WALKER REVOLVER
LENGTH--15 1/2 INCHES
WEIGHT--4 1/2 POUNDS
CALIBER .44 (.451)
BULLET WEIGHT 138 GRAINS
POWDER CHARGE 55 TO 70 GRAINS
MUZZLE VELOCITY WITH 55 GRAINS--1200 FEET PER SECOND
MUZZLE ENERGY WITH 55 GRAINS--450
I am not trying to argue with anyone. But I know for a fact that many tests have been conducted over the last several years. Listen to me. Ya'll are not wrong; you're just not right. The .44 Walker with a full powder charge is right up there with the best of the modern .44 Magnums, and both of them are far more powerful than the .357 Magnum. The .357 has (by and large) a faster rate of travel than the.44 has. The .44 is slower moving, but it has far more foot pounds of energy than the .357 does. I think that many (some) of you are using a chronograph to check the speed of the round and are relying strictly upon that as opposed to figuring in bullet mass and...never mind. All I'm going to do here is piss off some people and I'm not trying to do that. Just take my word for it. Special operation teams, also the U.S. Army Special Forces, (Green Berets) U.S. Marine Corps Force Recon, the U.S. Navy Seals, and some other U.S. Governmental Agencies that would make the 'Soccer Moms' urinate all over themselves with fear just simply knowing that we have people like that, have each ran test after test. They have arrived at several indisputable facts...To wit::The .357 is a very inaccurate round. The modern .44 Magnum has much more stopping and knock down power than the .357 Magnum, including further down range. However, while retaining more foot pounds of energy further down range, the .44 Mag will experience a faster rate of drop after the first 100 yards, than the .357 Magnum. To wit:: The blackpowder Walker (which was brought into the equation while trying to arrive at a satisfactory answer concerning the accuracy of the .44 caliber round) proved to have much more knock down power and stopping power than the .357 Magnum....I myself have read several articles on this computer which state that the .44 Walker was the most powerful handgun UNTIL the .357 Magnum came along. I have read those articles the same as the rest of the people on this forum has, but those articles are inaccurate, (out of order) (out of line ) (incorrect)...Respectfully..