The THR Walker Club - Page 22

sundance44s · May 7, 2008, 10:43 AM

BigBadGun ...I have enough trouble keeping my pants up ..Awalker in a holster would end up around me ankels ..LOL Bad case of plumbers butt...and I`m not a plumber by trade .

bigbadgun · May 7, 2008, 10:50 AM

LOL thats funny how about a Walker rig with suspenders.

scrat · May 7, 2008, 05:59 PM

hahahahahahah omg thats the best i have heard all day. Maybe he should make them as shoulder type holders.

hooey · May 8, 2008, 08:31 PM

Greetings:
I just found the site!! I purchased an Uberti Walker from a pard over on the firing line forum, seems he loaded it up and only managed a couple misfires, he decided that the BP guns weren't for him! So I basically got an "unfired" Uberti and starter kit for a pretty good deal. I have the R and D conversion cylinder and it's really a kick to shoot it with my .45 cal.....Henry; using the same cartridge. I'll try and post some pics of the pair soon.
Oh and please add me to the list!

scrat · May 8, 2008, 08:35 PM

another member.

Welcome to THR and Welcome to the club

scrat · May 8, 2008, 08:36 PM

THR WALKER Club

Member list

1 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 Pulp
19 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

hooey · May 11, 2008, 12:03 PM

Which cap are you all using on your Uberti Walkers? I have #10 and #11 CCI caps; the 11's seem too loose, the 10's a might bit tight. Perhaps another brand fits better?
Thanks

scrat · May 11, 2008, 12:09 PM

Depends on brand. Im using #10 cci. However i am having some major problems with pieces falling in the works. Seems as though maybe only 1 out of 6 shots lately that will shoot ok. So im going to be changing nipples to treso. Hopefully that will solve some of the problems.

scrat · May 11, 2008, 08:04 PM

bumped to the top for GOC.

533 post and

40 members strong

stevekl · May 12, 2008, 08:17 PM

Question!

This is a Walker kit I found on Dixie gun works

Is this the same gun we're all talking about in this thread? The big 9" one?

mukluk · May 12, 2008, 08:27 PM

Yep, that's it.

stevekl · May 12, 2008, 08:43 PM

Whoa, quick reply. thanks!

razorback1010 · May 13, 2008, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Question!

This is a Walker kit I found on Dixie gun works

Is this the same gun we're all talking about in this thread? The big 9" one?

I've already bought and built 6 of these kits, very nice and fun to work on. The building time depends on the finish you want. The longest being the polishing of the brass triggerguard. It's really raw material directly coming out of the mold. The steel only needs some polishing and blueing. Count at least 10 hours work to have one ready to shoot.

razorback1010 · May 13, 2008, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Percusssion caps

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Which cap are you all using on your Uberti Walkers? I have #10 and #11 CCI caps; the 11's seem too loose, the 10's a might bit tight. Perhaps another brand fits better?
Thanks

I purchased a set of amco nipples for my Walker from Track of the Wolf, and CCI n° 11 are fitting very nicely on them.

TheWall · May 13, 2008, 10:51 AM

My Walker is still on backorder from S&S Firearms. They hope to have it in this week. I am hopeful to be a member of the Club by some time next week!

As soon as it arrives I will try to post pictures!

stevekl · May 13, 2008, 10:37 PM

Is there a better price for the kit at Dixie for $300

I actually do want the kit because I think I want a bare steel gun, and I want to finish my grips by myself.

DixieTexian · May 14, 2008, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Depends on brand. Im using #10 cci. However i am having some major problems with pieces falling in the works. Seems as though maybe only 1 out of 6 shots lately that will shoot ok. So im going to be changing nipples to treso. Hopefully that will solve some of the problems.

#10's work the best for me, also. Haven't tried nor seen remingtons around here.

Old Wornout Soldier · May 17, 2008, 07:00 PM

rats, I can't get the pix to show up.

XTerminator · May 17, 2008, 10:34 PM

I finished off my Uberti WALKER kit a few days ago using the antique process I found on the CAS City forums and it came out real nice and old looking.
Shot it for the first time yesterday and yee-hah, great big boom and a very impressive cloud of smoke! Accurate too.
Steve

scrat · May 18, 2008, 12:09 AM

Wow that looks really good. How many hours do you think you spent on it.

XTerminator · May 18, 2008, 12:30 AM

Since it was the first time I had built a kit like this I went pretty slow to avoid screwing it up

. I probably have somewhere around 19-20 hours in it in all. If I build another one I could probably do it alot faster.
It turned out to be a very worth while project, I learned quite a bit. Next year I might build another and finish it like new.
Steve

scrat · May 18, 2008, 12:42 AM

Thats not bad. 19-20 hours. sounds like a good summer project

stevekl · May 18, 2008, 12:46 AM

I ordered an Uberti kit from Dixie but I haven't gotten any kind of confirmation at all, and according to their website, I have nothing in the "past orders" section of my account.

However, my credit card has been charged.

I'm not impatient, I just want to make sure that the order went through correctly. Is this normal for Dixie Gun Works (I've never ordered from them before)?

scrat · May 18, 2008, 12:55 AM

Dixie gun works is a pretty good place. You should call them up monday. Im sure they will take care of you.

Old Fuff · May 18, 2008, 09:45 AM

I have on occasion ordered several things from Dixie, and had one or more of them backordered. Sometimes it took a month or more, but the items always arrived. My experience with the company goes back to the late 1940's and I never had a problem that wasn't resolved.

While a number of folks on this forum are Walker-Happy

I'm sure at Dixie they were a relatively slow mover among other cap & ball revolvers and kits, and then they were were caught off guard when the interest picked up.

