ASM Walkers

[Texas John Critter]

Well I have a chance to get one of these hogs real reasonable.  Were/are they any good at all?  Would I be able to recoup my $150 if I don't like it?  I have wanted one of these for a long time.  Thanks!

Put this up in the STORM forum and thought I might as well put it up here too.

[ndnchf]

I sold one to a buddy a few months ago.  It was very well made, had excellent timing and shot fine.  I'm not sure if it had an action job before i got it, but it was very smooth too.  The only issue I had was the lever catch spring wan't properly heat treated so it wasn't much of a spring.  I fitted an Uberti Walker catch and it worked fine.

[RollingThunder]

According to the Blue Book of Modern Black Powder Firearms, the ASM Walker Colt was valued at $315 on 100% PPGS; $275 - 98%; $205 - 90%; $175 - 80%. MSR was $320. The model was a .44 cal perc. 9 in. barrel, color case hardened frame, loading lever and hammer, brass trigger guard and steel backstrap, weighed 4.5 lbs. and was discontinued as a model in 2000.

Hope that helps.

[Jamie]

I've handled and shot 3 ASM Walkers.  Each one of them shot great, and worked fine, though I've not put enough shots through any of them (nor have enough shots BEEN put through them) to really bring out any problems that aren't obvious at first blush.  The one thing they all do, and I assume (perhaps incorrectly) is inherent to the breed is that a particularly fast cocking will sometimes spin the cylinder past the bolt notch.  Considering the minute character of the notch, rounded as it is, and the sheer mass of the cylinder it seems to me that that wouldn't be that abnormal, but I've never handled an Uberti or other Walker.  An Uberti First Model Dragoon I once handled did the same thing. A stiffer spring might slap the bolt home with more authority, but it never happens when you cock it deliberately.  At any rate, that's my 2cents worth.
Jamie