A show of Walkers

[bigbadgun]

Hey .44walksabot you were saying how uncomfortable the Walker can be to carry for any lenght of time but let me ask you this have you ever tried a 30 degree cross draw holster?
I have just finished mine and as soon as I find my camera I well post pics of it. I went stomping around yesterday in the swamps and found that it is a much easier carry and draw for the almost 16 inch cannon. Let me know.

 

[.44walkersabot]

Bigbadgun..No, I haven't tried that with the Walker, not really. I had considered boring a couple of holes through the bottom of the holster and feed some rawhide strips through there and make some sort of 'tie down' but I haven't done it yet.
Yes, I would like to see a picture of it. Maybe give me some ideas on how to rig up something, or copy yours maybe since you said it worked pretty good. If you could post a picture (or 2 or 3, or step by step instructions!) I would appreciate it.
Well, anyway...Okay...

 

[bigbadgun]

of course as sson as i find my camera I think 1 of my kids has it damn kids
if'in it aint my woman its one of my kids.

 

[.44walkersabot]

I have 2 children. Boy and a girl. Twins. Boy was borned about 10 minutes or so before the girl. They're up in their late twenties now. They turned out alright. Mostly because of their mother. I was gone most of the time.
Damn squirrels in Alabama must keep banker's hours. I was out there before good daylight with that carbine and a thermos of coffee. Picked out a good spot and sat down. Just came in a little while ago. Wasn't out there long.
It's kind of gray out there and a little chilly with the wind blowing. Guess they all decided to stay at home in front of the fire place and eat Hickory nuts!
I'vd got the patience of a damn Boa Constrictor. I can wait until you get your camera lined out. I'vd waited this long. I can wait a little bit longer. Thank you for even offering to do it. Well, anyway...Okay...

 

[bigbadgun]

OK .44walkersabot
Here are the pics of the holster that i made for the walker.
If you are interested I can either give you instructions or make one for you.
Notice I am holdint the gun and holster with my thumb and see how it hangs there so well.

 

[.44walkersabot]

Send the instructiones first, Bigbadgun. Then if I can't do it I will talk to you about doing it for me...Okay...

 

[.44walkersabot]

Bigbadgun, did you get my e-mail? I sent it from yahoo. It say's it went through alright. I'm not in a hurry or anything like that. I just wanted to make sure you got it. I haven't investigated using the message system on here yet. I'm not much on computers anyway. Just sort of struggle my way through...Okay...

 

[bigbadgun]

No sir i did not get the e-mail yet.

 

[.44walkersabot]

BigBadgun, I tried to use the message thing on here to reply but I don't know how to make it work..Well, just saying the barrel dosen't fit flush with the frame isn't telling me just a hell of a lot.
Well, let's see here. You didn't give me much information so we'll do it by the process of elimination..
Does the cylinder roll back onto the pin okay? Do you have it at half cock?
Are the alighment pins seating properly? Is there perhaps some type of foreign matter in the holes? Is one of the pins bent?
What about the wedge? Is it aligned properly in the slot? Is it a little bit crooked?
Will the hammer come back and forth to half cock? Will the hammer rock back easily to full battery?
Bigbadgun, I need more information.
The pin isn't bent is it?
The loading lever (rammer) isn't bent is it?
I don't know what you mean when you say "the barrel isn't fitting flush to the frame"
You didn't go out there and pour several sixty some odd grains of Triple Seven through it and get it all sprained up did you?
Tell me more...Okay...

 

[bigbadgun]

I got it .44walkersabot what a pain in the ass i need to get a bigger pan for cleaning or i need to start putting my guns in the dishwasher after the wifey goes to bed . seems there was some funk in the hole that the cylinder pin goes in dont know how it got in there but i got it out.And no I only run 50 grain charges never more never less
just some funk build up i freaked out for no reason thats how much i love this damn thing.

 

[.44walkersabot]

Bigbadgun, I understand that on all counts.
I'll tell you one thing. It might be a good idea to wait until your wife goes to bed if you're planning on putting that piece of field artillery in her dishwasher! I still remember back in the 70's when my wife woke up and caught me frying a rattlesnake in her new electric skillet.
Well, I'm glad you got to the bottom of it and that it wasn't anything serious. You might need to carry it by the emergency room at your local hospital and get it checked over just to be sure! Well, anyway...Okay...

 

[Roswell 1847]

You might put it on a boat trailer and run it through the carwash.

