M. De Land

Mine will out shoot my ROA and is my go to match pistol but it took a lot of tuning work and chamber reaming to get it that way.

Good choice , I have one just like it made in 2022 and it has the arbor end fitted from the factory. I did give it a trigger job (forged...

I'd give it a home ! It will need re-crowned as from the picture I'm sure the bore is distorted at the crown and the barrel may be bent...

That's generally true for production guns with the exception of the Ruger Redhawks. I once read a 20K max load torture test with four...

I'd pull the loading rod, chuck it in my lathe head stock, dial indicate the bore and turn a new crown. It can be done just as well in a...

Any thing is better than a Walker front sight. I was just razzing My ROA Centenial model in blued steel does not have a pinned in...

Any thing is better than a Walker front sight! I was just razzing BP ! I've seen that very front blade profile on a Victor match .22...

Gadzooks, a gut hook ! Bet it's hell on holsters or inside your pant carry ! It will give a great sight picture ! 😄

There may be nothing wrong with your loads as they are faily common for that pistol. Fowling does affect accuracy, wiping the bore...

I'd like to see it in Colt offered print as well. I can't remember if what I read on this was original Colt instruction but think is was...

Some time ago I read a Service Ordnance report as I recall, some one posted on line, from the period, requesting repairs of the Walkers...

If you ever do any lead slug barrel lapping and experience how long it takes to remove any appreciable barrel material with lapping...

If your going to turn the length of the cylinder in a lathe make sure you mount it between centers in the arbor hole (open frame guns)...

Only problem with that theory is that Walkers have always had a reputation of wedge consumption from the beginning of production and the...

It shoots fine, so if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it then I guess.