Uberti 1873 Cattleman El Patron .45 Colt
Model: 345174
Uberti 1873 Cattleman El Patron .45 Colt
Model: 345174
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Uberti 1873 Cattleman El Patron is a hand-tuned single-action .45 Colt built for cowboy action competition. Uberti makes it in Italy at an MSRP of $679, and it leaves the factory with easy-view sights that Uberti fits for faster target acquisition than a period blade and notch gives.
The cylinder is fluted and holds 6 rounds, fed through a loading gate one at a time, and the safety is the notch machined into the hammer at first cock, so the gun is carried with five and the hammer down on an empty chamber. Grips are checkered walnut, the frame is case hardened and the barrel is blued. It weighs 36.8 oz and runs 11 inches overall on a 4.75-inch barrel. Nothing on it adjusts and nothing is cut for an optic.
If you're cross-shopping, the Colt Single Action Army is the gun this one copies, and at an MSRP of $2,299 it is $1,620 dearer without the hand tuning or the bigger sights. The Ruger New Vaquero has an MSRP of $1,099 and weighs 40 oz, and its transfer bar lets the cylinder be loaded full, but its rear sight is a fixed notch in the top strap.
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Strengths & Limitations
- A fluted cylinder saves weight at the muzzle-heavy end of a Colt-pattern gun.
- Uberti also lists the El Patron in .45 Colt with a 5.5-inch barrel, so a shooter who wants the longer sight line gets the same tuning.
- The case-hardened frame with a blued barrel is the original 1873 finish pairing.
- The easy-view sights are larger than an 1873's, so a strict reenactor or a collector after visual fidelity wants a plain Cattleman instead.
- Hand-tuned springs are lighter springs, and light primer strikes turn up with hard primers.
- Half-cock and no transfer bar, so the cylinder runs one round down.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does El Patron mean on an Uberti?
A hand-tuned Cattleman. Uberti describes the El Patron as its hand-tuned model and fits easy-view sights to it.
What is the El Patron Competition?
The same gun with a lower, wider hammer that Uberti cuts for one-handed cocking, which it sells alongside the standard hammer version.
Does it chamber anything besides .45 Colt?
Not this one. Uberti lists El Patron variants in .357 Magnum and 9mm as separate guns, each with its own cylinder.
