G-MAN Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 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? "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-MAN Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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