Could not help myself .44 Walker

[Rockingkj]

I think it was the movie Lonesome Dove with Robert Duvall.
He had a Walker and had the loading rod tied in place with a piece of leather.

Yup Gus packed a Walker.

[cwtebay]

I've had several Walkers over the years. Fun, but heavy. Believe it or not, I used one for a concealed weapon for a period!

Conceal!?
Not exactly a pocket pistol!

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[Hellgate]

I put a small step in the forward edge of the lever latch spring to stop the lever fall on my two Walkers. (A dremel can make you and break you)
Epoxy or threadlock that spring into its slot or you're gonna lose it.
My walker load for Cowboy Action shooting is 44grs FFg Goex+lube wad+.454 ball+ Remington #10 cap.

[Rockingkj]

Thanks for the load information. Appreciate that.

[Gtek]

Seen added detail of loose in dovetail, that's a pretty easy fix. Drive out to what would be the RH side of gun, backwards upside down. Take a 1/4" nice square clean punch and starting on left side (right side upside down) start peening dovetail lips at about on an eighty degree angle on edge lightning up coming across. Tap, tap, tap just enough and not crazy smacks leaving enough to still stick nose of spring in slot. When you think you have cold worked a couple thousandths clean oil free and red loctiite and send her home. Let it sit for a day and away you go. Holding it secure in padded vise or someone steady holding on non-marring makes all the difference in the world in process/outcome.

[waksupi]

the walker is absolutely awesome ----- how the heck did you manage to "conceal" one ??????

High ride shoulder holster, and a long jacket!

[Rockingkj]

Shot her for 1st time yesterday at our “winter shoot” in the cup of soup match. That’s a blanket shoot with the entry being two cans of food for the food pantry and a cup or mug for the blanket. Winner gets going of cup on down. They used a ten shot target intended for rifle shooting. Every one else used a rifle I shot the Walker. No loading lever drop with 40grs 3f. Cool thing is my target was not last! Out of 20 shooters was 4th from the bottom. Had fun regardless.

[LAGS]

You need to find a shoulder stock to fit that Walker.
It might help you in shooting against rifles.

[Rockingkj]

You need to find a shoulder stock to fit that Walker.
It might help you in shooting against rifles.

Oh I have plenty of rifles. My shooting the walker started as a joke between friends to give em a chance to beat me. Told em I was bring a rifle I had never shot but they did not think that was enough of a handicap. Lol. Been nice to have scored better but had no clue where it would shoot.
Sorta had it figured by shot no 8

[LAGS]

I was just looking at fleabay.
They had a shoulder stock for the 1860 model for sale.
It isn't very cheap considering how much people would actually use one of them.

[Boerrancher]

Love my Uberti Walker. 50 gr of 3F behind a cast Lee 200 gr RN, is some fun shooting. It has become my Tractor/4wheeler/Truck gun. I’ve actually rolled coyotes at nearly 100 yds with it.

[dondiego]

Love my Uberti Walker. 50 gr of 3F behind a cast Lee 200 gr RN, is some fun shooting. It has become my Tractor/4wheeler/Truck gun. I’ve actually rolled coyotes at nearly 100 yds with it.

That is simply amazing!

[Hellgate]

I can just see Boerrancher taking the hogleg to his deer stand next. Those 9" barrels are like shooting a rifle.

[dondiego]

I can just see Boerrancher taking the hogleg to his deer stand next. Those 9" barrels are like shooting a rifle.

.....and with 50 grains of BP...no problem!

[armoredman]

Dang, nice! The Walker was the most powerful handgun in the US until the .357 mag was invented. Nice that modern Walkers are steel, not cast iron!
As for concealed, well, I knew a guy years ago who would carry a 357 Desert Eagle in a shoulder holster with no one the wiser. But can you imagine the look on the thug's face when THAT smoke wagon got skinned?

[2TM101]

The Paterson also didn’t have a integral loading lever. It was separate.

The first models used a bizarre loading tool to take the gun apart to load it, but later models of the Patterson did have a lever. And had the same locking mechanism that the Walker did

Patterson model #5

[HWooldridge]

The first models used a bizarre loading tool to take the gun apart to load it, but later models of the Patterson did have a lever. And had the same locking mechanism that the Walker did

Patterson model #5

I stand corrected.

[2TM101]

I stand corrected.

You still know more than I do about just about all of this

[StrawHat]

The Walker is a novelty and I guess everyone should try one. I had two, lot of fun but less accurate than a comparable caliber rifle.

Here are mine.





Sold both last month.

Kevin

[Gtek]

I have an extra barrel and was toying the idea of 5". How did it feel and shoot, help with the balance at all?