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rclark · March 18, 2017, 05:27 PM

I shot my walker for the first time today. What a beast.... The recoil of full loads of 777 is NOT a problem ... It's the weight of the gun!!! Those guys must have been 'he-man' to shoot these revolvers off hand!! My forearms and wrists are already a little sore as I type this! I didn't count but I went through only around 30 rounds (3 cylinder full + then loading full loads only one chamber at a time like a single shot for fun). The lever only started to come down once. Shoots way high though. 15Ys was 4" high, but nice group off-hand for a BP revolver.

I didn't shoot my ROA but I did bring it along. After hefting the Walker, and then just picking up the ROA later... The over built ROA seemed light and fluffy!

March 18, 2017, 05:27 PM	#13
rclark Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 2,626	I shot my walker for the first time today. What a beast.... The recoil of full loads of 777 is NOT a problem ... It's the weight of the gun!!! Those guys must have been 'he-man' to shoot these revolvers off hand!! My forearms and wrists are already a little sore as I type this! I didn't count but I went through only around 30 rounds (3 cylinder full + then loading full loads only one chamber at a time like a single shot for fun). The lever only started to come down once. Shoots way high though. 15Ys was 4" high, but nice group off-hand for a BP revolver. I didn't shoot my ROA but I did bring it along. After hefting the Walker, and then just picking up the ROA later... The over built ROA seemed light and fluffy! __________________ A clinger and deplorable, MAGA, and life NRA member. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes colloquially referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. That said, the .44Spec is right up their too... but the .45 Colt is still the king.