Taurus Raging Hunter 454 Two Tone 8.37in — Superb Hunting Revolver

Description

The Taurus Raging Hunter 454 Two Tone is the long-barrelled, stainless-framed version of Taurus’s .454 Casull: five rounds, an 8.37-inch ported barrel, a full-length Picatinny rail moulded into the black shroud, and the red cushioned grip insert the Raging line is known for.

Two things separate this from the 6.75-inch black gun. The extra inch and a half of barrel gives the .454 room to finish burning, which is where the cartridge’s reputation for flat shooting comes from. And the stainless frame puts the corrosion resistance where the weather gets in, which matters on a revolver that will be carried through a season rather than kept in a safe.

How it is built

• The Taurus Raging Hunter 454 Two Tone has five chambers in .454 Casull, which also accept .45 Colt — the Casull case is the longer of the two, so the shorter round drops straight in.
• An 8.37-inch ported barrel. The ports vent upward near the muzzle and hold the front sight down, which on a cartridge this abrupt is what makes a second shot realistic.
• A Picatinny rail running the full length of the shroud, moulded in rather than bolted on.
• A matte stainless frame with a matte black oxide cylinder and a black aluminium shroud over a steel barrel.
• A black rubber grip with an integrated red cushion insert down the backstrap, spreading recoil across the whole palm.
• An adjustable rear sight, a fixed front, an exposed hammer and a transfer bar safety on the Taurus Raging Hunter 454 Two Tone.

Honest notes on .454 at this length

• Recoil is sharp rather than heavy. .454 Casull runs at far higher pressure than .44 Magnum and the impulse is quick and abrupt; the extra barrel weight here takes some of the edge off it.
• Ports are loud and throw blast sideways. Everyone within thirty feet needs hearing protection on every shot.
• Load .45 Colt for practice — cheaper, milder, same sight picture. That is the single best thing about this chambering.
• Do not assume the shorter case means a lighter load. Heavy “Ruger only” .45 Colt ammunition is loaded well above standard pressure; read the box.
• Scrub the front of the chambers when you go back up to Casull brass after .45 Colt, or the longer cases will stick.
• Use the rail. At 8.37 inches the Taurus Raging Hunter 454 Two Tone is a scope gun, and iron sights waste most of what the barrel gives you.

Specifications

• Manufacturer part number: 2-454085RH
• UPC: 725327617679
• Calibre: .454 Casull, also .45 Colt
• Capacity: 5 rounds
• Barrel: 8.37 in, ported, with integral Picatinny rail
• Frame: large, matte stainless steel
• Cylinder: matte black oxide
• Shroud: matte black aluminium over a steel barrel
• Sights: adjustable rear, fixed front
• Action: double action / single action, exposed hammer
• Grip: black rubber with integrated red cushion insert

.454 Casull and .45 Colt are both standardised by SAAMI, at pressure ceilings roughly three times apart — which is why the chamber can be cut for the Casull and still headspace the older cartridge correctly, and why the ammunition choice matters so much here.

The 6.75-inch black version is stocked as the Raging Hunter in .454 Casull. For a third cartridge on the same idea, the .460 S&W adds .460 above the Casull; for more bullet still, the .500 S&W two-tone. Cheaper to practise with: the .44 Magnum.

Why the Taurus Raging Hunter 454 Two Tone earns its place

• The Taurus Raging Hunter 454 Two Tone gives two cartridges out of one cylinder — .45 Colt to practise, .454 to hunt.
• Enough barrel to let .454 Casull deliver the flat trajectory it is known for.
• A stainless frame where the weather gets in.
• Factory porting and a cushioned grip on one of the sharpest-recoiling cartridges made.
• A rail moulded into the shroud, with no separate base to shoot loose.

This is a scoped handgun hunter’s revolver for deer, elk, hogs and bear at distances most revolvers cannot honestly manage. It suits a shooter who already handles big-bore recoil and wants reach rather than raw bullet weight. The Taurus Raging Hunter 454 Two Tone is not a first big-bore, not a range plinker and nothing to do with carry — and if .44 Magnum is already at your limit, buy that instead.

In stock now at MAG5 Firearms in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Handgun sales ship to a licensed dealer in your state, where you will complete a Form 4473 and the background check before taking delivery.