The THR Walker Club - Page 104

FLaviator · May 9, 2010, 10:47 AM

lol@wittzo, it took me a second to get that one, but then my memory of "American Pie" came back.

AZ_Rebel · May 9, 2010, 12:29 PM

No doubt many of us are fans of this movie as a great display of the Colt Walker Revolver as well as an excellent film.
When I got my second Walker it seemed appropriate to make a set of holsters for them in the style of the ones used by Clint Eastwood as Josey Wales. I had some leather left over so I made a type of shoulder holster for an 1849 Pocket like Josey wore.

There is also a belt with two pistols looped over the saddle horn - I had two holsters so I made a belt for them and added two 1860 Army Pistols.

Here is the complete set:

Details on the Walker Holsters:

Detail on the Shoulder Holster:

scrat · May 9, 2010, 03:13 PM

AZ rebel very very nice

Oyeboten · May 10, 2010, 03:36 AM

Very nice Work there AZ..!

Inspiring!

Sooner or later, I myself am going to need a Holster for one of my Cap & Ball Revolvers...and I will likely elect to try my hand at making one, so it is nice to see such well done examples as food for thought.

Good going!

messerist · May 10, 2010, 09:54 AM

Ya'lls gonna need a big horse wit all dat ir'n. Superb rigs!

denster · May 13, 2010, 03:13 PM

Permission to come aboard and join the Walker owners thread. Scored a new in the box ASM Walker at the last gun show. Proofs date it to 1979. I was a little leary of an ASM but for 100 bucks figured I couldn't go too far wrong. All it needed was the usuall polishing of the internals. The arbor and wedge fit were perfect and the chambers are .002 over the groove diameter. Go figure. When it stops raining I'll get to the range to make some smoke. Read lots of smoke.

higene · May 14, 2010, 12:30 AM

Welcome

The way I understand this is you post a picture and you be in the club.

#86 Higene

Oyeboten · May 14, 2010, 02:32 AM

Hi Denster,

That sounds really nice.

Many San Marcos are known to be completetly well made, very good fit and finish, durable, reliable, and good quality through out.

How refreshing they got the Chambers right for the Bore! Regardless of who made it, that is nice to hear of.

Foto Joe · May 14, 2010, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denster

Permission to come aboard and join the Walker owners thread. Scored a new in the box ASM Walker at the last gun show. Proofs date it to 1979. I was a little leary of an ASM but for 100 bucks figured I couldn't go too far wrong. All it needed was the usuall polishing of the internals. The arbor and wedge fit were perfect and the chambers are .002 over the groove diameter. Go figure. When it stops raining I'll get to the range to make some smoke. Read lots of smoke.

I've got a '92 ASM. Since yours is a NIB '79 I'd like to know what caps you find to stay on the factory nipples. So far I haven't had any luck with #10 CCI's (too tight and won't seat consistantly). The CCI #11's have a tendency to get knocked loose by recoil (50gr 3f). I've got Treso's on the way from Idaho but I'd like to keep the stock ones if I can find caps that work.

I've also got a '79 ASM Dragoon and it likes the CCI #10's. Other than the nipple problem, I think ASM is highly "under-rated". Both of mine are great.

denster · May 14, 2010, 11:11 AM

OKY Doke! Here are my boni-fides. Pic that is. Foto Joe. #10s work fine on mine. You can always take yours out spin them in a drill and polish a bit should get the 10s to go on fine or go with the tresso if you can find them.

Oyeboten · May 14, 2010, 04:57 PM

Try No. 10 Remington Caps...different Brands of supposedly same size Caps can fit differently.

mykeal · May 14, 2010, 06:05 PM

Quote:

different Brands of supposedly same size Caps can fit differently

Almost ,but not quite. There is no standard for cap sizes, so there is no such thing as "different brands of the same size". Remington No. 10's are not the same size as CCI No. 10's, nor are the No. 11's the same size. And since there is no standard, saying a nipple is a No. 11 nipple is meaningless also. Here's the result of at least 20 samples of each brand and "size":

Oyeboten · May 14, 2010, 08:00 PM

Oh...Oye...

Even worse than I had remembered!

Fingers Crossed - so far, the Remington No. 10 Caps have fit perfectly with the several Cap & Ball Revolvers I happen to have, even though they are differing makes and models...andone has 'TRESO' Nipples I installed, because when I got the Revolver one Nipple had been missing, so I just replaned them all.

