Uberti 1875 Single-Action Army Outlaw 45 Colt Revolver with 7.5-Inch Barrel Don't kid yourself. Today, A. Uberti produces black powder revolvers, cartridge revolvers and cartridge rifles. Yep, it’s called the .45-70 because it’s a .45 caliber bullet over 70 grains of black powder. I was introduced to cap & ball revolvers around 1969 when my Dad brought home a Replica Arms (Uberti) 1861 Colt Navy. In our BP club they are known as the lady-guns, I’m the omly female member and the only Walker-owner. Grips for the Uberti 1873 Cattleman El Patron Grizzly Paw New Model as well as the 1860 and 1872 Colt army made by Cimarron, Pietta and Uberti. There’s just something about Walkers. I’ve had a few black powder repro revolvers, mostly, maybe all, .36 calibers. The original 3rd Dragoons were made with removable stocks and current replicas are made with slots and can have stocks so long as they are front stuffers only. The barrel is 9 inches long and the entire gun, from the tip of the stocks to the end of the muzzle is 15 and a half inches. walnut grip, steel backstrap... even the original 4.5-lb. Just ordered myself the Uberti 1847 and to say I’m a little excited about it would be a major understatement! With smaller charges, like 25 grains, the Walker hardly kicks at all. Since I’m already casting .454″ roundballs, I decided the time has come & recently ordered an Uberti 2nd Model Dragoon – I’ve handled the Walker & it is just a little bigger than I want to fire all day at the range. I think the weight is amplified by the relative small slender grip of this old black powder revolver. He hailed from Illinois, and during his life, he was a gambler, a lawman, a scout, a spy, a showman and more. The gun you’ll be most familiar with is the original cap-and-ball black powder models that were used as a less-common sidearm of the Union Army during the Civil War. Can a Ravin crossbow keep pace with a budget rifle? Carburetor or Brake Cleaners are all solvent ant petroleum distillate based materials. Also, the 4.5 lbs. My eldest son and daughter, now pushing 60, were shooting that Hawes Walker at ages 6 and 7. So mush it keeps the gun from being placed in the holster. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The cylinder contains 6 firing pins retained by threaded doughnuts. Thanks, Mike. I also do my cleaning on a weathered wooden table under a maple tree while I imagine a ninteenth century shooter trying the same technique if kerosene were plentiful. An elderly collector friend in Austin had two original (first gen) Walkers and took me to the gun range to shoot one of them. I have owned and fired regularly a Pieta Colt army for a year now. Modern materials and knowledge of metallurgy make the new walkers safe to shoot. Aiming is typical of a cavalry revolver: The sights are a tiny blade in front and a notch in the hammer and the cavalry approach, from horseback, was point and pull the trigger. I have two Armi San Marcos 1847 Colt Walkers. The modern reproduction Colt Walker by Uberti weighs the same 4 ½ pounds as the original. The original Colt Walker (below) is courtesy of the National Firearms Museum. I always had a good time at the range with it. From my range notes I was able to get an average of 2.5 inches at 25 yards. There is something primal and elemental about hefting that much blued steel and wood. This load will produce around 1,000 to 1,100 fps. You have entered an incorrect email address! I shoot a uberti walker. The best investment right now is a plain 2nd generation Colt Walker that someone else has already shot and taken it’s initial depreciation, allowing you to buy a genuine Colt Walker shooter at a reduced price. You need another one. Avoid the fancy 3rd generation or “signature series.” They were sold by Colt but aren’t technically Colts because they weren’t assembled and finished at the Colt factory and won’t have Colt inspector’s marks. They originally made them to supply props for the Spaghetti Westerns. Draws a big audience especially when they see how accurate these Walkers are. Smith and Wesson. I had heard good things about Uberti and so I bought an Uberti replica Colt 1860 Army a little over a year ago. Horse pistol. There’s nothing quite as annoying as having your caps slip off your nipples right in the middle of a session. Keep in mind that blackpowder, Pyrodex and the substitute propellants as well as their residue, are all water soluble. Colt’s revolvers of that time were made of wrought iron, which had obvious pressure limits. I have never been shy about recoil, I shoot a 480 Ruger one handed, but the recoil of the Walker was distinctively different. I have owned several Walkers over the years. Uberti Firearms 1873 Cattleman New Model 45 Colt Polished Nicke. Fired center fire handguns and rifles all my life—hunted all my life–killed deer with a Ruger Redhawk (NO scope)—hiked, camped and even did some sky diving in my younger days but I literally have no words to adequately describe the supreme thrill, adrenaline rush and old-time feeling of a kid on Christmas morning that washed all over and through me when I fired my Uberti Walker Colt for the first time!! I say almost because of the use of modern materials, which is a good thing. Why do some people like to collect and drive Ford Model Ts? Derringers. The sights on a Walker have a small front blade and a V notched into the top of the hammer. I’ve shot both .454 and .457 without any problems in the Walker, and haven’t seen any problems with the .451s. Uberti Wild Bill 1851 Navy Conversion Revolver Review Uberti's 