Posted: 12/12/2002 7:24:50 PM EDT
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I used to have a lot of these revolvers years ago, Remington and Colt replicas. They were so much fun to shoot. Since they are not considered firearms "pre 1869 or some year" I carried and shot them before I was 21yrs old. Do you think they would still do the job if you had to resort to them for self defense? edited to add I even had a Colt Walker .44 what a cannon that was! |
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I used to do civil war reenacting with my father. I would rather be shot with a 9mm than a cap and ball. What really did damage with the cap and balls is their slow speed. modern pistols will punch a hole in you. THe older cap and balls were so slow, instead of punching a hole in bone, they would shatter it. Nasty. And i know what you mean by the walkers. We were joking about putting a bipod on one and having someone sit facing backward on the horse. A civil war "tailgunner" |
| I remember shooting an old washing machine with the Walker to see what it would do, and it hit it sooo hard, the hubcaps popped off the my truck (just joking!) but it really made a nasty jagged hole in the old tub. I would keep about three loaded revolvers and then shoot them rapid fire, and wait for the smoke to clear. |
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The GCA 68 states any weapon made before 1898 or any reproduction of such.... and goes on about non-cartridge guns..... and those for which factory ammo is no longer available... are considered non-guns and as such can be bought by anyone of any age. I've seen a civil war re-enacting 12 year old boy buy an repro Enfield musket. Of course his parents were there and provided the money. Had a San Marco Walker, an Uberti 3rd Model Dragoon, .50 Mountain pistol, and a couple of others. The 3rd Mod weighed half a pound less than the Walker. Fun to shoot. |
| I've owned the Walker .44 Colt, the 1858 Remington .44, 1851's and 1860's all in .36 and .44 cal. What a fun bunch of revolvers. I just bought all three sons their first 1851 colts in .44 cal for Christmas. They'll love it tomorrow when they hold them in their hands. I have been in the Military all my life but it's a special feel to hold a Black Powder Revolver. |
Not to mention the fact that the bullets are made up of dead soft lead. The round ball bullets also shed velocity very quickly. Not a good thing while flying thru the air but just the thing in flesh. |