Just blind luck I guess...but, I am sure glad for it.

scrat · May 14, 2010, 10:23 PM

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armyof1 · May 15, 2010, 06:23 PM

got my second ASM COLT WALKER plus flask and nipple key for £110 ( $159.90 ) today ,
AF date code 1980, same year as my other ASM COLT WALKER .

StrawHat · May 17, 2010, 07:18 AM

Quote:

armyof1

...got my second ASM COLT WALKER ...

Are you planning on becoming a "belt and suspenders" type of guy?

Congrats on the purchase.

armyof1 · May 17, 2010, 07:46 AM

no ..

with 2 COLT WALKERS you got that (little ) bit more fire power on the range and a lot more smoke that won"t go down well with some folk on the range i suppose,

scrat · May 20, 2010, 11:03 PM

Shoot with two i would use my R&D in one and cap in ball in the other.

Hollly smoke this here thread has had over 110,000 views and 2593 post. Wow for sure i know this has some of the Best information on Walkers in The Whole WEB. Keep it up guys Good job.

Ratdog68 · May 20, 2010, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrawHat

Are you planning on becoming a "belt and suspenders" type of guy?

Congrats on the purchase.

Hee Hee Hee... that was my thought too. But... his britches would only drop as far as his knees by the time the muzzles bounced onto the deck.

Oyeboten · May 21, 2010, 12:54 AM

Went to the Range the other day, all excited about finally trying out my WALKER...start to load it up, and, realized I had left the Wedge out, sitting on my Desk...from doing a sort of inspection and Lube attentions on it the night before.

Well, since I was there anyway, I scrounged up another ten pounds of Range Lead in no time, and, then just kind of sat there a while amid the tranquility, enjoyed the quietude and nodding Wildflowers and Sunshine...said hello to a few zigzaggy Fire Ants, listened to the Birds, so, that was nice anyway...no one else was out there, so, it was plum 'quiet'.

Remind me to get that Wedge put back in, before I head out again?

Lol...

Ratdog68 · May 21, 2010, 01:01 AM

LOL

Psst ! (Oyeboten).... got that wedge put back in yet?

Oyeboten · May 21, 2010, 02:01 AM

You are a true Gentleman Ratdog68...thank you.

I had it in my Watch Pocket all day, knowing Mr. WALKER was in the Car...figuring I could not go wrong that way...but now, for your reminder, it is decidely "in" and snug, and all is ready for Powder, Ball, and Caps! ( Soon as I get to the Range again, maybe, Tamale...)

I checked the Gap, since another Thread was wondering on that for fouling binding issues, and, all I can say, is that it is less than the thickness of a sheet of Typing/Printer Paper, which Paper it about .0035.

StrawHat · May 21, 2010, 06:48 AM

[QUOTE]Ratdog68

...Hee Hee Hee... that was my thought too. But... his britches would only drop as far as his knees by the time the muzzles bounced onto the deck.../QUOTE]

Yep!

arcticap · May 21, 2010, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oyeboten

Went to the Range the other day, all excited about finally trying out my WALKER...start to load it up, and, realized I had left the Wedge out, sitting on my Desk...from doing a sort of inspection and Lube attentions on it the night before.

Gee Oyeboten, if you had only hunted for an empty brass cartridge case and then pounded it flat with rocks to fashion it into a wedge, or stuck your pocket knife blade into the wedge slot, or used a small hose clamp from your car, or reshaped a coin, or a piece of animal bone, or used some smelted or flattened lead, or a piece of wood to make your Walker shootable out there in the Nevada desert...then we could have nicknamed you "Oyeboten MacGyver"!

Forklift · May 21, 2010, 12:19 PM

Hi guys! Can I play, too?

A. Uberti 1848 3rd Model Dragoon compared to my Charles Daly 1873

May 9, 2010, 12:29 PM	#2577
AZ_Rebel Member Join Date: September 20, 2007 Location: AJ, AZ Posts: 481	The Outlaw Josey Wales No doubt many of us are fans of this movie as a great display of the Colt Walker Revolver as well as an excellent film. When I got my second Walker it seemed appropriate to make a set of holsters for them in the style of the ones used by Clint Eastwood as Josey Wales. I had some leather left over so I made a type of shoulder holster for an 1849 Pocket like Josey wore. There is also a belt with two pistols looped over the saddle horn - I had two holsters so I made a belt for them and added two 1860 Army Pistols. Here is the complete set: Details on the Walker Holsters: Detail on the Shoulder Holster: __________________ Lovejoy's Rules of Gun Safety 1 - You must have a gun. 2 - Your gun should always be loaded and ready to fire. 3 - The first hit counts more than the first shot.

