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UBERTI COLT WALKER Black Powder
Black Powder Manufacturer: UBERTI
UBERTI Model: COLT WALKER
Review Category: Black Powder
Purchase: Black Powder I HAVE BEEN SHOOTING PERCUSSION (BLACK POWDER)REVOLVERS FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL COLT AND REMINGTON STYLE REPLICAS AND EVEN TWO OR THREE RUGER OLD ARMIES. I'VE ENJOYED THEM IMMENSLEY HOWEVER I WANTED TO STEP IT UP A NOTCH AND ATTEMPT TO TAKE A DEER WITH ONE, WHICH IS LEGAL HERE IN MISSOURI DURING MUZZLE LOADER SEASON. I PURCHASED THE UBERTI WALKER AT THE NEW HAZELWOOD STORE FOR $350. A STEAL OF A DEAL IN MY BOOK.
Things I like about the UBERTI COLT WALKER Black Powder: THE UBERTI WALKER WAS JUST AS I IMAGINED. A ROBUST PIECE CAPABLE OF HANDLING AS MUCH BLACK POWDER OR BP SUBSTITUTE AS SOME RIFLES. THOUGH IT WEIGHS NEARLY 5 POUNDS WHEN FULLY LOADED, THE BALANCE AND POINT-ABLILITY ARE UNSURPASSED. AND THE RECOIL IS RELATIVELY MODEST FOR A CAP-N-BALL REVOLVER CAPABLE OF 357 MAGNUM PERFORMANCE. EVEN A PERSON OF MEAGER STATURE WOULD FIND THE BEAST QUITE TAME.I ENDED UP HARVESTING A 6 POINT-120 LB. BUCK WITH THE WALKER ON THE LAST SUNDAY OF THE BP SEASON. AT 20 YARDS THE 140 GRAIN LEAD RB STRUCK THE BUCK RIGHT BEHIND THE SHOULDER AND EXITED THE OPPOSITE SIDE RIBCAGE. HE RAN A MERE 50 YARDS BEFORE EXPIRING. THE .454 BALL WAS BACKED BY 58 GRAINS OF GEOX 3F BP AND A CABELA'S BRAND .45 CAL. LUBRICATED REVOLVER WAD (BETWEEN BALL AND POWDER).
What I don't like about the UBERTI COLT WALKER: THE SIGHTS HAD TO BE TWEAKED A BIT TO RAISE THE POINT OF IMPACT AND OPEN UP THE SIGHT PICTURE. THIS HOWEVER ISN'T A DESIGNER FLAW (NOR UBERTI'S) AS IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE REPLICA. I SIMPLY WIDENED AND LOWERED THE REAR SIGHT NOTCH IN THE HAMMER NOSE AND DABBED SOME BIRCHWOOD CASEY SIGHT PAINT (ORANGE)ON THE FRONT SIGHT BLADE AND NOW THE GUN IS CAPABLE OF FLIPPING 12 OZ. COKE CANS AT 25 YARDS ALMOST EVERY TIME.
Black Powder COLT WALKER quality: AGAIN- THE UBERTI WALKER IS A ROBUST PIECE, WHICH IT MUST BE TO BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING BLACK POWDER LOADS EQUAL TO SOME MODERN MAGNUM CARTRIDGE ROUNDS. IT IS ALSO A HANDSOME REVOLVER THAT TRULY CLONES THE ORIGINAL 1847 COLT WALKER. IN OTHER WORDS, SAMUEL COLT WOULD BE PROUD!
COLT WALKER summary: THE UBERTI COLT WALKER IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER REPLICA. IT IS A TRUE CAP-N-BALL MAGNUM THAT IS UNSURPASSED BY NONE OTHER. HERE IS A PERCUSSION REVOLVER THAT IS ALSO UNMATCHED IN VERSATILITY. IT CAN BE LOADED DOWN FOR PLINKING AND TARGET PRACTICE AND LOADED FULL FOR DEER AND WILD PIGS. WITH A .44/.45 CAL. 30 GRAIN PYRODEX PELLET, 2 .45 CAL. WONDER WADS AND A MEASURE FULL OF SHOT, IT WILL RIVAL THE .410 SHOTGUN FOR CLOSE RANGE SMALL GAME. BECAUSE OF THE LONG 9" BARREL AND INHERENT ACCURACY- WITH FULL LOADS THE WALKER HAS ENOUGH AUTHORITY AND ACCURACY TO KNOCK OVER STEEL SILHOUTTES AT MUCH LONGER RANGES THAN MANY MODERN HANDGUNS. FOR THE TRUE BLACK POWDER HANDGUN ENTHUSIAST- NO COLLECTION OR CAP-N-BALL SHOOTING BATTERY IS COMPLETE WITHOUT A UBERTI COLT WALKER.
Rating for this UBERTI product: 5
Author of this review on UBERTI Black Powder: RICHARD W. AITES
Date: 2008-01-31
Usefulness Rating: 4.60784 out of 5.
51 reader(s) voted.
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