"Lonesome Dove" Cimarron Walker

[.38 Special]

I don't doubt that either. As is the blue on my Little Brat. Regardless of that, yeah I would snatch it up for sure. Beautiful pistola, safe-queen or will you shoot it? (Gonna pull that pistol, or whistle Dixie?)

No safe queens in this house! Especially when it comes to blackpowder guns, I do my best to wear them out. I laugh to myself, a little bit, when I think of my first Walker. Whoever stole it from me would have had to put in some serious effort to get it back into shape, as I'd just about used it up by the time he got it!

 

[.38 Special]

So the brown Santa Claus truck arrived.



It really is a pretty thing. I couldn't be happier with the finish work. The timing is pretty close; a little better than average for Uberti. The rammer latch is quite tight - it may actually hold the lever up! Of course, it fell out of its dovetail first thing, so making it permanent is at the top of the "to do" list. The action itself is typical Uberti: functional, but far less than it can (and will) be.

The arbor is unique to me in that at first it appeared too long! It seems to me that the arbor tapers slightly, wider at the base, and becomes an interference fit with the hole a few hundredths prior to fully seating home. I am at work and will not be able to measure anything until this evening, but that is my initial impression.

So, another "preassembled kit" from Uberti, but quite a bit prettier than average, and at a bargain price. Good enough!

 

[Blackpowderwarrior]

I recently picked up another Uberti 1860 army from Midway.

The arbor wasn't even staked in,when I disassembled the gun the arbor was spinning freely.
I spun it out to find out the bastards didnt evenstake it in. I didnt bother with complaining to midway because its a waste of time.
I bought a arbor staking pin off ebay.
I applied some red lock tite to the arbor threads then torqued it in, after torquing it in I reassembled the gun minus the action parts. I then used a punch to hammer in the staking pin and used a bastard file to bring the excess down flush with the gun.

My last two uberti purchases have had some big overlooked issues. They both have excellent actions though and I dont regret buying them.

 

[.38 Special]

I recently picked up another Uberti 1860 army from Midway.

The arbor wasn't even staked in,when I disassembled the gun the arbor was spinning freely.
I spun it out to find out the bastards didnt evenstake it in. I didnt bother with complaining to midway because its a waste of time.
I bought a arbor staking pin off ebay.
I applied some red lock tite to the arbor threads then torqued it in, after torquing it in I reassembled the gun minus the action parts. I then used a punch to hammer in the staking pin and used a bastard file to bring the excess down flush with the gun.

My last two uberti purchases have had some big overlooked issues. They both have excellent actions though and I dont regret buying them.

It's always a bit of a gamble, isn't it? I have a '62 Police which ultimately turned out to be a great gun, but it didn't actually function out of the box - as in, it would not actually rotate a chamber into position and drop the hammer on it. I spent an hour going through it and making notes on what needed to be fixed, and ultimately decided it just wasn't worth the time and effort. That's when I learned that Midway's policy against accepting BP returns was ironclad - the poor CS fellow on the other end of the line is probably still traumatized - and decided never again to buy a gun from the place.

 

[Blackpowderwarrior]

It's always a bit of a gamble, isn't it? I have a '62 Police which ultimately turned out to be a great gun, but it didn't actually function out of the box - as in, it would not actually rotate a chamber into position and drop the hammer on it. I spent an hour going through it and making notes on what needed to be fixed, and ultimately decided it just wasn't worth the time and effort. That's when I learned that Midway's policy against accepting BP returns was ironclad - the poor CS fellow on the other end of the line is probably still traumatized - and decided never again to buy a gun from the place.

I've gotten 3 Lemon Ubertis from Midway that Ive turned into gems.
I too suffered from the dreaded curse of the pocket police!

With all its MANY problems the pocket police is still one of my favorite guns uberti currently makes.

What all did you had to do to your pocket police?

I had to shorten the hand on mine.
Double mainspring the mainspring.
Add slixshot nipples
Replace frontnsight with a taller metal cone.

After all that work I also boughta kirst 22 lr cylinder for it.

 

[.38 Special]

I don't remember the whole list anymore, but in addition to the usual stuff with the arbor and timing, several internal parts had to be replaced entirely. The hand was too short by miles, and someone had cut the bolt to the point that it was a rattle fit. They are among my favorite models, but this one in particular looked like it had been assembled by an angry drunkard.

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

Now that you have the Walker in hand please fix the arbor thing, That taper at the end doesn't do anything other than make it hard to take apart. Never figured out what Uberti was thinking. My bench is clear at the moment if you want it tuned and the arbor fixed plus the loading lever spring profiled so the rammer doesn't drop. All this is included in the cost of tuning it.

 

[.38 Special]

Now that you have the Walker in hand please fix the arbor thing, That taper at the end doesn't do anything other than make it hard to take apart. Never figured out what Uberti was thinking. My bench is clear at the moment if you want it tuned and the arbor fixed plus the loading lever spring profiled so the rammer doesn't drop. All this is included in the cost of tuning it.

Thanks for that, Jackrabbit, but the gun is more-or-less already promised to Goon. I told him years ago that I would find something to send to him and have just now gotten around to it!

 

[1KPerDay]

That’s disappointing. Uberti used to be the “premium” option.

 

[.38 Special]

That’s disappointing. Uberti used to be the “premium” option.

Do you say so? I don't believe I've ever gotten a completely satisfactory percussion revolver from any manufacturer. I tend to prefer Uberti because I think their finish is a bit better, and I really don't care for the way Pietta scribbles all over everything.

In this case, the gun appears to function reasonably well out of the box, which is the most I ever expect from these things. I usually do the rest of the work myself (and just assume that will be part of the process) but this one is pretty enough that I'd like to have a pro do the sprucing up for me.

<edit> Unless you are referring to the '62 Police guns. Those things are just cursed, as far as I can tell!

 

[1KPerDay]

Yeah, the pocket guns and ‘62s I’ve never heard good things about. But the bigger ones are supposed to look great and work well. In my experience.

 

[Miguel Loco]

We've had a dozen or more of those Walkers go through the shop. Every one appeared to function quite well. They are definitely a good looking pistola. You got a hell of a deal on that one! That's just awesome!

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

I had a run on those 1862 pocket guns a while back. They are definitely miserable to work on. I do have some different ways to make them right, did have one that really gave me an education. Hey Miguel does your shop need more business cards from me?

 

[Miguel Loco]

Hey Miguel does your shop need more business cards from me?

We could always use a few more. Stop in next time you're in the area!