May 9, 2010, 03:13 PM	#2578
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	AZ rebel very very nice __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 10, 2010, 09:54 AM	#2580
messerist Member Join Date: January 17, 2009 Location: Faribault Minnesota Posts: 874	Ya'lls gonna need a big horse wit all dat ir'n. Superb rigs! __________________ "Fast is fine, accuracy is final. You need to learn to be slow in a hurry." -Wyatt Earp "Nos Morituri Te Salutamus." -unknown gladiator

May 14, 2010, 12:30 AM	#2582
higene Member Join Date: February 10, 2009 Location: Sunny Yacolt Washington Posts: 423	New Guy Welcome The way I understand this is you post a picture and you be in the club. #86 Higene

May 14, 2010, 08:00 PM	#2588
Oyeboten Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Posts: 3,696	Oh...Oye... Even worse than I had remembered! Fingers Crossed - so far, the Remington No. 10 Caps have fit perfectly with the several Cap & Ball Revolvers I happen to have, even though they are differing makes and models...andone has 'TRESO' Nipples I installed, because when I got the Revolver one Nipple had been missing, so I just replaned them all. Just blind luck I guess...but, I am sure glad for it. Last edited by Oyeboten; May 14, 2010 at 08:07 PM.

May 9, 2010, 10:47 AM	#2576
FLaviator Member Join Date: April 8, 2009 Posts: 13	lol@wittzo, it took me a second to get that one, but then my memory of "American Pie" came back.

May 10, 2010, 03:36 AM	#2579
Oyeboten Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Posts: 3,696	Very nice Work there AZ..! Inspiring! Sooner or later, I myself am going to need a Holster for one of my Cap & Ball Revolvers...and I will likely elect to try my hand at making one, so it is nice to see such well done examples as food for thought. Good going!

May 13, 2010, 03:13 PM	#2581
denster Member Join Date: May 18, 2006 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 477	Permission to come aboard and join the Walker owners thread. Scored a new in the box ASM Walker at the last gun show. Proofs date it to 1979. I was a little leary of an ASM but for 100 bucks figured I couldn't go too far wrong. All it needed was the usuall polishing of the internals. The arbor and wedge fit were perfect and the chambers are .002 over the groove diameter. Go figure. When it stops raining I'll get to the range to make some smoke. Read lots of smoke.

May 14, 2010, 02:32 AM	#2583
Oyeboten Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Posts: 3,696	Hi Denster, That sounds really nice. Many San Marcos are known to be completetly well made, very good fit and finish, durable, reliable, and good quality through out. How refreshing they got the Chambers right for the Bore! Regardless of who made it, that is nice to hear of.

May 14, 2010, 04:57 PM	#2586
Oyeboten Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Posts: 3,696	Try No. 10 Remington Caps...different Brands of supposedly same size Caps can fit differently.

