1847 Walker

[rodwha]

In this video the historian claimed that the Walker could be crammed with up to 90 grns of powder. Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought he said that charge with a 200 grn conical.

Does it hold 60 grns without compression? That's the amount I thought a Walker could hold with a RB.

What was the grade of powder used with these back in '47?

What was the common projectile, RB or conical, for the Texas Rangers?

 

[Zonie]

Don't believe "historians" who seem to make outlandish claims.

 

[rodwha]

When you hear something completely outlandish it makes you question anything else they have to say as they obviously didn't do their homework.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

My girlfriend's father owned one of those revolving Paterson rifles. I think it was one of twelve that had some feature that others didn't.

I do think the speaker might have been a little off in his estimation about the powder charge for a Walker... :idunno:

 

[No Deer]

I tried 55 grains in mine, could not seat the ball deep enough to rotate the cylinder and line the ball up with the barrel. I ended up shaving the ball to get it all lined up. One heck of a recoil with 55 grains.

 

[user 922]

A good load for the (Uberti) Walker is 40 gr. 3F, followed by a felt wad and a .454 ball. The .454 will shave a nice ring when seated, ensuring a tight fit. This will make plenty of smoke, noise, and actually hit something.

Heavier charges are going to be very hard on the wedge and slot in the frame. You'll be tapping the wedge in further and further if you keep using "magnum" loads. I doubt if the velocity and energy will be much different than 40gr.

 

[Jason Lewis]

i just watched it, what a joke. i had a walker, 1500fps with a 200grn conical. that's funny, sadly, this guy makes way more doing a pretty cool job and doesn't know as much as he thinks. gun collectors, ugh.

 

[bobthemotorcycle]

The guy in the video is one of the Historians that is often on the progran "AMERICAN RIFLEMAN" on The Outdoor Channel.

I do not believe his numbers and would like to see where he gets them from. I believe he works for the gun museum in Clearmore, OK.

 

[rodwha]

I had forgotten that they used the Picket conicals with the Walker, which look similar to a Hershey's Kiss. 170 grns? How much powder?

If the ram is rounded wouldn't this seriously deform the nose of the conical?

Were Pickets the only conicals they used? What about for the "Dragoon?"

 

[Jason Lewis]

how much powder, probably not much more than 45grns if that. you could only fit 55 grns with a round ball. despite what the "expert" collector said.

 

[ihuntsnook]

Could they get a more boring or misinformed guy to do this presentation? I signed off long before he was done.

 

[Jason Lewis]

me too, he lost me at the load and MV statement.

 

[TFoley]

A good load for the (Uberti) Walker is 40 gr. 3F, followed by a felt wad and a .454 ball. The .454 will shave a nice ring when seated, ensuring a tight fit. This will make plenty of smoke, noise, and actually hit something.

Me, too. Well, for the last eight years or so that I've been shooting it rather than looking at it. mrs tac told me that the 'investment' needed me 'investing' some quality shooting time....

tac
Walker #1816

 

[TFoley]

The guy in the video is one of the Historians that is often on the progran "AMERICAN RIFLEMAN" on The Outdoor Channel.

I do not believe his numbers and would like to see where he gets them from. I believe he works for the gun museum in Clearmore, OK.

He couldn't know much less if he worked for Abner's Egg-stretching Inc., of Pattaquumpus.

tac