Colt 1847 Walker

[RanchRoper]

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

[JEBar]

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

[RudyN]

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.

[tx gunrunner]

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

[Travlin]

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.

[RanchRoper]

Great info. Thanks!

[RanchRoper]

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfKEJgBuz1k

[Jdl447]

Gunrunner what is 15 grains IC of W?

[RudyN]

I have a whole bunch of Black Powder revolvers 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.

[SingleAction357]

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.