May 14, 2010, 10:23 PM	#2589
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	Member List Scrat (Scott) 2 Gentleman of the Charcoal 3 Dixie Texian 4 Yankee John 5 Mykeal 6 Speckdds@bellsouth.net 7 Mukluk 8 BigBadGun 9 Mec 10Fineredmist 11HILDO 12Shanghai McCoy 13Tallship 14 A.WALKER 15 StrawHat 16 Mustanger1 17 Phantom Captain 18 Pulp19 Snaggletooth 20 RugerBob 21 J.T.Gerrity 22 BDFT 23 Peter M Eick 24 JCT 25 Old Wornout Soldier 26 Brett Dixon 27. Razorback 1010 28. Rebel Dave 29. sundance44s 30. Oddman 31. Xterminator 32. TexasRifleman 33. Gopguy 34. Elbert P Suggins 35. Old Hunter 36. Blacksmoke 37. ApacheJack 38. K.A.T 39. Fedaircop 40. Hooey 41. .50cal 42. Afy 43. Shung 44. Kevc 45. PRM 46. Madcratebuilder 47. Clermont 48. Double Deuce 1 49. Iamsniper1 50. AdmiralB 51. icy 52. SMOKIN GUN 53. QUICKDRAW Mc.Graw 54. SE olka.shooter 55. Jack Steele 56. Steven Youngblood 57. The Wall 58. Shawn Grear 59. Messerist 60. AK 47Ghost 61. Molasses 62. TMC4232 63. .44 Walker 64 Bugslayer 65 sltm1 66. SixShootinSam 67. NobleSniper 68 Gclefton 69. AZ_Rebel 70. Dmjung 71. Brotherlloyd 72. Walker944 73. Fingers McGee 74. Ginormous 75. Kiwiwalker 76. Ratdog68 77. shootmeinthehead 78. marlin_444 79. AussieTH 80. b55baron 81. Dbarrym 82. Oyeboten 83. Mat, Not Doormat 84. Das Jaeger 85. Electric Factory 86. Higene 87 Fivestrings 88. Big guy 49 89. JamesKelly 90. eastbank 91. Buddy 92. Kwetu 93. Husker 94. Two Gun Pete 95. Rifle 96. missuramoss 97. theotherwaldo 98. buckeyed 99. armyof1 100. TomADC 101. TheBigAr2003 102 Texas Moon 103. Dolk 104. don3 105. Opoche 106.CGN1771 107. ClemBert 108. Foto Joe 109.kwhi43@kc.rr.com 110. Flaviator 111. Jason Mack 112. Gaucho Gringo 113. wittzo 114. denster __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 17, 2010, 07:46 AM	#2592
armyof1 Member Join Date: November 21, 2009 Location: UK. Posts: 56	no .. with 2 COLT WALKERS you got that (little ) bit more fire power on the range and a lot more smoke that won"t go down well with some folk on the range i suppose, Last edited by armyof1; May 17, 2010 at 11:00 AM.

May 20, 2010, 11:03 PM	#2593
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	Shoot with two i would use my R&D in one and cap in ball in the other. Hollly smoke this here thread has had over 110,000 views and 2593 post. Wow for sure i know this has some of the Best information on Walkers in The Whole WEB. Keep it up guys Good job. __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 21, 2010, 12:54 AM	#2595
Oyeboten Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Posts: 3,696	Went to the Range the other day, all excited about finally trying out my WALKER...start to load it up, and, realized I had left the Wedge out, sitting on my Desk...from doing a sort of inspection and Lube attentions on it the night before. Well, since I was there anyway, I scrounged up another ten pounds of Range Lead in no time, and, then just kind of sat there a while amid the tranquility, enjoyed the quietude and nodding Wildflowers and Sunshine...said hello to a few zigzaggy Fire Ants, listened to the Birds, so, that was nice anyway...no one else was out there, so, it was plum 'quiet'. Remind me to get that Wedge put back in, before I head out again? Lol...

May 21, 2010, 01:01 AM	#2596
Ratdog68 Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,978	LOL Psst ! (Oyeboten).... got that wedge put back in yet? __________________ NRA Life Member Certified Firearms Safety Instructor ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Obama, avoid Arizona, they require proof of Citizenship.

May 21, 2010, 02:01 AM	#2597
Oyeboten Member Join Date: March 23, 2008 Posts: 3,696	You are a true Gentleman Ratdog68...thank you. I had it in my Watch Pocket all day, knowing Mr. WALKER was in the Car...figuring I could not go wrong that way...but now, for your reminder, it is decidely "in" and snug, and all is ready for Powder, Ball, and Caps! ( Soon as I get to the Range again, maybe, Tamale...) I checked the Gap, since another Thread was wondering on that for fouling binding issues, and, all I can say, is that it is less than the thickness of a sheet of Typing/Printer Paper, which Paper it about .0035.

May 21, 2010, 06:48 AM	#2598
StrawHat Member Join Date: January 28, 2007 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 2,329	[QUOTE]Ratdog68 ...Hee Hee Hee... that was my thought too. But... his britches would only drop as far as his knees by the time the muzzles bounced onto the deck.../QUOTE] Yep!

May 21, 2010, 12:19 PM	#2600
Forklift Member Join Date: April 10, 2010 Location: TN, USA Posts: 37	Hi guys! Can I play, too? A. Uberti 1848 3rd Model Dragoon compared to my Charles Daly 1873