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Taurus has been well-known worldwide for its double-action revolvers since 1941, but only got into the more retro single-action wheel gun market more recently.

The company’s first single-action offering, the Taurus Gaucho, popped up briefly in 2005, then faded back into gun lore.

Since then, Taurus acquired Heritage Manufacturing in 2012, which makes a tremendous amount of single-action rimfire caliber revolvers every year, like 187,000 guns a year kind of production.

With the company owning such a huge slice of the rimfire single gun market, as well as the double-action centerfire market, it’s only natural that Taurus would make a traditional “four click” revolver.

In late 2024, it debuted the Deputy. A SAA-based revolver offered in two barrel lengths, a 4.75-inch “gunfighter” style, and a longer 5.5-inch, as well as in the iconic .45 Colt or .357 Magnum calibers, the Deputy is ready to ride.

Quick summary: We reviewed the 5.5-inch barreled .45 Colt variant of this classic six-shooter with modern safety features and found it to be a good, if beefy, “smoke wagon” at an affordable price.

For the full review, head on over to my column at Guns.com.