Cholla Posted January 22 Posted January 22 (edited) I stopped by the Taylor’s booth at the Shot Show. They have their own made in the US ”Winchester”Model ‘73 in 9mm. The made in the US part is exciting. I asked if they would be coming out with a 45 Colt and 38 special version. They said they may as time goes on. Edited January 22 by Cholla 1 Quote
Cholla Posted January 22 Author Posted January 22 Just now, Wild Eagle said: Rifle or pistol? Sorry, rifle. Winchester 73. Quote
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Didja take a picture of it? Discussion last year: Quote
Wild Eagle Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Would that be SASS legal? If so, it would be even a little cheaper to shoot than 38 special. 9MM brass is really cheap and very easy to find. Could be interesting. 1 Quote
El Sobrante Kid Posted January 22 Posted January 22 20 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Didja take a picture of it? Discussion last year: Never heard of a .9mm caliber firearm, seems awful small. I wonder who will sell the ammo and if it will be expensive. 2 Quote
Cholla Posted January 22 Author Posted January 22 35 minutes ago, El Sobrante Kid said: Never heard of a .9mm caliber firearm, seems awful small. I wonder who will sell the ammo and if it will be expensive. Nope. You use rice grains as bullets. 3 3 Quote
Cholla Posted January 22 Author Posted January 22 58 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Didja take a picture of it? Discussion last year: I will try to get some tomorrow. It looked no different than a Uberti ‘73 to me. Quote
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Are they offering a "SASS-APPROVED" version without the threaded barrel?? 3 2 Quote
Two Dot, 14911 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 How many more years until they are available? They were showing these last year. Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 17 minutes ago, Two Dot, 14911 said: How many more years until they are available? They were showing these last year. 17 minutes ago, Two Dot, 14911 said: How many more years until they are available? They were showing these last year. I was going to say that, this is old news Quote
Cholla Posted January 22 Author Posted January 22 11 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: Are they offering a "SASS-APPROVED" version without the threaded barrel?? They have a smooth thread cover to make it appear traditional. I assume from your question that won’t cut it. 1 2 Quote
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Here it is on Taylor's website: https://www.taylorsfirearms.com/tc73-rifle-18-9mm-tuned.html Seems a little pricey but Made In USA is worth it to some. Looks to me like a hacksaw to the muzzle would make it SASS legal. Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Here it is on Taylor's website: https://www.taylorsfirearms.com/tc73-rifle-18-9mm-tuned.html Seems a little pricey but Made In USA is worth it to some. Looks to me like a hacksaw to the muzzle would make it SASS legal. Check the barrel length. I have one of their 16.5" 86's with with the threaded barrel. I thought about cutting off the threads, but the are .5" long, and that would take the length of the barrel, theoretically, to exactly 16". I don't wanna risk the wrath of the ATF over the barrel being 1/16th" too short. It would be nice if there was a smooth cap to make it look better, but dang it, the cap is on there so tight that I can't get it off! Edited January 22 by H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Quote
Needle-Nose-Tom Posted January 22 Posted January 22 That's awesome you got to go. I would love to make it to one of the shot shows. 1 Quote
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 18 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: Are they offering a "SASS-APPROVED" version without the threaded barrel?? You’d also have to black out, turn around or remove the white diamond insert. Randy 1 Quote
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 (edited) The threaded barrel would work well with my 1879 silencer!!! If you heard of it, it's because it is . . . Edited January 23 by Marauder SASS #13056 4 Quote
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Can anyone remember Years ago when the Redwing Screw Knife people were supposed to come out with a US made 73? Was rather disappointed it never happened Quote
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 2 hours ago, Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 said: Can anyone remember Years ago when the Redwing Screw Knife people were supposed to come out with a US made 73? Was rather disappointed it never happened Maybe Taylors bought their work as a starting point and then finished it? I know this thing is aimed at a different crowd, but they would be turning down sales if they don't do it in a little more traditional models, even though those have been done before. We don't know what the production limit is for their supplier, and it's possible this model will keep them at full capacity for a while. When that slows down... who knows. I'm guessing at my highest level. Quote
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 9 hours ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: Check the barrel length. I have one of their 16.5" 86's with with the threaded barrel. I thought about cutting off the threads, but the are .5" long, and that would take the length of the barrel, theoretically, to exactly 16". I don't wanna risk the wrath of the ATF over the barrel being 1/16th" too short. It would be nice if there was a smooth cap to make it look better, but dang it, the cap is on there so tight that I can't get it off! guess you could pull the barrel and turn in lathe to remove threads not sure that would be acceptable either Quote
evil dogooder Posted January 23 Posted January 23 On 1/21/2025 at 8:14 PM, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Didja take a picture of it? Discussion last year: It's a pretty good rifle. I had my doubts about it because it, however I got to play with one in Tennessee. The were smart to Ditch the original long carrier and shorten it. It has a few things that can be improved which we talked about. They are sending me one to do a review on so as soon as I get it I'll post some pictures 2 2 Quote
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 33 minutes ago, evil dogooder said: It's a pretty good rifle. I had my doubts about it because it, however I got to play with one in Tennessee. The were smart to Ditch the original long carrier and shorten it. It has a few things that can be improved which we talked about. They are sending me one to do a review on so as soon as I get it I'll post some pictures Didn't realize it had a short carrier. Quote
Irish Pat Posted January 23 Posted January 23 I bet it would fast with short ammo short stroked Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Taylor is obviously trying to reach out to the non SASS crowd! Quote
Boggus Deal #64218 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 3 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Taylor is obviously trying to reach out to the non SASS crowd! Since most of their business is non sass… 1 Quote
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted January 23 Posted January 23 If this thing is ever actually on the market, I really really want to see the Carrier Block and Bolt Face. Hummmmmmmmmmmm. Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Y'know, .45 ACP would make more sense than 9mm... 1 Quote
J.S. Sooner, SASS #73526 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 The lever movement may be shorter than current rules allow, shorter carrier block, 9mm is a rather short round. Quote
Boggus Deal #64218 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 22 minutes ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: Y'know, .45 ACP would make more sense than 9mm... Why? 9mm is a ton more popular than .45 ACP. 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 8 hours ago, Boggus Deal #64218 said: Since most of their business is non sass… Is it really though? Quote
Boggus Deal #64218 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Yes. Look at their website. 75% or more of their products are not sass related. The sass market is a drop in the bucket in the firearms industry. Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 2 minutes ago, Boggus Deal #64218 said: Yes. Look at their website. 75% or more of their products are not sass related. The sass market is a drop in the bucket in the firearms industry. I just did and it looks like it’s all cowboy guns to me! What am I missing here? Quote
Boggus Deal #64218 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 https://www.taylorsfirearms.com/cattleman-revolving-carbine-18-357mag-lc1-550290.html There is just one of many, many more. All their BP long guns. The roughly 20,000 active sass shooters barely keep SASS afloat. Much less any major firearm manufacturer/importer. 1 Quote
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