This gun is a youngster's perfect alternative between cast metal cap guns and expensive replicas.
For Christmas, I bought nine grandchildren a [[ASIN:B0007UO4V4 Big Tex Pistol]]. It's cast metal, realistic toy revolver. It appears sturdy, but it breaks like a shotgun, and if a kid "breaks" it a lot, it eventually won't stay fastened. Since I didn't want to spend upwards of $50 or $60 on replica guns for preteen kids, I found this gun to be an excellent step up. It is heavy plastic with a revolving cylinder. It is single action and will only fire if the hammer is cocked. My 3-year-old grandsons can accomplish this. The gun I received has a handle that looks like a modern .357 or .44 revolver - not like the handle pictured. Although the gun looks modern, it has a thumb release door to allow one cylinder bore at a time for loading - like an old single action cowboy gun. I bought [[ASIN:B004CWFV42 BlackHawk Hip Hip Holster Right Hand Black 5 3 5 Barrel SA Revolver Nylon 73NH12BK-R]] to go with it. My 3-year-old and 4-year-old grandson love this gun. (My son "lost" the soft rubber ammo because of their age.)
Rating: 5 stars