Your videos has learned me the most to use my old Remington. Thank you for your great videos and keep up the good work. I have made many paper cartridges from the kit I ordered from you.
Dustin, this is an excellent video. For some reason, these bad boys are inherently accurate over other cap and ball revolvers. I noticed that when compared to all my other bp revolvers on the range. Another point to ponder is that the mere weight of this gun makes it easier to hold steady when shooting it off hand, over other bp revolvers. Great video. I'm so glad to have discovered you.
Nice video. I like seeing accuracy on paper. Most who do videos just shoot offhand at bottles and steel, and I just avoid those videos. LOL I like seeing the possible capabilities of the pistol itself.
As always, thank you for another informative Walker video. An ole grey beard, in his 90's, told me once, "Sonny, w/a Walker aim at the saddle cantal @ 50 yards on a gallop an' ya'll hit 'em square in the back, ya' will." LOL! Much obliged & go good, sir.
I have one of these 1847 Walkers and it shoots 7" high and a couple inches to the right at 15 and 25 yards with 40 grains of triple seven with a wad then a 143 grain .454 Hornady lead ball. The groups are small. I believe the original design was for the zero to be at 50 yards. Of course I shoot off hand and do not use a rest. The gun's weight makes single handed shooting easier for an older more shaky person like me. What is funny is that I can shoot the Walker as well as my 1858 Remington revolvers more accurately then my modern pistols like a Beretta 92fs or CZ75. Black powder revolvers just seem to be a better fit for my hand and the balance just works for me.
40 or 45 grains of 3f works best in walker and dragoon repros A .457 swaged round ball tends to fit better. I prefer an uberti 1860 army repro with a 30 grain charge and a .454 round ball. It's more practical and easier to manage. The cabelas brand lubed felt wads really are the best and I tend to like remington number 11 caps for the colt style repros. Of all the .44 cap and ball 6 guns the 1860 is my favorite but I do like the power of the walkers and dragoons. I also really like the Uberti 1851 navy .36 because it's very accurate and easy to manage with almost no recoil and it's more quiet. I like it with a 20 grain charge of 3f and a .380 round ball. It was good enough for Robert E. Lee and Wild Bill Hickok so it's good enough for me
I noticed you spent a lot of extra time getting the used caps out of the works! I take my 3C stainless Watch Tweezers with me and it makes it a lot easier to use them to remove the blown caps from the works of the gun. And the reason the Walkers are so accurate is the length of the barrel!!! At 9 inches they have a long sight radius and this makes them easy to obtain a good sight picture. Once I was able to see where I had to hold the sight picture on mine I was able to be accurate. I think this is called something like Hillbilly sight alignment or something else! I can't remember but I have heard of this. I don't think it was Hillbilly but it was something like that.
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Nice groups. Looked like you were having fouling issues as well. You might get slightly better groups using 2F Swiss or Graf's powder and leave Goex alone. Might also get better groups using a lube over the balls, I've never had good luck with felt wads carrying enough lube to keep the fouling soft. And my personal experience with Goex is that it leaves a hard fouling that impairs accuracy in short order. Also, be interesting to see what difference ball vs. conical would be. I'm wanting to get the Era's Gone Dragoon mould and try it out, but have been getting good accuracy with the Lee conical. Again, thanks for sharing.
nice shootin'! ever have the lever drop on your walker? i think i got a lucky one that doesn't. as far as load size, mine seems to shoot better the hotter you load it. i had great accuracy with 48 gr. 777, but had to replace the wedge after that session!
I usually load 40 grains, which never drops the lever. Occasionally, I’ll load 50 and that’s when my lever starts to drop. When I use substitute powders, I never go above 40. Thanks for watching!
I recommend finding a store that sells both, so you can hold them and see which one you’re more comfortable with. I love the Walker, but it’s very big and heavy, so some people feel a little overwhelmed when shooting it. Thanks for watching!
I do not have any black powder fire arms and have never fired one but I am very interested. All of them look very interesting to me but like you I think my first purchase will be the Walker or the 1860 Army.
@@erlycuyler The only problem I've had with the Remington was the small cylinder pin getting fouled up after a couple of cylinder fulls. This would jam up the whole works, making it more and more difficult to fire, to the point of needing to "help" the rotation with my off hand. With my Colts, I can lube the cylinder pin, and shoot it a lot more before it gets too fouled to shoot.
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@@GunsOfTheWest As I recall though, the first Walker, I saw in a movie, was Maddie Ross' in the first True Grit. Even though Rooster Cogburn calls it a Colts Dragoon, it most definitely is a Walker.
