TAYLOR'S .45 GUNFIGHTER

Perfect out-of-the-box shooter with tuned action and custom springs

By LAVISTA BILL BELL

Gunfighter: a person highly skilled in the use of a gun and a veteran of many gunfights, especially one living during the frontier days of the American West. — Urban Dictionary I DON’T BELIEVE THAT ANY OF THE OLD WEST GUNFIGHTERS STARTED OUT IN LIFE WITH THE CONSCIOUS DESIRE TO become a “shootist” or “pistoleer.” In most cases, it was a quirk of fate or an occupational hazard. Men like James Butler Hickok, Jesse James or John Wesley Hardin started their gun-slinging careers after of the close of the Civil War and were shaped by their experiences during and after the conflict. Others, like Wyatt Earp, Commodore Perry Owens and Bat Masterson served as lawmen, and skill with a handgun was part of the job. Then there were reputed bad guys,…

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Guns of the Old West (Digital) - 1 Issue, Spring 2022

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