tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2919908161088193570..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Look what I didn't get for my birthday!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11248643095139400542008-01-27T09:14:00.000-05:002008-01-27T09:14:00.000-05:00Its a nice gun and in a lot better shape then you ...Its a nice gun and in a lot better shape then you would expect from the pictures. If you go down there (Collector's) and are a reasonable regular like I am, they may let you actually handle it. <BR/><BR/>You are talking history of Texas here and yes if I had the coin or one of the oil wells comes in big time, then yes I would buy it just to display around the house like they did for a long time down at "Taste of Texas".<BR/><BR/>The Uberti clones are a lot of fun to shoot! If you get a chance go try and shoot one or go to Collector's. I try to limit my trips since I almost always buy something when I am there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83333443071842280532008-01-27T08:39:00.000-05:002008-01-27T08:39:00.000-05:00I want that piece to whisper in my ear.I want that piece to whisper in my ear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17831795291753960362008-01-27T01:13:00.000-05:002008-01-27T01:13:00.000-05:00I miss Collector's, used to spend a lot of Houston...I miss Collector's, used to spend a lot of Houston downtime making wish lists there. If I ever win the lottery, I'm going right back to that little gun shack in South Texas. Where they don't mind if you packing while you wikiwikiwakinwoo.Carl Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844035161507270432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6532085653470584902008-01-25T15:03:00.000-05:002008-01-25T15:03:00.000-05:00Shouldn't that be "off the wall", not "off the cha...Shouldn't that be "off the wall", not "off the chain"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3689787474698145642008-01-25T14:50:00.000-05:002008-01-25T14:50:00.000-05:00AFAIK, full-house Walker loads were not superseded...AFAIK, full-house Walker loads were not superseded in muzzle energy until the debut of the .357 Magnum in the 1930s.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11980343706060640112008-01-25T14:00:00.000-05:002008-01-25T14:00:00.000-05:00Tell me Tam until the 357mag came out was'nt the W...Tell me Tam until the 357mag came out was'nt the Walker the most powerfull hand gun, i know the 1896Broom Handle Mauser was the quickest velocity wise but the Walker just beat the 45lc on power when fully loaded with BP.<BR/><BR/>Drew in UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64769359194735855842008-01-25T13:20:00.000-05:002008-01-25T13:20:00.000-05:00Very cool indeed. The most powerful handgun in the...Very cool indeed. The most powerful handgun in the world for the better part of a century. Big price on a biiiiig pistol.<BR/><BR/>Do you know "Rose of Alabamy" Josey?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7957191047253325702008-01-25T11:32:00.000-05:002008-01-25T11:32:00.000-05:00Had fun with a Repro Walker one time we put 55grns...Had fun with a Repro Walker one time we put 55grns of swiss fine BP a wad and ball and fired, its a not to be repeated shot it kicked one handed.A long time ago in the early 70s a club member one the Black Pistol long range shoot at a Hundred yards with a Repro Walker<BR/>nobody was more suprised than him<BR/>BP Pistols are all we can shoot pistol wise in the UK now.<BR/><BR/>Drew in UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35340431508820183512008-01-25T11:19:00.000-05:002008-01-25T11:19:00.000-05:00As the years pass and each of my aged relations sh...As the years pass and each of my aged relations shuffles off this mortal coil, the extended family descends vulture-like to redistribute the assorted heirlooms.<BR/><BR/>I keep thinking that in some attic or the back of a dusty closet I'll come across an old & battered steamer trunk containing a long forgotten brace of Walker Colts, still clad in Ranger leather and accompanied by a tattered yet legible bill of sale.<BR/><BR/>Hasn't happened yet. I keep hoping...El Capitanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166884584708996911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41550327950580398142008-01-25T10:09:00.000-05:002008-01-25T10:09:00.000-05:00Tam,Not sure if you have ever stepped inside Colle...Tam,<BR/>Not sure if you have ever stepped inside Collector's but I think you would be very much at home there,its a wonderful place, almost museum like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88996181824746082852008-01-25T08:28:00.000-05:002008-01-25T08:28:00.000-05:00History with a capital "H". I think they'd string ...History with a capital "H". I think they'd string ya up if you tried to leave Texas with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73801080532315704612008-01-25T08:10:00.000-05:002008-01-25T08:10:00.000-05:00With a price like that I'd hope you get a written ...With a price like that I'd hope you get a written guarantee that the ramrod lever won't fall down when you shoot it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com