1847 Walker & 1860 Army .44's
 

Got my pappy on the range today and had his Walker fully loaded and ready to go! I used 40 grains Shockeys Gold super powder, .454 round balls and lubed over the balls with my patch lube to prevent chain fire. The roar this thing creates is just unreal! Its like firing a 50cal rifle! Accuracy at 11 and 25 yards was outstanding with both pistols actually.

The Walker is a Uberti and the Army is Pietta. Both have great triggers and timing. One problem with the Walker is the caps are ALWAYS jammed either in the cylinder/frame area or they drop down and wedge behind the hammer/frame. I don't have this issue with the Army, so that's one thing we noticed right away.

As long as you keep the Walker pointed straight up in the air, the caps fall out and everything is ok, MOST times. Another downside is I can not use my capper unless I go to full cock and cap it that way, down in the hammer slot. The side slot cut out looks like you have to place them onto the nipple one by one.

Side by side,


40gr of shockeys gold lighting up


11 yards with the Walker and my dad shooting.


Me with my 1860 Army .44 @ 11 yards. At 25 yards I out shot the Walker. BUT, we'll have more competition later down the road lol. It was a blast.

nice revolvers and nice shooting. I did once own a 1860 Navy model .44 revolver but it chain fired on me and stretched the frame. After I had it fixed, I sold it. My 1858 New Army Remington is a .44 Pietta and it shoots great.

That Walker a person at close range could probably take a deer with 40 grains. Not that I am recommending trying it. Nice looking pictures.

The Walker is good for 60gr. I'd try it on a doe, but it's not legal here.

Might be fun for coyote though. That's legal, and would be a good challenge to get one to come in close enough.

I found some nut using 60gr of 4F. I don't recommend it, but it shows how tough the gun is. 60gr of 3F if fine is we're talking real black. He's also wrong about it being more powerful than a .44 mag. It's not even close to the same power.

That's darn good shooting Devil. My brother-in-law has one of those Ruger caplocks. I've shot it a few times and while it was fun, I just never fell in love with BP revolvers. Though I've always had kind of a hankering for a Pedersoli Le Page or Kuchenreuter.

if its not snowing tomorrow, i'll get some videos of water jugs exploding with that 40gr charge :D

You goin water jug huntin again MD? Thought you dun give up on dem there wily critters!

Good to see someone getting out and getting some shooting in. ;)

No kidding. The weather here has been way colder than normal lately.