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The Great Western II Californian is Pietta's take on the 1873 pattern single action, and it nails the look and feel of the originals without you having to track down an antique. This one comes chambered in .44-40 Winchester, a cartridge with deep frontier roots that found new life with the rise of cowboy action shooting. With the 7.5-inch barrel, blued steel, color case hardened frame, and walnut grips, it carries all the character of the guns that settled the West.
Pietta builds the Californian with a hammer-forged steel barrel and a frame that starts as a drop forging before getting CNC machined for consistent dimensions. The Californian also runs a wider rear sight notch and a larger front blade than many vintage originals, which makes picking up a sight picture quicker and easier when the light gets flat. It keeps the fixed sights true to the period while making the gun more friendly to shoot.
Like the old Colts, this revolver uses a floating firing pin mounted in the hammer rather than a transfer bar, and it gives you the classic four distinct clicks when you thumb the hammer back. That's the heart of what makes it feel authentic. Because it carries the traditional action, the time-tested habit with this style of single action is to load five rounds and rest the hammer on an empty chamber.
The .44-40 Winchester, also called the .44 WCF, dates back to 1873 and was the round folks loved to pair between a rifle and a sixgun so they could carry one type of ammo. It shines in cowboy action shooting and metallic silhouette, and factory cowboy loads run mild and pleasant to shoot. That long 7.5-inch barrel wrings a little more out of the cartridge and gives you a steady, stretched-out sight radius for ringing steel or punching paper at the range.
No, it uses a floating firing pin mounted in the hammer rather than a transfer bar, which keeps it period correct to the original 1873 Colts. When you thumb the hammer back you'll hear the classic four distinct clicks. With this style of action, the long-standing practice is to load five rounds and rest the hammer on an empty chamber.
The .44-40, also known as the .44 WCF, is a classic frontier cartridge still loaded today, mostly as mild cowboy action ammunition. Factory cowboy loads typically run a 200 to 225 grain lead flat-point bullet at easygoing velocities, so recoil stays pleasant. It was historically popular because folks could pair it between a rifle and a revolver and carry just one type of ammo.
Pietta uses a hammer-forged steel barrel and a drop-forged frame that's then CNC machined for consistent dimensions, so it holds up to real use. It keeps the authentic Colt-style profile and color case hardened frame. The main nod to modern shooting is a wider rear sight notch and a taller front blade for a quicker, easier sight picture.
The 7.5-inch barrel is the classic cavalry-length profile and gives you a longer sight radius, which many find steadier for deliberate shooting and ringing steel. It also squeezes a touch more velocity out of the .44-40 cartridge. If you want that traditional long-barrel Old West silhouette, this is the one.
| UPC | 641996211430 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | HF4440CHS712NM |
| Action | |
| Barrel Finish | Blued |
| Barrel Length | 7.5" |
| Caliber/Gauge | .44-40 Winchester |
| Capacity | 6 |
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