Guns Of The West They are good ones. I hear that they shoot as well if not better then the Colt second and third generation Walkers. I suspect that accuracy is more dependent on the shooter, not the gun. . . . .
I would have thought cap & ball would drop so significantly after 25 feet, but your shot remained consistently high - too high, actually. Do you think you were shooting with a slightly hot load ?
The Colt C&B revolvers were originally zeroed at 75 yards, I think, to better fire at enemies at range. Add to that, the sights were not the best, to be honest.
Not really sure I completely agree with the results of this test or how it was conducted to be honest. With the Walker positioned in a bench rest that way, the natural movement is nullified. This coupled with user error, are what I believe led to the results shown. -Madd Man
A lot of Colt revolvera from that time shot high, I think it had something to do with their original use as a Cavalry weapon. The Walker was designed to be able to fell horses, and if you aim for the horse, you will either hit the horse or hit high and hit the rider, either way a win-win.
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As doug marcaida would say ''it will keeeell'' ..good groups
Your videos has learned me the most to use my old Remington. Thank you for your great videos and keep up the good work. I have made many paper cartridges from the kit I ordered from you.
Nice to know there is a cleaner powder that will let you shoot longer with this pistola.
Excellent grouping an video. Keep 'em coming!
Thank you, Santee!
75-yards and still going high! Impressive performance out of the old Walker. My M9 back in my camo days at 75-yards it would be shooting low.
Dustin, this is an excellent video. For some reason, these bad boys are inherently accurate over other cap and ball revolvers. I noticed that when compared to all my other bp revolvers on the range. Another point to ponder is that the mere weight of this gun makes it easier to hold steady when shooting it off hand, over other bp revolvers. Great video. I'm so glad to have discovered you.
Thank you very much!
Somewhere in my travels I heard the Civil War era troops were instructed to aim at the belt buckle. That seems to be good advice for a Walker.
Nice video. I like seeing accuracy on paper. Most who do videos just shoot offhand at bottles and steel, and I just avoid those videos. LOL I like seeing the possible capabilities of the pistol itself.
Thanks for watching!
As always, thank you for another informative Walker video. An ole grey beard, in his 90's, told me once, "Sonny, w/a Walker aim at the saddle cantal @ 50 yards on a gallop an' ya'll hit 'em square in the back, ya' will." LOL! Much obliged & go good, sir.
I have one of these 1847 Walkers and it shoots 7" high and a couple inches to the right
at 15 and 25 yards with 40 grains of triple seven with a wad then a 143 grain .454
Hornady lead ball. The groups are small. I believe the original design was for
the zero to be at 50 yards. Of course I shoot off hand and do not
use a rest. The gun's weight makes single handed shooting easier for an older
more shaky person like me. What is funny is that I can shoot the Walker as well
as my 1858 Remington revolvers more accurately then my modern
pistols like a Beretta 92fs or CZ75. Black powder revolvers just
seem to be a better fit for my hand and the balance just works for me.
I read the zero was at 75 yards. Or was it required to have enough power to knock den a horse or man at that range......
Powder pistols and rifles
A little patience some persistence and yet some of the most fun to shoot thank you sir nice piece of equipment 👍
Thanks for watching!
40 or 45 grains of 3f works best in walker and dragoon repros A .457 swaged round ball tends to fit better. I prefer an uberti 1860 army repro with a 30 grain charge and a .454 round ball. It's more practical and easier to manage. The cabelas brand lubed felt wads really are the best and I tend to like remington number 11 caps for the colt style repros. Of all the .44 cap and ball 6 guns the 1860 is my favorite but I do like the power of the walkers and dragoons. I also really like the Uberti 1851 navy .36 because it's very accurate and easy to manage with almost no recoil and it's more quiet. I like it with a 20 grain charge of 3f and a .380 round ball. It was good enough for Robert E. Lee and Wild Bill Hickok so it's good enough for me
awesome vid! I haven't seen anyone shoot black powder pistols from a rest before :-) pretty darn accurate, and mighty big holes!
Thanks for watching!
The shooting range talking encyclopedia had me laughing. There’s always one.
Right? LOL!! Thanks for watching!
I am loving these walker video's!
It sure is fun to shoot! Challenging, but fun! Thanks for watching!
Good grouping on all three distances. Thats a nice replica. I mostly shoot my .36 caliber replicas, ,44 or .36 cal are all fun to shoot.
Thanks for watching!
