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How many shooters do you know who can take a cap and ball revolver, loaded with an undersized patched ball, and hit a target offhand at 80 yards?

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On top of old smokey! The thing that surprises me is the velocity. Not bad for a big old beast.

I wonder if he even measured one of the balls?

Thanks - that was cool.

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On top of old smokey! The thing that surprises me is the velocity. Not bad for a big old beast.

I wonder if he even measured one of the balls?

Thanks - that was cool.

The Dragoon was a powerful pistol. With a full charge of powder it could come close to matching the ballistics of a modern 44 Magnum. The Colt Walker he mentioned held even more powder and tests have shown that at max load it did match the power of the 44 Mag: 1200 ft/sec and 500 ft/lbs.

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