Heavy artillery

[Bottom Dealin Mike]

Today I was out shooting my new Walker replica from Taylor's & Co. Talk about fun.

I've had an Armi San Marcos Walker since 1990, but I had a craving for a pair.

I have pictures up on my writer's page. I don't think you need to belong to facebook to see them

http://www.facebook.com/mike.beliveau.writer?ref=hl

One has a pretty impressive fireball...a real battleship gun. 

[Steel Horse Bailey]

The term "Hand Cannon" certainly originated with them!

[litl rooster]

Sweet

[Hargrave]

Mike,

Do you have some sort of filter on your Facebook? I was going to "friend you" but it would not let me .... Thanks

Nice pictures ... I love the walker and was t.hinking of making one into a conversion in the near future ;-)

[Paladin UK]

Mike...................
I jest LURV this piccie
Tops marks fer Fire in Brimstone!!



Paladin (What wants needs a pair of Walkers...NOW!!   ) UK

[Drydock]

Iffin I had a big ol' horse pistol like that, I would'nt be afraid o' no booger man!

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Iffin I had a big ol' horse pistol like that, I wouldn't be afraid o' no booger man!

... 'Nor  Mayan Apocalypse Zombie critter, either!

[Wagon Box Willy]

Mike, what was the load?

[Bottom Dealin Mike]

40 grains of 3Fg Goex and a .454" RB

[Steel Horse Bailey]

40 grains of 3Fg Goex and a .454" RB

That's ALL?



Actually, from my Dragoon (Colt 2nd Gen, 1st Mod.) 40-43 grs. provides a very good and accurate load.  When I first got my Dragoon, I wanted to try something different, so I put around 19.7 (by weight) of Goex 3f in the chamber, then put one of the 30 gr. Pyrodex pellets on top of the loose powder and seated a .454" ball - and later a .452" Buffalo Ball-et, on top of a lubed felt wad, and then greased the business end of the chamber with the old Spit-Ball commercial grease.  It was a handful.  It was the first time that I ever fired BP that barked and bucked like shooting a modern magnum with full-power loads.   That square cornered trigger guard which I think looks so cool got my knuckle "bit" at each round!  And the smoke & flames were magnificent!

No ... it wasn't necessary, nor was it practical for CAS purposes, but it'd be one heckova hunting load.  It was, surprisingly - VERY accurate to around 100-125 feet, when I ran out of range room.    I WISH I had pictures.

[john boy]

Paladin (What wants needs a pair of Walkers...NOW!!

Mike, believe Paladin is on the 'smoke'!  A picture with each one going Boom at the same time with be worth a Screen Saver!

Thanks for all you do and the current picture - Super!