Pawnshop Prize!!

[Jayhawkdan]

The pawn shop made a cool 135 on that deal.

How do you know?

Jayhawk Dan

 

[stephenprops1]

Walker's Rangers getting a pair of 6 shot Walkers and trading in 2 single shot pistols was increasing their firepower 6 fold. They probably felt like they could shoot all day without reloading, and also the story where 20 Rangers with a pair of Patersons each made a war party of Indians think there was 200 men behind a hill because they kept capping off cylinders at the Indians with no break in the fire. That was huge back then.

We can't compare 1830s-40s technology with today's

I believe there were 35 Texas Rangers, and each had a 4 Patterson Revolvers. Each Ranger carried 2 pistols in their waist holster and 2 in their saddle holster. That gave each Ranger 20 shots without reloading. That was a total of 700 shots. There were 300 Comanches. The Rangers devastated the Comanches.

 

[jimhallam]

The pawn shop made a cool 135 on that deal.

Yes - but they are stilll in business, not like many gun-related businesses !

 

[southlandmechser]

I have not shot my revolvers since last fall. They are total pita to clean and they use a lot of caps and powder. Certainly I will get into them again when I have enough time and caps.

Easy to clean...l use dawn dishwasher soap and HOT water. I remove my pistol grips and rise the pistols off in hot water, soap them up, lightly scrub with soft bristled brushes, and rinse them off again. Repeat till clean; if necessary. I place them on a cookie sheet in my wife's oven, preheated to 300, for 15-20 minutes. Remove them from the oven to cool off. Spray them down with Breakfree CLP and them wipe down with a clean rag. As for the powder...lf your target shooting with a .44 at 3,7, and 15 yards use 20g, at 25 yards use 25g. I never load to maximum capacity. I use 30g close range and 50g for distance in my Walker. Adjust your powder loads, until the accuracy does not seem to be affected. Alternately, use a .36 loaded with 17g for 3-25 yards (this was the war load). Buy your caps in bulk (1000).

 

[southlandmechser]

I believe there were 35 Texas Rangers, and each had a 4 Patterson Revolvers. Each Ranger carried 2 pistols in their waist holster and 2 in their saddle holster. That gave each Ranger 20 shots without reloading. That was a total of 700 shots. There were 300 Comanches. The Rangers devastated the Comanches.

 

[southlandmechser]

Captain Walker had Colt create the 1847 Walker. This used 60g per round and added distance to the Rangers ....Walker said that the gun was: “as effective as a common rifle at 100 yards and superior to a musket even at 200.” Yes, this was devastating for the Comanche and was used until well after the War between the States.

 

[DanL]

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