I supposed that theoretically you could break or warp a Walker frame or cylinder pin. It would probably take something like using it to poleaxe steers or drive railroad spikes.

Can you imagine getting cracked on the head by one of those beasts?

 

[.44walkersabot]

Roswell, Hey there! Yes, I can imagine it but I don't want to think about it.
I just took mine back apart a few minutes ago. No reason, just to do it I guess. (not much, just pushed the wedge and pulled the barrel and cylinder)
I really like that Walker. I noticed awhile ago how it ride's in my hand so good. I remember when it was almost like trying to swing the differential of a car around, so awkward and all with that 9 inch steel pipe wanting to bump into everything.
I call it my .44 Pocket Rifle or just Pocket Rifle for short.
Roswell, I wonder how come they called it the '.44' Walker instead of the '.45' Walker? You ever heard anything about that?
.457...Seem's to me like that ought to be a .45...
I might ease around about dark with it and see if I come across a deer. (or if they come across me) Well, anyway...Okay...

 

[.44walkersabot]

Roswell, I can't help it. I'm still laughing about where you told Bigbadgun he might consider putting it on a boat trailer and pulling it through the carwash! He really love's that Walker dosen't he? Well, I love the Walkers to I guess.
You know, I have been combing all over this computer and reading stuff about Mr. Colt, and looking for and at stuff like him plating his guns to cut down on the rust and what have you.
I have been trying to find out how good the steel was that they used back then and then find out how good the steel is in Ubertis and Piettas today and compare them. I have never had my hands on a Pietta (although I know several people around here who own them) but I don't think I'd be afraid to trust one of them to bring the animal down (up to and including white tail deer and maybe a hog) as long as I knew I was within the normal working range of the piece. I know I saw a Uberti .44 cattleman's carbine shoot through 2x4's repeatedly at..I THINK I remember it being at around 12 or 13 yards. I never tried it myself but anyway, it just impressed the living hell right out of me. Well, anyway...Okay...

 

[Roswell 1847]

Roswell, I wonder how come they called it the '.44' Walker instead of the '.45' Walker? You ever heard anything about that?
.457...Seem's to me like that ought to be a .45...

Expressing the Caliber of a Barrel or cartridge wasn't standardized back then but the Walker is closer to correct than S&W's methods.

The Ball may be .457 when you get it but swaging it into the Charge Hole/ Chamber Mouth reduces the diameter to about .451, then when fired it enters a forcing cone which further reduces the ball diameter to about .449 which is the Bore Size of .44 plus the depths of the grooves.
The Bore size is the diameter of the bore as measured across the lands. When first bored out and before rifiling is cut the Bore is aproximately .44.

The S&W .44 is a measurement of the cartridge case or diameter of the Chamber, not the size of the bullet or of the bore either before or after rifling.
Thats why a .44 Magnum bullet measures only .429.
If the .44 Magnum had been a Colt Design it would have been listed as the .42 Magnum.
Near as I can tell the .357 is the only S&W Cartridge thats measured by the Bullet size.

The variations in method of identifying calibers exist in other cartridges as well.
The point .476 British Enfield Revolver Cartridge uses the same diameter bullet as the .455 Webley Cartridge. The .303 British projectile is actually larger at .311-312 than the higher numbered .308 which is measured by bore plus the grooves rather than by the bore alone.

 

[Pulp]

Finally got around to posting my first Walker. The picture doesn't really show it, but that's a 1847 Half Dime inletted into the grip. I've got a coin of the year model for all my Cowboy Action Guns inletted into the grip or stock, except my second Walker. Just haven't gotten around to buying another '47 dime or half dime.

 

[pohill]

I fired off the BaBaBoom Walker yesterday.
Cardboard target was 50 yards.
White paper target was 100 yards (the target stand fell over in the snow before I shot, and I didn't want to walk all the way back out again. About 2/3 of the target was above the forward berm. I have no idea where the other two shots went - high or low)
Not great shooting but it was fun in the snow.

 

[Pulp]

Not bad shooting. With my R&D conversion cylinder (.45Colt) I can regularly hit a 16inch square target at 100 yards. (If the ground is dry and I can see the dust from my first miss or two.)

 

[pohill]

Feedback is everything. At 50 yards I can see the snow or dirt jump around the target, and it makes a nice SPLAT noise when I hit it. At 100 yards it's a matter of faith until you walk all the way out and check the target.