I noticed you spent a lot of extra time getting the used caps out of the works! I take my 3C stainless Watch Tweezers with me and it makes it a lot easier to use them to remove the blown caps from the works of the gun. And the reason the Walkers are so accurate is the length of the barrel!!! At 9 inches they have a long sight radius and this makes them easy to obtain a good sight picture. Once I was able to see where I had to hold the sight picture on mine I was able to be accurate. I think this is called something like Hillbilly sight alignment or something else! I can't remember but I have heard of this. I don't think it was Hillbilly but it was something like that.
you mean Kentucky windage?
Great video training for an awesome weapon!
Thanks for watching!
Hadone for a while, shot it and was unimpressed with it. Traded it off and went back to my 1851 Navy more fun to shoot
The Walker has some issues, but I like it. I won’t disagree though that the 1851 Navy is awesome. Thanks for watching!
Goods groups shouted median axe for classic target . Précision Gun very strong and you have just familiar do it here. Well , it's normally.
And I have subscribe at your channel , so I like it the realization & spirit west 👍
Nice groups. Looked like you were having fouling issues as well. You might get slightly better groups using 2F Swiss or Graf's powder and leave Goex alone. Might also get better groups using a lube over the balls, I've never had good luck with felt wads carrying enough lube to keep the fouling soft. And my personal experience with Goex is that it leaves a hard fouling that impairs accuracy in short order. Also, be interesting to see what difference ball vs. conical would be. I'm wanting to get the Era's Gone Dragoon mould and try it out, but have been getting good accuracy with the Lee conical. Again, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
nice shootin'! ever have the lever drop on your walker? i think i got a lucky one that doesn't. as far as load size, mine seems to shoot better the hotter you load it. i had great accuracy with 48 gr. 777, but had to replace the wedge after that session!
I usually load 40 grains, which never drops the lever. Occasionally, I’ll load 50 and that’s when my lever starts to drop. When I use substitute powders, I never go above 40. Thanks for watching!
Nice job Dustin, Keep up the good shooting.
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Thanks very much!
Pretty impressive actually! I haven't shot my walker for accuracy yet. I skimmed the video... do you mind sharing your powder charge?
I’m using 40 grains of fffg Goex. Thanks for watching!
I am stuck on the fence and just can't decide between the Walker or the 1860 Colt Army. Both by Uberti. Couldn't go wrong either way I guess.
I recommend finding a store that sells both, so you can hold them and see which one you’re more comfortable with. I love the Walker, but it’s very big and heavy, so some people feel a little overwhelmed when shooting it. Thanks for watching!
Rem new army. Steel frame.
I do not have any black powder fire arms and have never fired one but I am very interested. All of them look very interesting to me but like you I think my first purchase will be the Walker or the 1860 Army.
@@erlycuyler The only problem I've had with the Remington was the small cylinder pin getting fouled up after a couple of cylinder fulls. This would jam up the whole works, making it more and more difficult to fire, to the point of needing to "help" the rotation with my off hand. With my Colts, I can lube the cylinder pin, and shoot it a lot more before it gets too fouled to shoot.
When the store showed me both, I laughed at the oversizedness of the walker. I had to get it 😂
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Impressive!
Thanks for watching!
@@GunsOfTheWest As I recall though, the first Walker, I saw in a movie, was Maddie Ross' in the first True Grit. Even though Rooster Cogburn calls it a Colts Dragoon, it most definitely is a Walker.
Which of the Italian clones are you using?
Uberti. Currently, it’s the only company making this one.
Guns Of The West They are good ones. I hear that they shoot as well if not better then the Colt second and third generation Walkers. I suspect that accuracy is more dependent on the shooter, not the gun. . . . .
I would have thought cap & ball would drop so significantly after 25 feet, but your shot remained consistently high - too high, actually. Do you think you were shooting with a slightly hot load ?
The Colt C&B revolvers were originally zeroed at 75 yards, I think, to better fire at enemies at range. Add to that, the sights were not the best, to be honest.
Not really sure I completely agree with the results of this test or how it was conducted to be honest. With the Walker positioned in a bench rest that way, the natural movement is nullified. This coupled with user error, are what I believe led to the results shown. -Madd Man
Mój Remington 1858 trafia butelkę 0,5l z 45 metrów :-)
Got to aim a little lower with a nine inch barrel I guess.
A lot of Colt revolvera from that time shot high, I think it had something to do with their original use as a Cavalry weapon. The Walker was designed to be able to fell horses, and if you aim for the horse, you will either hit the horse or hit high and hit the rider, either way a win-win.