Uberti 1847 Colt Walker
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bunkysdad
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Uberti 1847 Colt Walker
This is one that has eluded me for years. I always wanted a Uberti Walker, but seemed to put it on the back burner every time I bought something. So I finally took the plunge. To be honest it's all I can to to hold it up after having shoulder surgery, so maybe I'll have to shoot it with 2 hands, but shoot it I fully intend to do. This dwarfs my Ruger Old Army.
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Re: Uberti 1847 Colt Walker
Shoulder surgery or not, you shoot a Colt Walker with two hands, that's 4 1/2 pounds of steel unloaded with maximum velocity's in the .41 Magnum range. This is a horse pistol despite that crap on lonesome Dove with the characters strutting around with these things in belt holsters. Unless of course you like involuntarily dropping trow on the range despite belt and suspenders. Nice addition to the collection.
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Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: Uberti 1847 Colt Walker
That cracked me up Jim. Dropping trow on the range not in the plans!
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"Why don't you just drop them der pants"
Damn, I'll bet that's going to leave a mark! Probably hurt too!
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"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
identify their corporate sponsors."
"When I die, I want to be facing my enemies surrounded by their dead bodies and piles of spent brass"
"Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience." - Mark Twain
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Re: Uberti 1847 Colt Walker
A monster of a cap and ball "magnum." 
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bunkysdad
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Re: Uberti 1847 Colt Walker
After watching several videos it looks like 40 grains of fffg will be about as accurate and good to shoot as anything heavier would be.
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I used to have a Ruger Old Army, and wish I had not parted with it. I used 40 grains of FFFg in that pistol with a .457 ball. I would imagine the Walker has more capacity in each cylinder, so maybe fill in with some cornmeal over the powder then seat the ball. Have fun with it; should be a real blast.
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Re: Uberti 1847 Colt Walker
That is one handfull of gun. You should do a video of shooting it.
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