The THR Walker Club - Page 38

Old Fuff · March 10, 2009, 04:34 PM

You people are insane...

However...

If you started with a 1st Model Dragoon (replica of course) you could order one with the detachable stock. Then you could cut off the round part of the barrel and modify the back so that a Walker cylinder would fit on the frame. Last, bore the barrel and install a rifled tube of what ever length you wanted.

scrat · March 10, 2009, 10:02 PM

i will take two of them. Let me know when you are finished building them Old Fuff

scrat · March 10, 2009, 10:03 PM

Quote:

bipod ????

You mean, like this?

hahhahahahaa i laughed my butt off when i saw that. i will take two of those too

SixShootinSam · March 10, 2009, 10:44 PM

2nd gen Heritage, de-blued and neglected for a while.
The ugliest Walker on the block. Not sure if I am allowed to join now

I love it anyway, rust and all.

scrat · March 10, 2009, 10:52 PM

polish up that barrel and it will look very good

scrat · March 10, 2009, 10:54 PM

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61. Molasses
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TMC4232 · March 10, 2009, 11:12 PM

Steven,

Yes, as a matter of fact I sent that photo to Uberti asking about such modifications to be considered for the future. I doubt that I will hear back from them but at least I went on record of "designing" it and promoting the idea. I was initially just goofing around in photoshop on this photo by extending the barrel and adding the shoulder stock but after I made the final layer edits I realized that it was actually a damn nice looking concept. The Dragoon series did just this but I think a long barreled Walker with the ability of more powerful powder charges, a shoulder stock, and with a military ladder rear sight on the barrel would have been a formidable weapon.

TMC4232 · March 10, 2009, 11:22 PM

SixShootinSam,

Wow, a deblued 2nd generation Colt Heritage?

Are you going to leave it like that or are you going to age the metal up a bit?

scrat · March 10, 2009, 11:24 PM

plum brown finish. wow that would look good

SixShootinSam · March 10, 2009, 11:32 PM

Not sure what I will be doing with it. Right after taking the picture it made me feel bad, and polished it up a bit just now. still able to see where the stains were, but she looks good.
Here's her now:

Steven Youngblood · March 11, 2009, 07:58 AM

TMC4232-I think it is a great idea.
I would want one. it would have been a strong weapon, and I love the photo.

madcratebuilder · March 11, 2009, 09:40 AM

Sam, that has some nice 'patina' to it.

sltm1 · March 16, 2009, 06:14 PM

My Walker from GB came today.....what kind if carriage and wheels do you recommend for totin' this little cannon around with?! It's slick, it's an older 3/4 finished Uberti kit gun, so old, it has the Ormsby engraving on the cylinder, US 1847 above the wedge, only 2 Italian proofmarks and no, "For BP Only", or anything else on the bbl!!! It's all in the white (some case hardening left on the loading lever and hammer). I'm gonna have to antique this puppy plumb brown, maybe leave the cylinder in the white. Here's the "before" pic.

http://www.fmtc.com/~tfl1x/Walker1.jpg

sltm1 · March 16, 2009, 06:19 PM

I Think this will post the pic.

bigbadgun · March 16, 2009, 07:36 PM

Very nice gun congrats and welcome to the club.
Check out my website for some ideas.

DutchmanDick · March 21, 2009, 01:40 PM

Don't have a Walker, but I DO have a 3rd model Dragoon (ASM replica). The Dragoon is about as heavy of a revolver as I can keep steady on target...briefly... I have bad elbows and a bad shoulder from an old accident, I'm afraid. They tend to get uncomfortable holding something that weighs 4+ pounds at arm's length without some kind of support :P.

madcratebuilder · March 21, 2009, 04:50 PM

Dick, have you tried one of those 'shooting sticks' They are made for uses with a rifle, but I think one could adapt to use it with a revolver.

scrat · March 21, 2009, 05:16 PM

i have a 10 year old that loves to shoot my guns. He usually puts the front of the barrel on a sandbag and shoots. We have this bag we made out of an old pair of jeans after shooting the walker we noticed it was smoldering in some spots like it was going to catch fire. so now we wet the front of the bags.

Steven Youngblood · March 23, 2009, 12:43 PM

Yes, as a matter of fact I sent that photo to Uberti asking about such modifications to be considered for the future. I doubt that I will hear back from them but at least I went on record of "designing" it and promoting the idea. I was initially just goofing around in photoshop on this photo by extending the barrel and adding the shoulder stock but after I made the final layer edits I realized that it was actually a damn nice looking concept. The Dragoon series did just this but I think a long barreled Walker with the ability of more powerful powder charges, a shoulder stock, and with a military ladder rear sight on the barrel would have been a formidable weapon.
__________________
TC in Arizona
I agree, that would be a great gun.
I wish I knew someont that could make a front end, like that for the walker, I could figure out the rest.
It would seem that uberti would only have to make a longer barrel and cut the slots for the stock and that would be it.
I would buy one in a heart beat.
It just looks beautiful.
You did an excilent job on the picture

sltm1 · March 23, 2009, 01:26 PM

Well, It took about 6hrs of work over the weekend, but she's finally purdy enough to show off!
I left the cylinder in white, now I have Sundance's problem, how do you age bright metal? Also, I'm gonna try to get the brass mustard colored somehow and varnish the grips. All that sanding and I don't think she's a bit lighter to carry!!

