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Colt 1847 Walker

Post by RanchRoper » Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:12 pm

One day....I'd like to own a black powder revolver. This one. Anybody ever shot one?

http://www.cimarron-firearms.com/cimarr ... cal-9.html

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Re: Colt 1847 Walker

Post by JEBar » Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:11 pm

years ago I owned a Model 1858 New Army .44-Caliber Black Powder Revolver ===> http://www.cabelas.com/product/Pietta-M ... 731695.uts <=== fit and finish was OK, seemed to be solid .... problem was, accuracy .... I might as well of been shooting a smooth bore musket .... I'll be the first to admit that the fault may of been mine, I simply never get the hang of firing it .... for me it became a curiosity that took far more time to clean than I ever spent shooting
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Re: Colt 1847 Walker

Post by RudyN » Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:32 pm

I have a few BP revolvers and they are a hoot to shoot. two Walkers, a First Model Dragoon, two 1858 Remingtons and two .31 Cal Remington Pocket Revolvers. Of course they are all reproductions, but fun nevertheless. Oops, I forgot that I also have a 1851 Navy and a 1860 Army.
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Re: Colt 1847 Walker

Post by tx gunrunner » Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:55 pm

I found no need for a Walker since I only a target shooter ...... The 1858 Remy in 44 was my gun of choice when I shot in the matches all over the USA . There is very few guns that can beat a BP revolvers when it come to accuracy . The 2 guns in pic below are the 1st and only time I shot these 2 guns and also the last time I shot them . These are not cherry picked targets

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Re: Colt 1847 Walker

Post by Travlin » Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:09 pm

Very nice shooting Tx. I had one of the second generation Colt 1851 Navy revolvers. It was one of the most accurate handguns I have ever shot. The open top Colt design was sighting in for about 75 yards. The range where I shot it was only 25 yards so I would hold for the bottom of the paper and the .375 round balls would go in the black. I would not pick A Walker replica as a first cap and ball sixgun. A friend of mine had on and it was like holding a brick.
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Re: Colt 1847 Walker

Post by RanchRoper » Fri Jul 21, 2017 11:03 pm

Great info. Thanks!
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Re: Colt 1847 Walker

Post by RanchRoper » Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:07 pm

The many uses for a Colt Walker....love this scene :)

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Re: Colt 1847 Walker

Post by Jdl447 » Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:25 pm

Gunrunner what is 15 grains IC of W?
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Re: Colt 1847 Walker

Post by RudyN » Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:47 pm

I have a whole bunch of Black Powder revolvers :mrgreen: Two Walkers which are a hoot to shoot, two 1858 Remingtons, a Colt1860 Army, First and Third Model Dragoons, 1851 Navy and two .31 Caliber Remington Pocket Pistols. All reproductions.
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Re: Colt 1847 Walker

Post by SingleAction357 » Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:31 pm

I would love to take one of these to a bp smith and get it converted to a 5 shot .50 cal. I've never shot one, but I know a thing or two about em'. Overall they're really neat pieces of history and super useful for those hunting in bp only areas.
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