May 7, 2008, 10:50 AM	#527
bigbadgun Member Join Date: November 4, 2007 Location: South Florida STUCK DEEP IN THE sWAMP. Posts: 981	LOL thats funny how about a Walker rig with suspenders. __________________ The website has changed but the leather has not. http://www.bbgcustomleather.com "Are you gonna pull those pistols or whistle dixie". "When guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns".

May 7, 2008, 05:59 PM	#528
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	hahahahahahah omg thats the best i have heard all day. Maybe he should make them as shoulder type holders. __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 8, 2008, 08:31 PM	#529
hooey Member Join Date: May 8, 2008 Posts: 25	Walker's! Greetings: I just found the site!! I purchased an Uberti Walker from a pard over on the firing line forum, seems he loaded it up and only managed a couple misfires, he decided that the BP guns weren't for him! So I basically got an "unfired" Uberti and starter kit for a pretty good deal. I have the R and D conversion cylinder and it's really a kick to shoot it with my .45 cal.....Henry; using the same cartridge. I'll try and post some pics of the pair soon. Oh and please add me to the list!

May 8, 2008, 08:35 PM	#530
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	another member. Welcome to THR and Welcome to the club __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 8, 2008, 08:36 PM	#531
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	THR WALKER Club Member list 1 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 Pulp 19 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 __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 7, 2008, 10:43 AM	#526
sundance44s Member Join Date: February 6, 2006 Posts: 1,473	BigBadGun ...I have enough trouble keeping my pants up ..Awalker in a holster would end up around me ankels ..LOL Bad case of plumbers butt...and I`m not a plumber by trade .

May 11, 2008, 12:03 PM	#532
hooey Member Join Date: May 8, 2008 Posts: 25	Percusssion caps Which cap are you all using on your Uberti Walkers? I have #10 and #11 CCI caps; the 11's seem too loose, the 10's a might bit tight. Perhaps another brand fits better? Thanks

May 11, 2008, 12:09 PM	#533
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	Depends on brand. Im using #10 cci. However i am having some major problems with pieces falling in the works. Seems as though maybe only 1 out of 6 shots lately that will shoot ok. So im going to be changing nipples to treso. Hopefully that will solve some of the problems. __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 11, 2008, 08:04 PM	#534
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	bumped to the top for GOC. 533 post and 40 members strong __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 12, 2008, 08:17 PM	#535
stevekl Member Join Date: July 31, 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 394	Question! This is a Walker kit I found on Dixie gun works Is this the same gun we're all talking about in this thread? The big 9" one?

May 12, 2008, 08:27 PM	#536
mukluk Member Join Date: January 14, 2007 Location: Clyde, Texas Posts: 127	Yep, that's it.

May 12, 2008, 08:43 PM	#537
stevekl Member Join Date: July 31, 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 394	Whoa, quick reply. thanks!

May 13, 2008, 10:51 AM	#540
TheWall Member Join Date: October 29, 2006 Location: Chantilly, VA Posts: 221	Waiting to join the Club! My Walker is still on backorder from S&S Firearms. They hope to have it in this week. I am hopeful to be a member of the Club by some time next week! As soon as it arrives I will try to post pictures! __________________ NMLRA and NRA Member www.oxhilltours.com

May 13, 2008, 10:37 PM	#541
stevekl Member Join Date: July 31, 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 394	Is there a better price for the kit at Dixie for $300 I actually do want the kit because I think I want a bare steel gun, and I want to finish my grips by myself.

May 17, 2008, 07:00 PM	#543
Old Wornout Soldier Member Join Date: February 6, 2006 Location: Bear River, Wyoming Posts: 19	rats, I can't get the pix to show up. __________________ Inside every old man is a young man wondering what the heck happened. Endowment Life Member NRA

May 17, 2008, 10:34 PM	#544
XTerminator Member Join Date: January 30, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Cascades Posts: 98	Finished my WALKER kit! I finished off my Uberti WALKER kit a few days ago using the antique process I found on the CAS City forums and it came out real nice and old looking. Shot it for the first time yesterday and yee-hah, great big boom and a very impressive cloud of smoke! Accurate too. Steve

May 18, 2008, 12:09 AM	#545
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	Wow that looks really good. How many hours do you think you spent on it. __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 18, 2008, 12:30 AM	#546
XTerminator Member Join Date: January 30, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Cascades Posts: 98	Since it was the first time I had built a kit like this I went pretty slow to avoid screwing it up . I probably have somewhere around 19-20 hours in it in all. If I build another one I could probably do it alot faster. It turned out to be a very worth while project, I learned quite a bit. Next year I might build another and finish it like new. Steve

May 18, 2008, 12:42 AM	#547
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	Thats not bad. 19-20 hours. sounds like a good summer project __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 18, 2008, 12:46 AM	#548
stevekl Member Join Date: July 31, 2004 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 394	I ordered an Uberti kit from Dixie but I haven't gotten any kind of confirmation at all, and according to their website, I have nothing in the "past orders" section of my account. However, my credit card has been charged. I'm not impatient, I just want to make sure that the order went through correctly. Is this normal for Dixie Gun Works (I've never ordered from them before)?

May 18, 2008, 12:55 AM	#549
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	Dixie gun works is a pretty good place. You should call them up monday. Im sure they will take care of you. __________________ *MOLON LABE*

May 18, 2008, 09:45 AM	#550
Old Fuff Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 20,697	I have on occasion ordered several things from Dixie, and had one or more of them backordered. Sometimes it took a month or more, but the items always arrived. My experience with the company goes back to the late 1940's and I never had a problem that wasn't resolved. While a number of folks on this forum are Walker-Happy I'm sure at Dixie they were a relatively slow mover among other cap & ball revolvers and kits, and then they were were caught off guard when the interest picked up.