You know what? Im gonna say it, the Colt Walker sucked.

It was produced first in 1846, and it stayed in service roughly till the american Civil War, but the problem is that it fucking SUCKED.

First off? The loading lever tended to drop down after every 2-3 shots, so you couldnt cock the hammer for atleast a few seconds while you put that back in its place, which is less than ideal while a Mexican Rifleman is charging at you with his bayonet.
Secondly? It tended to blow up.
So, the army wanted a pistol large enough to take down a horse in a single shot, so the walls of the cylinder were extremely thin.
Which wouldnt normally be an issue right? But thing is, if you put even a little more gunpowder in there? It’ll blow up you gun and your hand, which is not good when a Native is running at you with a tomahawk.
And this was no rare occurence either, out of the 1,100 first produced, only 950 returned after the war, and only 500 were available as surplus in the civilian market (150 Blown up, 450 lost at sea)
Thirdly, the weight distribution was horrible, it was too front heavy, and the sights sucked, which made it impossible to aim succesfully.

But sure, you can argue that it was far better than a single shot pistol.

or even a Paterson…

but still… what good is a revolver if it’s gonna blow up in your hand? What good is a laser gun if it’s gonna blow up?
the Dragoon is MUCH much better, and when you consider that it was first produced in 1848, and around 18,500 were made in just the U.S alone (not counting the European reproductions), not only were they far more commonly issued, but also way more likely to be seen among the westerners.

TLDR: The Dragoon was better than the Walker.

Also, song of the day.