Taylor's 1873s

[Jimbob2.0]

Who hear has a Taylor's 1873. I was playing with them at the Chantilly gunshow and must say I am really impressed. Especially the smoke wagon actions.

They had a neat engraved blued/casehardened model that would make a great barbeque gun.

Plus they will do the smoke wagon on any model for a few $$$$

I see a pair of these in my future someday.

 

[NathanJ]

Huh?

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Huh?

Visual aid

http://www.taylorsfirearmsstore.com/product87.html

 

[Indiana Jones]

I have an Uberti Cattleman, basically the same thing. Theyre awesome. My favorite handgun I own. All autos are boring after it.

 

[NathanJ]

Who hear

I was making a little funny.

 

[NathanJ]

Yeah I love my SAA clone. If you cast boolits cheap to shoot too. They roll right in the hand and are great fun.

 

[hodgepodge]

I have a Taylor's, but not the Smoke Wagon model. Added a set of Wolff springs; it's very smooth.

Taylor's does a great job with their imports. Interesting info that they can "Smoke Wagon" any model. Hmmm.

 

[zoostation]

I have an Uberti Cattleman, basically the same thing. Theyre awesome. My favorite handgun I own. All autos are boring after it.

Me too. I love that gun.

 

[Marginwalker]

Just purchased one from Mark at 2A yesterday. Will post pictures once I pick it up.

 

[Indiana Jones]

I'll put it this way. When I got mine, my autos, and rifles got dusty. It's a different level of fun. Get .45lc for your first one! Gotta stay authentic!

 

[hvymax]

I'll put it this way. When I got mine, my autos, and rifles got dusty. It's a different level of fun. Get .45lc for your first one! Gotta stay authentic!

You need 2!!!

 

[Huckleberry]

Don't have their SAAs but do have 2 Sharps and had a Yellowboy.

Taylors is a great company. The two ladies that started the company, Tammy and Sue, really took a chance when they started up betting on Civil War Reenact and CAS as growing shooting sports.

There right in Winchester, Va so you always pay a visit to their showroom or buy direct from them if you're a Va resident.

 

[Jimbob2.0]

I'll put it this way. When I got mine, my autos, and rifles got dusty. It's a different level of fun. Get .45lc for your first one! Gotta stay authentic!

Ya unfortunately the engraved model which i am leaning towards only appears to come in .38/.357 in the blue. But thats cheaper ammo.

Who knows, maybe I need three?

 

[smores]

Does anyone shoot these A LOT? I'm interested in some SAA and other "cowboy" type guns down the road, and other than DT restorations, it seems Uberti/Stoeger/Beretta is really the only game in town. However these things have a reputation for coming with soft parts etc.

Kuhnhausen advises to have your SAA clone and all of its parts heat treated properly if you actually plan on shooting large volumes through em. I may just "pony up" and buy a Colt 3rd gen... but the prices of the Uberti (and other rebranded guns they produce) revolvers are attractive...

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Does anyone shoot these A LOT? I'm interested in some SAA and other "cowboy" type guns down the road, and other than DT restorations, it seems Uberti/Stoeger/Beretta is really the only game in town. However these things have a reputation for coming with soft parts etc.

Kuhnhausen advises to have your SAA clone and all of its parts heat treated properly if you actually plan on shooting large volumes through em. I may just "pony up" and buy a Colt 3rd gen... but the prices of the Uberti (and other rebranded guns they produce) revolvers are attractive...

You know I had similar concerns, but there are a lot of people who have these guns, and I have never heard of a major breakage. I wouldnt go shooting hotloads out of them, but I dont think I would be afraid of running an Uberti clone 10,000 rds.

Below is the one that just really caught my eye

 

[smores]

You know I had similar concerns, but there are a lot of people who have these guns, and I have never heard of a major breakage. I wouldnt go shooting hotloads out of them, but I dont think I would be afraid of running an Uberti clone 10,000 rds.

Below is the one that just really caught my eye

Yeah plus from time to time you can get a set of 2 with the same serial number... pretty neat. I've been inside of a LOT of Ubert-built guns, and they're usually pretty decent. I really would like an SAA in the older configuration with the fixed firing pin... but I dunno. You know with a Colt you have a collectible and a shooter in one piece....

I saw the Taylor's booth at the show yesterday but didn't have time to look closely. Being a gunsmith, I'd really like a genuinely case-hardened frame gun. Uberti uses a coloring process to give it the look, and does a decent job but I know in my heart it's just cosmetic! Not a big deal for anyone but a collector though.

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Yeah plus from time to time you can get a set of 2 with the same serial number... pretty neat. I've been inside of a LOT of Ubert-built guns, and they're usually pretty decent. I really would like an SAA in the older configuration with the fixed firing pin... but I dunno. You know with a Colt you have a collectible and a shooter in one piece....

I saw the Taylor's booth at the show yesterday but didn't have time to look closely. Being a gunsmith, I'd really like a genuinely case-hardened frame gun. Uberti uses a coloring process to give it the look, and does a decent job but I know in my heart it's just cosmetic! Not a big deal for anyone but a collector though.

Ya, on these you are talking $1400 matched, with a tuned trigger. The trigger on the smoke wagon converted me instantly, it makes my Ruger blackhawk feel 8lbs! Thats about the entry price for one Colt if it stops at that, and I have never felt one from the factory that had that smooth a trigger on cock or pull.

I may buy a smoke house in .45LC (since I am set up to reload it) before I pull the trigger on a set of these engraved models.

 

[NathanJ]

Ya, on these you are talking $1400 matched, with a tuned trigger. The trigger on the smoke wagon converted me instantly, it makes my Ruger blackhawk feel 8lbs! Thats about the entry price for one Colt if it stops at that, and I have never felt one from the factory that had that smooth a trigger on cock or pull.

I may buy a smoke house in .45LC (since I am set up to reload it) before I pull the trigger on a set of these engraved models.

You can do the same thing by purchasing the wolff spring package. WOW is that a hare trigger!

 

[smores]

My latest sh*thouse read has been the Kunhausen Colt SAA manual. I am reading it cover-to-cover over and over again. It's sinking in.... within a year or two once I knock out my current of list of things I NEED, I will make the jump to SAA. Not sure if I'm gonna nerd it up and go all-out SASS style... but the more good westerns I watch, it's tempting.

 

[hodgepodge]

My latest sh*thouse read has been the Kunhausen Colt SAA manual. I am reading it cover-to-cover over and over again. It's sinking in.... within a year or two once I knock out my current of list of things I NEED, I will make the jump to SAA. Not sure if I'm gonna nerd it up and go all-out SASS style... but the more good westerns I watch, it's tempting.

Got this book about 2-3 months ago. This is the book on the SAA pistol. Highly recommend it!

Smores: Come on, ya' know you wanna.