Carrying Heavy Revolvers

[Walkabout]

The only cap and ball pistol I have is the little NAA Super Companion. I've thought about going the opposite extreme and getting a Walker or Dragoon. Can they be carried comfortably in a belt hoster or are they too cumbersome? Are there other options like a pouch or scabbard of some kind? Thanks

 

[user 48679]

There's a good reason they were referred to (along with earlier single-shot handguns) as "horse pistols"

 

[springfield art]

The only cap and ball pistol I have is the little NAA Super Companion. I've thought about going the opposite extreme and getting a Walker or Dragoon. Can they be carried comfortably in a belt hoster or are they too cumbersome? Are there other options like a pouch or scabbard of some kind? Thanks

Walkers are about 5 pounds! Dragoons are heavy, too. What's wrong with a nice 1860 Army?

 

[sheriff john]

Kinda depends on the intended purpose. Wide variety of holsters available today - from leather to kydex, belt to saddle, open carry to concealed, shoulder to ? Historically correct to "wth is that?" Choice of handgun will dictate/limit choices.

The NAA could be carried in a quite varied field of choices. Dragoon - ?

 

[cynthialee]

if you are a huge fella then sure go for it
I top out at an 1851 or 1860.
Those horse pistols are just too heavy

 

[Red Owl]

No, too heavy. For most people.

 

[Eutycus]

I am a huge fella but I'm an old fella too. Alot of that weight that I lug around is me. I don't need any extra.

 

[TobJohn]

I have an Uberti dragoon displayed on my desk and its big and heavy enough that it is awkward to just pick up and fumble with. I would not want to have it on my body and worry about it hitting things. It has a lot of inertia.

 

[Stantheman86]

I did carry my Uberti Dragoon IWB to and from work , one time, in an Uncle Mike's holster I modified

It wasn't something I'd walk around with

However, I have a snubbed "Avenging Angel" Walker that's still the size of a regular revolver that could be carried if someone really wanted to

I love the NAA revolvers, I have a pair of Pugs , a .22 LR and a Short. I carry them all regularly.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Unless really needed, any full sized pistol is notably extra weight when hunting afoot. I carried my ROA a couple times but abandoned that practice because of the extra weight. But, when alone in camp I carry one.

 

[hawkeye2]

I got a right hand draw slim jim for my Walker and decided real fast it wasn't going to work carrying it on a belt. I got this saber belt from S&S, took off the saber hangers and use it with the shoulder strap, comfortable. The holster is worn on the left, cross draw. It's 1853 and I'm a retired Calvary officer who is going rangering so the 1851 officer's saber belt with a cap pouch is acceptable.

https://www.ssfirearms.com/proddetail.asp?prod=L52

 

[Malamute]

It mostly depends on what youre used to or can get used to. I used to carry a 7 1/2" Ruger Super Blackhawk regularly, it didnt bother me in my 20s. I carried a 4" Smith 29 or 4 5/8" Ruger 44 or 45 SA daily for 20 or so years with no discomfort, they still my primary mountain carry and dog walking guns. The length being such that it wasnt in the way sitting in vehicles, chairs, on the ground, cutting firewood or working. This was with a 2 1/2" belt and a 2" belt. The weight of all those is quite tolerable for all day, day in day out carry. Much more does begin to be wearisome to me.

Id also suggest the 1860 as a good balance point for power and weight. The 5 1/2" versions should be a nice size. Id love to cut mine down to that size and put a Navy size steel grip frame on it.

 

[SOLANCO]

Your comfort carrying a heavy revolver will depend as much, or more, on your belt or harness as it will on the holster.
Hands down most comfortable is in a holster hung on the horn of your horse's saddle

 

[user 53891]

The only cap and ball pistol I have is the little NAA Super Companion. I've thought about going the opposite extreme and getting a Walker or Dragoon. Can they be carried comfortably in a belt hoster or are they too cumbersome? Are there other options like a pouch or scabbard of some kind? Thanks

I have a Walker and If you carry one on a belt, your pants will fall down. I carry with a cross chest holster.

 

[cynthialee]

now I remember back in my 30's and into my late 40's I'd walk around the property with my 1851, but now in my 50's I find that it is just too heavy to port around all day. Now if I feel the need for a firearm I carry a derringer and keep a shotgun inside at easy grasp.

 

[user 48702]

You could tote the Walker around on the cheap in a gunny-sack like Mattie Ross carried her daddy's Walker in True Grit. The script called for a 2nd Model Dragoon, but she actually had a Walker in the 1969 movie.

 

[bang]

If you're not planning on shooting 100 yards get the Dragoon. Bit less weight and enough more power.
An 1858 a good choice and simpler. Very easy cylinder change. Doesn't get cap jams but in a blue moon.

 

[Tom A Hawk]

As Pietro states above, they were called "Horse Pistols" for good reason. I have carried a Dragoon during deer season and had to stop more than once to hitch up my pants. If you intend to belt carry, a shoulder strap is strongly recommended.

 

[SlidePicker]

A Bianchi X-15 shoulder holster intended for an 8-3/8" S&W Model 29 works for carrying a Walker concealed. Not that I do, but I have tried it out.

 

[Tom A Hawk]

A Bianchi X-15 shoulder holster intended for an 8-3/8" S&W Model 29 works for carrying a Walker concealed. Not that I do, but I have tried it out.

Gus would be envious...