SixShootinSam · March 23, 2009, 06:30 PM

Muriatic Acid that is used to wash down masonry should work for aging metal.
But it's nasty stuff so wear gloves and eye protection. and don't breathe in the fumes.

But I have never done it on a gun, so don't take my word for it!!!

madcratebuilder · March 23, 2009, 07:47 PM

Spray the brass with some oven cleaner, it works great for that aged patenia look, leaves a rainbow effect, like color case hardening. I just did this brasser today, the camera does not pick up the rainbow color.

sltm1 · March 23, 2009, 08:13 PM

Whoa, oven cleaner looks like just the ticket, thanks.

scrat · March 23, 2009, 10:46 PM

ehhhh i like mine chiney hahahahahhaha

TMC4232 · March 24, 2009, 12:43 AM

Steve,
Thanks for the photo comment. I have not heard back from Uberti yet. Maybe if a bunch of us email/contact them they will respond with an "ok, we will consider it" or "no, too expensive and not enough demand", or at least some response. The more I look at the shoulder stocked long barreled Walker I made, the more I want one too. It would be a powerfully accurate shooter and quite a unique collectible - something that never was but should have been.

March 10, 2009, 04:34 PM	#926
Old Fuff Member Join Date: December 24, 2002 Location: Arizona Posts: 20,525	You people are insane... However... If you started with a 1st Model Dragoon (replica of course) you could order one with the detachable stock. Then you could cut off the round part of the barrel and modify the back so that a Walker cylinder would fit on the frame. Last, bore the barrel and install a rifled tube of what ever length you wanted. Last edited by Old Fuff; March 10, 2009 at 10:43 PM. Reason: Correct typo.

March 10, 2009, 10:02 PM	#927
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	i will take two of them. Let me know when you are finished building them Old Fuff __________________ *MOLON LABE*

March 10, 2009, 10:52 PM	#930
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	polish up that barrel and it will look very good __________________ *MOLON LABE*

March 10, 2009, 10:54 PM	#931
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	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 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 my123ju123 65 sltm1 66. SixShootinSam __________________ *MOLON LABE*

March 10, 2009, 11:12 PM	#932
TMC4232 Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Location: Gold Canyon, Arizona Posts: 69	Steven, Yes, as a matter of fact I sent that photo to Uberti asking about such modifications to be considered for the future. I doubt that I will hear back from them but at least I went on record of "designing" it and promoting the idea. I was initially just goofing around in photoshop on this photo by extending the barrel and adding the shoulder stock but after I made the final layer edits I realized that it was actually a damn nice looking concept. The Dragoon series did just this but I think a long barreled Walker with the ability of more powerful powder charges, a shoulder stock, and with a military ladder rear sight on the barrel would have been a formidable weapon. __________________ TC in Arizona "It's a dry heat" - Are you kidding? It's like living on the surface of the sun!!!

March 10, 2009, 10:44 PM	#929
SixShootinSam member Join Date: December 15, 2006 Location: Glenn County, CA Posts: 116	2nd gen Heritage, de-blued and neglected for a while. The ugliest Walker on the block. Not sure if I am allowed to join now I love it anyway, rust and all.

March 10, 2009, 11:22 PM	#933
TMC4232 Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Location: Gold Canyon, Arizona Posts: 69	SixShootinSam, Wow, a deblued 2nd generation Colt Heritage? Are you going to leave it like that or are you going to age the metal up a bit? __________________ TC in Arizona "It's a dry heat" - Are you kidding? It's like living on the surface of the sun!!!

March 10, 2009, 11:24 PM	#934
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	plum brown finish. wow that would look good __________________ *MOLON LABE*

March 10, 2009, 11:32 PM	#935
SixShootinSam member Join Date: December 15, 2006 Location: Glenn County, CA Posts: 116	Not sure what I will be doing with it. Right after taking the picture it made me feel bad, and polished it up a bit just now. still able to see where the stains were, but she looks good. Here's her now:

March 11, 2009, 07:58 AM	#936
Steven Youngblood Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Posts: 164	TMC4232-I think it is a great idea. I would want one. it would have been a strong weapon, and I love the photo. Last edited by Steven Youngblood; March 11, 2009 at 02:14 PM. Reason: i can't spell the sight of that thing, made me go crazy!!

March 11, 2009, 09:40 AM	#937
madcratebuilder Member Join Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,984	Sam, that has some nice 'patina' to it. __________________ A Veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount of “up to and including my life.”

