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08-01-2017, 07:32 PM | #17 |
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The reason Walker are so rare is the cylinders blew up fairly regularly. The soft steel (think the same steel nails are made of, and Colt used that steel for a LONG time! S&W had a terrible time with the .357 because that was the same steel their cylinders were made out of too, low carbon steel, or the stuff nails are made of. S&W finally had to use decent steel for the .357 Mag cylinders so they didn't blow up on the first round) and large powder charge (40 grs., or more than rifles at the time used) blew a lot of them up. Period literature of the day kept commenting on that. And yes, until the .357 Mag came along, they were the most powerful revolver ever made.
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12-07-2017, 10:38 PM | #18 |
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The 1848 Remington is my choice, replicas by Uberti and Pietta can use the Howell .45 cartridge conversion. Use some cowboy action reduced loads or change the cylinder to shoot cap and ball. Makes for a versatile gun
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12-10-2017, 03:09 PM | #19 |
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The World's most Powerful Pistol
...and at 4lb 7oz, prolly the world's heaviest pistol
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12-10-2017, 06:44 PM | #20 |
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Horse Pistol, holsters were hung across the saddle. Usually in pairs.
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01-08-2018, 10:07 PM | #21 |
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Personally, I like the 1858 Remington.44 as you can get modern replicas that you can convert to cartridges by using a a Howell conversion kit
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02-09-2018, 11:16 PM | #22 |
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LOVE to have a pair of these and a Whitworth replica as well.
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