is always on the table when you want it.
It does, and that's the whole point of the Posse. Unlike the Sheriff model, which drops the ejector assembly entirely, the Posse keeps a full ejector rod and head with a small cut-around in the housing to make it work with the 3.5-inch barrel. You get compact handling without losing the traditional way of clearing empties.
No, the Great Western II line is built period correct with a floating firing pin in the hammer instead of a transfer bar. That gives the action an authentic feel true to the original 1873 design. As with any traditional single action of this type, the time-tested practice is to carry it with the hammer resting on an empty chamber.
Absolutely. Pietta's Great Western II revolvers have a strong following in the cowboy action world, and the SAA-pattern platform has earned recognition from SASS over the years. The short barrel clears the holster quickly, the .357/.38 chambering keeps ammo flexible, and the fit and finish holds its own against pricier reproductions.
| UPC | 641996212116 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | HF357CHS312NM |
| Action | |
| Barrel Finish | Blued |
| Barrel Length | 3.5" |
| Caliber/Gauge | .357 Magnum |
| Capacity | 6 |
| Shipping Weight | 3.0 |
| Sights | Blade Front |
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