Brad_Bradsher
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So, after my shameful tale of taking forever to shave down the diameter of the arbor in last year's "new" Uberti Walker so I could get the barrel off and back on the arbor...now to the fun part!
Reminded by 4v50 Gary's post on the Danish sea captain's $1.84 million dollar Walker of what Walker's actually look like:
...I realized my Uberti cylinder was WAY too blue.
So, following in the footsteps of my THR forefathers, I mixed up a solution of 25% apple cider vinegar and water, pulled the nipples, and took the plunge.
Hoping for the same effect on the Danish Walker--a muted grey, maybe leaving a trace of blue in the Ranger engagement engraving to make the scene "pop"--I dropped the cylinder in the strange brew and started the clock.
Of course, after the arbor incident, I'm expecting the worst--it'll be bright silver! It'll be etched! The engraving will dissolve like Alka-Seltzer! After just 22 minutes, I had this:
That. Is. What. I. Was. TRYING. To. Do.
Finished product:
As always, thanks to THR's genius Bar for the advice found here! Oh, and if I get tired of the de-blued cylinder, I'll swap in the Howell .45 LC converter for variety...
As always, thanks for the knowledge you guys share...Next, range report! Let's see if the .45LC cylinder works...heading out now!
Reminded by 4v50 Gary's post on the Danish sea captain's $1.84 million dollar Walker of what Walker's actually look like:
...I realized my Uberti cylinder was WAY too blue.
So, following in the footsteps of my THR forefathers, I mixed up a solution of 25% apple cider vinegar and water, pulled the nipples, and took the plunge.
Hoping for the same effect on the Danish Walker--a muted grey, maybe leaving a trace of blue in the Ranger engagement engraving to make the scene "pop"--I dropped the cylinder in the strange brew and started the clock.
Of course, after the arbor incident, I'm expecting the worst--it'll be bright silver! It'll be etched! The engraving will dissolve like Alka-Seltzer! After just 22 minutes, I had this:
That. Is. What. I. Was. TRYING. To. Do.
Finished product:
As always, thanks to THR's genius Bar for the advice found here! Oh, and if I get tired of the de-blued cylinder, I'll swap in the Howell .45 LC converter for variety...
As always, thanks for the knowledge you guys share...Next, range report! Let's see if the .45LC cylinder works...heading out now!
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