1851 Navy Conversion single-action revolver honors a Western legend. i like the bigun snnic boom it maks when i fir itup. of steel at the end of your hand feels more like double that weight when shooting it. Even though the original novel has Mattie Ross toting her father’s Dragoon pistol, the 1969 film version of True Grit featured a Walker, probably just because of how impressive it looks on screen. In 1847 revolvers were very rare and were foreign to the soldier they were issued to. I have been experimenting with a cleaning technique using kerosene. Some say it was the most powerful until the .357 Magnum was developed in 1934. This isn’t a replacement latch as there is no slot cut at the other end of the barrel which a ‘normal’ Walker would have. You had to remember to always check the loading lever, and lift it back up after every shot before you could cock the pistol again. Maybe I should replace it. Later I saw Eastwood’s Joesy Wales brandish a pair of them to good effect (“Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, boy!”). I owned several and wish I had kept them. leaving California soon,going to Tennessee ,Thanks folks for the info .Tim. This is excellent prose, with a mixture of excellent history, expository information, and just a touch of poetry. I don’t think anyone can quite appreciate how big and heavy this gun is by simply seeing videos or pictures. If you have any interest in cap and ball revolvers you owe it to yourself to get your hands on one of the Uberti Walkers. Bought my Walker Colt, I was going to Kirst Convert It to 45 Colt . The Walker was designed to use 60 grains of fff black powder behind a 142 grain round ball or a conical bullet. I thin te walker is fo to soot. Uberti’s five models of Dragoon pistols begin with the 1847 Walker, followed by the 1848 Whitneyville/Walker Transitional Dragoon, and then the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Model Dragoons. I ended up trading it for a pick-up truck a few years ago. I have an old PFI 1851 Navy that I shot “loose”. Eli Whitney manufactured the first run of 1848 Dragoons for Samuel Colt. "Fighting Dragoons" scene engraved on cylinder. Caps fired on empty chambers stayed in place and suffered minor damage. That’s right, a revolver that weighs just short of a bag of sugar from the grocery store. These guns all seem to shoot about a foot high at 25 yards and about a foot and a half high at 50 yards. Out of Stock. Colt found success with their 1851 Navy, a belt sized gun in 36 caliber, but the large 44 caliber bore required by the US Army at the time for use on both horses and men could only be contain… But I am responding here to compliment the author Roy Hill. New Era of Muzzleloading: Traditions NitroFire & Federal FireStick. Upon inspection some days or even weeks later, I cannot find any deterioration. Well done. The deadly effects of the Walker’s power during the Mexican War proved once and for all that revolvers had a significant role in battle. Shootin’ iron. Hog leg. I know of shooters who use Crisco shortening, which makes a blackpowder shooting session smell like movie popcorn. It had a complicated, delicate trigger that dropped down into firing position only when the pistol was cocked. The gunmakers continued to make small improvements that set each Dragoon model apart. In the TV mini-series Lonesome Dove, Robert Duvall, as aging Texas Ranger Augustus McCrae, carries a Walker. Does anyone have the exact length of the Walker cylinder handy, I wanted to compare the lengths of the Walker against the 1858 Remington. With that said, if you lift the loading lever, and you see writing on the barrel, you know you have an Uberti. This could be from the quality of metal that was available in 1847 or it could be user error. Crimson Trace Hardline: A Great Budget Rifle Scope? pure fun. From the weight and length, the faulty design of the loading lever catch, to the etching on the cylinder, it is very close. Get Guns.com offers and news, Need Help?service@guns.comCall (866)582-4867, PO Box 1131 13800 Nicollet Blvd Burnsville, MN 55337 ©2019 Guns.com. Thanks for any help you can provide. I wonder if that has to do with the relative small size of men in the 19th century (?). It is not the sharp jump a .357 makes, but rather more of a slow push. Wait, can I write stuff like that on TTAG? I suppose it's got something to do with notions about "old fashioned," but for pure fun and enjoyment, I'd much rather spend a range session with a black powder revolver than any Glock. I’ve always wanted one of the Walker repros, and I ran across one at a very reasonable price at a pawn shop today. Then go and shoot those cans and gallon jugs gunfighter style!! The reproductions from Uberti do not have this issue. My first replica walker was a Hawes. The second problem was due to the metal used in the originals. I have looked longingly at modern reproductions of the various Colt Dragoons. Gun Review: Uberti Colt Walker Reproduction, TTAG Gun Doctor Examines the Ruger SR9-Series Pistols, Gun Control Is Alive and Well and Living at Sharon High School, DEATH AND TAXES: Help Your Family Value Your Guns and Safely Sell Unwanted Firearms and Accessories, Tyrant Designs Announces its New ITTS Triggers for GLOCK G43, G43X, and G48, DIY: Installing an Ed Brown 1911 RMR Cut Slide. The caps fit tight and there were no problems. I just save the .451 balls for another pistol I’ve got. I’ll never forget what that gun felt like when it went off. There is something heady about the dull throaty boom and thick rich clouds of sulphury smoke that smell like a hundred 4th of July firecrackers just went off in my hand. Image credit: ArmsList.com and CalGuns.net. The Walker was the first commercially-produced large caliber revolver, and it spawned a lineage of almost-as-huge pistols that bore the ominous, yet very cool title of Colt Dragoon. I was surprised to say the least. Although, I wouldn’t try loading the bullets upside down. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The slow load time is why historical shooters of cap and ball pistols carried three, four, or even as many as six guns, so they could grab another loaded pistol after shooting one dry. Shouldn’t it also be easier to pull out since you need to to clean the weapon? Discover what makes this new black powder rifle so innovative. I bought a Uberti Walker couple of years ago and love shooting it. Bone. It is almost identical to the original. John Davis. Uberti 1873 Cattleman 45 Colt Revolver Polished Nickel Finish and 7.5 Inch Barrel. These are rare to buy in Canada as they have to be imported and that’s usually a hassle. Reloading/loading is done by removing the barrel, cylinder, and then removing the cylinder cap. I, too, have had folks turn up their noses at my black powder guns at the range, and I cannot figure out why. I tried kerosene for two reasons: Kerosene is an old mechanics remedy used for almost all rust, buildup and stuck parts repair. The massive 4+ pound, steel frame, 44 caliber revolver is often referred to … Caps on loaded chambers broke up. I've had a .36 cal 1851 colt for 30 years and a Remington Zouave .58 cal rifle. Any thoughts on how to stop this? I always used a felt & beeswax disk under the ball and crisco on top. BOOM BOOM! This is called the Engagement Band; the larger the bullet diameter, the wider the Engagement Band, and the more surface that will engage the barrel’s rifling. This blued conversion cylinder converts a steel frame Uberti Walker revolver from .44 black powder to .45LC/.45Schofield smokeless ammunition. They will remove grease, oil and ball lubes, but they do not readily dissolve the water soluble corrosive salts that can corrode your fine revolver. Serial numbers have a “SW” prefix in honor of Samuel Walker. I can fire over 100 rounds with 3F real black powder without any appreciable fouling, since that old lube atop the ball just produced a gooey surface to which powder soot accumulates. This item is no longer available. Pleasing on the eye too. It's a hoot to shoot, and an absolute looker all the way. I looked at a Walker today for future purchase. Tim Sharff, I just happened to look back at this article tonight, and found your question. His name was James Butler Hickok. Oh, by the way, I am assured it is genuine Colt. The handy DBX 57 pistol works well and fits a niche in the ever-growing category of innovative new firearms chambered in 5.7x28mm. Loaded correctly the Walker was not a problematical pistol other than the poorly fastened under barrell ram rod which had a habit of dropping down as the gun fired & recoiled thus preventing the cylinder indexing the next round, again a redesigned catch was fitted to the Dragoon. The 1847 Walker revolver was enthusiastically received by the Rangers of the newly independent Republic of Texas. It has been speculated that some of the failures were caused from loading conical bullets upside down. You’re right. I prefer Remington or CCI caps, whichever are cheaper at the time. use carb cleaner to clean the gun. Allegedly, he requested a revolver that would kill a man or his horse at 100 yards. But when it came time to lay my hard-earned cash on the barrel head, I opted for the Walker instead. I have not fired it in decades and shooting Black Powder at a public range does not work well because of the difference in time needed for cleaning and reloading as compared to modern smokeless arms. The legend lives on with this faithful, real-shooting, premium-quality Reproduction from Uberti, the premier name in historical recreations. OUT OF STOCK (0) A. Uberti Firearms 1886 Hunter Lite Rifle 71231, .45-70, 22", A ... Payment Options/Cancellation Fees Shipping & Returns State Restrictions Warranty Team Buds Recent Reviews Accessibility Policy. I have had one reoccurring problem with it however aside from the loading lever dropping which I keep secure with an O-ring after loading. #10’s are ideal for Uberti & Pietta replicas made within the past 30+ years, and properly seated & tighter fitting caps are less likely to become lodged inside a revolver frame – over 100 rounds thru one of my Remingtons & nary a jam. The original Walker shooters learned to slip a little loop of rawhide or leather over the barrel and to hold the loading lever in place. Regarding the comment in the article about the cylinders exploding: Some sources say a third of the Walker’s had this problem, but now some researchers believe that the number includes cylinders rejected due to manufacturing flaws that were never actually issued. So why bother with a modern copy of a quirky, troublesome design from 1847? Quick view Compare Add to Cart. in the village of Gardone Val Trompia in the Italian Alps. The Cimarron Walker is a ringer for the original military-issue arm with individual guns being marked with the standard 1847 model designation, cylinder scene, company markings, and stock cartouches. I’ve seen a lot of reviews of the Uberti Walker where people complain about the loading lever dropping – to me that simply means that Uberti has attempted to make a true copy of the original, flaws and all.