1847 Walker Colt Revolver

[TheDane95]

Is it true that it's nearly 16" long?

[originaltbyrd]

these are the guns used in BLOOD MERIDIAN. scalphunter's choice.

[acelafan123]

@mentholman702 NO, it was obviously filmed on a calculator

[mark3smle]

that is what Clint Eastwood would carry if he was a pioneer in california. make my day, mr. goldminer

[memo8774]

@mark3smle: He carries four of these in "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and makes lots' o holes in baddies.

[mark3smle]

@memo8774 i didnt know that. i thought he had a scoped sharps and a few colt 1860s. well atleast it looked like the standard colt 1860... who knew :)

[beastatlay]

Forget the haters: this is the most realistic MS-DOS videogame I have ever seen. Graphics are superb - roll on 1995!

[1x93cm]

i heard at high loads the loading lever pops out

[TheVampyreCat]

Most powerful black powder repeating handgun.

[Tanookiru]

tsafa1- sounds like the tollerances on your Walker are very tight. You'll have to keep it extra clean as BP makes lots of fouling. As for not striking the caps, you might very well have a cap fragment stuck down inside the action. Good luck.

[tsafa1]

I need some advice now. I shot my Walker for the first time. After the 6 rounds the cylinder became very hard to rotate. I have not experienced this with my other BP revolvers. I have no misfires until after about 24 rounds. Then it acted as if the hammer was not hitting the caps. I never experience this with any other BP revolvers either. What do you think?

[tdblues]

do you participate in any Cowboy Shooting events?

[KraljLazar]

excellent sound, but vid quality is like ceramic tiles...

[albionsseed]

Sorry about that. I have no explanation for it. It was uploaded as an MP4 just like all my other vids but came out like crap.

[KraljLazar]

no prob, nice vid.. ;)

5s from me

[empireofthesun1937]

that sounds like a damn arisaka type 99 or mauser karabiner 1898 kurz... a real wristbreaker

[catnipmaus]

That sound makes my heart flutter -swoon-

[shyrajay]

I am related to Samuel H Walker....

[f4tweet]

Fogging for mosquito's?

[Tuxster3]

Oops!

I should open my eyes!

I saw you were shooting 50 grains.

[WJUStudent]

terrible video quality with excellent sound quality lol, sounds much better than my standard colt

[albionsseed]

I do not understand the vid quality issue with this one. I have uploaded all of my videos the same way, but they never have a consistent quality once they are in the system?! I upload as MPEG-4, is there a better format?

[skookumlongwalker]

This is my Personal Protection weapon.

[YaxisX]

Tried to rate this video 9. Is this a first video? I don't even have a camera, but this image is broken up a bit. Does it need a better quality camera? Loved watching the Walker Colt shoot. Keep shooting and filming!

[Slikhedgehog]

Not entirely. It's a Colt 1847 Walker. The Colt Walker was used for a bit, but the cylinder had to be sized down a tiny bit due to exploding cylinders (too much powder allowed) and the (ramrod? pumping rod?) would often fall down after firing, so they made a spring-bit on the end to hold it up. The result, was, as you mention, a Colt 1848 Dragoon. Good guess though, the guns are virtually identical.

[ssimon64]

and you've had your six

[LukeJohn123]

Cool gun could it penetrate body armour?

[albionsseed]

Not likely, the bullets are cast in soft lead and would flatten out when they hit the armour. They would however release all of their energy which would most likely result in serious blunt trauma injuries.

[dboy11368]

enough trauma to knock em back and re-aim for a wicked one-handed side-ways head-shot, lol!

[tlhonmey]

With a maximum load it's just a shade less powerful than a .357. So, short answer: At close range with a pointed, hardcast bullet, it could probably penetrate light and maybe even medium body armour. The stuff that's designed to stop rifle bullets though... not likely.

[Ceaaa22]

I bet no one volunteered to have a can shot off their head.

[AjackLee4]

@Ceaaa22 hahahahahaha

[gmw2007]

hety

[albionsseed]

Just did a bit more shooting today, snow and all. The new video is being uploaded tonight and should be available tomorrow. More detail, 9 minutes long, and much better resolution.

[cluckadee]

I also have this excellent revolver. I built mine from a kit. You should try a 60 grain charge on the next video (also could you make a more clear video) please post more video's on this gun thank you

[albionsseed]

I use Pyrdex P which is equivilent to FFFg black powder. So far I have only used a 50 grain charge. I have been told you can go up to 60 grains. I have not fired it much but at about twenty yards I was suprised that I was able to hit a Coors Lite can with 3 out of 6 shots. Pretty good I'd say. If winter ever ends I will do more testing. Wonder how that can got there????

[MAHARDWAY]

owned and loved mine for years . Mine is an old Eurarms/ Brescia . I open the powder flask , and fill each chamber to 1/8 to 3/16 from the top with 3F . That won't leave much room at the top of each chamber for grease ...( I use Vaseline ) , so watch for chain fire . Awesome weapon . Also own a .58 Zouave , another bad boy .

[tlhonmey]

You would probably be better off with crisco or lard. Petroleum + black powder fouling = glue.

Also, as long as your bullets aren't undersized, you are much more likely to get a chain fire from a bad cap. Make sure the ones you use don't fall off (uncapped nipples are a disaster waiting to happen) and it's best if they don't explode into lots of little pieces.

Oh, and don't pour from an open flask straight in. That's how they invented the grenade. Fill the spout, close the valve, then pour.

[mymartini]

Hi, What grade powder do you use? How many grains? Whats your accuracy like? Nice vid.

[littlefury]

nope I haven't yet. I'll try that as soon as I can find some.

[albionsseed]

That's an Uberti also. Really impressed with the overall quality, fit and finish. Have you tried conical bullets yet?

[littlefury]

Awesome dude, I bought the same, made by Uberti.. shooting it feels like being Zeus!