March 16, 2009, 06:14 PM	#938
sltm1 Member Join Date: February 21, 2009 Posts: 426	My Walker from GB came today.....what kind if carriage and wheels do you recommend for totin' this little cannon around with?! It's slick, it's an older 3/4 finished Uberti kit gun, so old, it has the Ormsby engraving on the cylinder, US 1847 above the wedge, only 2 Italian proofmarks and no, "For BP Only", or anything else on the bbl!!! It's all in the white (some case hardening left on the loading lever and hammer). I'm gonna have to antique this puppy plumb brown, maybe leave the cylinder in the white. Here's the "before" pic. http://www.fmtc.com/~tfl1x/Walker1.jpg Last edited by sltm1; March 16, 2009 at 06:16 PM. Reason: insert pic instead of address

March 16, 2009, 06:19 PM	#939
sltm1 Member Join Date: February 21, 2009 Posts: 426	I Think this will post the pic.

March 16, 2009, 07:36 PM	#940
bigbadgun Member Join Date: November 4, 2007 Location: South Florida STUCK DEEP IN THE sWAMP. Posts: 981	Very nice gun congrats and welcome to the club. Check out my website for some ideas. __________________ 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".

March 21, 2009, 01:40 PM	#941
DutchmanDick Member Join Date: September 3, 2006 Posts: 177	Don't have a Walker, but I DO have a 3rd model Dragoon (ASM replica). The Dragoon is about as heavy of a revolver as I can keep steady on target...briefly... I have bad elbows and a bad shoulder from an old accident, I'm afraid. They tend to get uncomfortable holding something that weighs 4+ pounds at arm's length without some kind of support :P.

March 21, 2009, 04:50 PM	#942
madcratebuilder Member Join Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,984	Dick, have you tried one of those 'shooting sticks' They are made for uses with a rifle, but I think one could adapt to use it with a revolver. __________________ A Veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount of “up to and including my life.”

March 21, 2009, 05:16 PM	#943
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	i have a 10 year old that loves to shoot my guns. He usually puts the front of the barrel on a sandbag and shoots. We have this bag we made out of an old pair of jeans after shooting the walker we noticed it was smoldering in some spots like it was going to catch fire. so now we wet the front of the bags. __________________ *MOLON LABE*

March 23, 2009, 12:43 PM	#944
Steven Youngblood Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Posts: 164	Yes, as a matter of fact I sent that photo to Uberti asking about such modifications to be considered for the future. I doubt that I will hear back from them but at least I went on record of "designing" it and promoting the idea. I was initially just goofing around in photoshop on this photo by extending the barrel and adding the shoulder stock but after I made the final layer edits I realized that it was actually a damn nice looking concept. The Dragoon series did just this but I think a long barreled Walker with the ability of more powerful powder charges, a shoulder stock, and with a military ladder rear sight on the barrel would have been a formidable weapon. __________________ TC in Arizona I agree, that would be a great gun. I wish I knew someont that could make a front end, like that for the walker, I could figure out the rest. It would seem that uberti would only have to make a longer barrel and cut the slots for the stock and that would be it. I would buy one in a heart beat. It just looks beautiful. You did an excilent job on the picture

March 23, 2009, 01:26 PM	#945
sltm1 Member Join Date: February 21, 2009 Posts: 426	Well, It took about 6hrs of work over the weekend, but she's finally purdy enough to show off! I left the cylinder in white, now I have Sundance's problem, how do you age bright metal? Also, I'm gonna try to get the brass mustard colored somehow and varnish the grips. All that sanding and I don't think she's a bit lighter to carry!!

March 23, 2009, 06:30 PM	#946
SixShootinSam member Join Date: December 15, 2006 Location: Glenn County, CA Posts: 116	Muriatic Acid that is used to wash down masonry should work for aging metal. But it's nasty stuff so wear gloves and eye protection. and don't breathe in the fumes. But I have never done it on a gun, so don't take my word for it!!! Last edited by SixShootinSam; March 23, 2009 at 06:45 PM.

March 23, 2009, 07:47 PM	#947
madcratebuilder Member Join Date: July 15, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,984	Spray the brass with some oven cleaner, it works great for that aged patenia look, leaves a rainbow effect, like color case hardening. I just did this brasser today, the camera does not pick up the rainbow color. __________________ A Veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount of “up to and including my life.”

March 23, 2009, 08:13 PM	#948
sltm1 Member Join Date: February 21, 2009 Posts: 426	Whoa, oven cleaner looks like just the ticket, thanks.

March 23, 2009, 10:46 PM	#949
scrat Member Join Date: January 27, 2007 Location: Monrovia, CA Posts: 6,882	ehhhh i like mine chiney hahahahahhaha __________________ *MOLON LABE*

March 24, 2009, 12:43 AM	#950
TMC4232 Member Join Date: March 1, 2009 Location: Gold Canyon, Arizona Posts: 69	Steve, Thanks for the photo comment. I have not heard back from Uberti yet. Maybe if a bunch of us email/contact them they will respond with an "ok, we will consider it" or "no, too expensive and not enough demand", or at least some response. The more I look at the shoulder stocked long barreled Walker I made, the more I want one too. It would be a powerfully accurate shooter and quite a unique collectible - something that never was but should have been. __________________ TC in Arizona "It's a dry heat" - Are you kidding? It's like living on the surface of the sun!!!