1847 Colt Walker

[rbertalotto]

I shoot a Walker in a strong side right holster and a Dragoon in a cross draw. Both use cartridge conversion cylinders in 45LC......I load them full up with Black Powder and have a ball with them at a shoot. Not very fast, but HUGE style points!

The Walker , because of its weight, is a pussy cat to shoot even fully loaded.

[half-hitch]

Yes it did, Gabriel.  Sometimes those surly barkeeps just didn't show enough respect.

[Gabriel Law]

I'm just revisiting this thread - lots of good stuff here.

But for me, the best is that I was able to buy back my old Walker Colt, and this time, it has a conversion cylinder with it as well.  So now she's my strong hand gun, and my 1860 Army is my cross draw.  I made slim Jim holsters for them, and had the opportunity to wear them for an afternoon and evening.  I didn't mind the weight at all.

[Gabriel Law]

I couldn't resist sharing a picture of this fine piece.  Other than a little holster wear, and the varnish worn off the grips, I think it's in pretty decent shape for a forty year old revolver.  Notice the brass front sight replacement...an old addition to make it shoot where I pointed it.  The finish is what Uberti calls "charcoal blue".  The lever does not drop down when I shoot it.  I did a little modification to the catch spring.

[Mogorilla]

Half Hitch,
If you are only 45 minutes south of KC, check out KVC, a NCOWS club in Kansas, they would be closer than Springfield, they shoot in Garnett Kansas.  Also, we have pistol shoots at the Jesse James Farm in Kearney Missouri three times a year.   You will find cap and ball shooters (me), conversion shooters, and plain single action shooters.  I am not sure this cartridge fad will ever really catch on, so learning Cap and Ball is the way to go!

[Thomas (Tom) Horn aka James Hicks]

Half Hitch... For starters with percussions in CAS I would not recommend the Walker's, mainly because of their "weight".  I chose this past July to shoot 5 stages doing the Josey Wales thing. I dressed the part (costume and all) the temp was over 100 degrees. Twas a bit too much. Laugh. One thing I have learned IF one chooses to shoot cap and ball in a SASS match... Buy EXTRA CYLINDERS preload then all before the match then all one has to do is change cylinders and cap at the loading table. If you do not do this, it takes too much time RELOADING and you as a shooter will not be able to perform too many extra tasks on the posse and that does not set usually well with other posse members. My opine. I shot the stages with the two Walkers, two Army 60's and one Remington 58. As stated reloading that many revolvers left me doing nothing but shooting and reloading... did not go well with others. I shot the Walker's loaded with 60grs of Goex fff.g under a .457" ball; the 60's with 35grs of fff.g and the same with the '58 using .457" lead ball. It was a hoot and a hollor... Lots of SMOKE and FIRE. But at the end of the match... I WAS WORN OUT COMPLETELY. BUT I would not recommend for a beginner to start with WALKER's... as stated... It may discourage you. Start with  Navy '51's or Army 60's. If you like 'em then buy extra cylinders and have a blast... once you get the hang of it... more fun than the cartridge revolvers. Frontiersman Category is one fun Category. My opine.