madcratebuilder
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How do you like your ASM? I think they are way under rated myself. It's possible i have only encountered good ones.
'unnofficial Walker/Dragoon LRE club
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CAMPBELL49T
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I guess I'm going to have to figure out photo bucket. Or how to down load them on THR. I want to join....with a 3rd model Dragoon. Been looking all over for a Walker. I have found some but I can't afford to buy them.
madcratebuilder
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This looks like a good deal, even if you need to replace the hand and bolt.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=141889043
bigbadgun
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Every body needs to buy some leather so I can buy then lol.
CAMPBELL49T
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I missed the auction. But still looking.
hi .. guys .. am i in the right section with this one , made by PIETTA .44 cal smooth bore , 25 inch barrel ..... they used to be on shotgun licence till 1997 then with change of law they were put on section 1 firearms licence , do you like it ?? it did not take me much time to make my mind up as soon as the photo"s arrived from the gun dealer , it cost me £90 uk pounds, that was 3 years ago ........ ps . BIGBADGUN can you make holsters this big .!!!!!!!!
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missuramoss
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I'm just speechless on that one.......Pietta made that??
that what is says on the barrel, pietta .44 cal blackpowder only , do you want photo of markings on barrel , i could get it rifled as its now on section one firearms licence but then it would not be original if i did that , i think they were made about 20 years ago by pietta from what people say for the shotgun shooters , i will check the proof markings and get back with the proper date ......
checked the proof marking and its AE - so that makes it 1979 , going of the info BIGBADGUN gave me , and thanks again to him as now i have dated all my repro blackpowder guns .........
checked the proof marking and its AE - so that makes it 1979 , going of the info BIGBADGUN gave me , and thanks again to him as now i have dated all my repro blackpowder guns .........
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missuramoss
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Oh, I'm not doubtin ya at all there Armyof1..Its just that I've never seen a Pietta with a 25" bbl before. JMHO...but I'd leave it just as is, except for maybe get a steel frame for it and go grizz huntin.......Very nice Armyof1...Very nice!!
Ruger made some long barreled revolvers in the 16 to 18 inch range for export to the U. K. Apparently because of the barrel length they were legal.
The European cap & ball revolver manufacturers make a lot of models that aren't exported to the U.S. What we see are those products that our importers are willing to buy. The importers in turn are very conservative when it comes to going out on a limb on something that might be expensive, and have limited appeal. Flood folks like Dixie, Cimarron, EMF, and Taylor with e-mails and letters, and something might happen.
The European cap & ball revolver manufacturers make a lot of models that aren't exported to the U.S. What we see are those products that our importers are willing to buy. The importers in turn are very conservative when it comes to going out on a limb on something that might be expensive, and have limited appeal. Flood folks like Dixie, Cimarron, EMF, and Taylor with e-mails and letters, and something might happen.
madd trapper
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Last week I bought a whitneyville dragoon from Midway. The day I received it , I took it apart and cleaned it. All I can say man, this pistol is tight . Especially putting it back together. I took it to the range and tried the dragoon at twenty five yards and I was impressed .Using .457 cal round balls and 45 grains of powder. My question will this dragoon get easier to put back together the more I use it ?
BHP FAN
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yes.
cheatin charlie
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I received my Uberti Walker I bought on GB last week. Unfired with the
box. The date code is BD that makes it 1994? My question is the barrel
and grip looks like it is charcoal bluing or fire bluing. Are all Uberti Walkers
finished that way or just the older ones? I bought it to shoot Josey
Whaleys at our local SASS clubs. I shot it today at about 15 yards
off hand and windage was good but only 4 or 5 inches high. Perfect for
SASS shotgun targets. Filled chambers with 2f Goex and round ball on top,
What a blast, sounds like a cannon and shoots smoke downrange big time.
What a blast, I had a smile on my face all the way home.
box. The date code is BD that makes it 1994? My question is the barrel
and grip looks like it is charcoal bluing or fire bluing. Are all Uberti Walkers
finished that way or just the older ones? I bought it to shoot Josey
Whaleys at our local SASS clubs. I shot it today at about 15 yards
off hand and windage was good but only 4 or 5 inches high. Perfect for
SASS shotgun targets. Filled chambers with 2f Goex and round ball on top,
What a blast, sounds like a cannon and shoots smoke downrange big time.
What a blast, I had a smile on my face all the way home.
BHP FAN
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Ya gotta love 'em.on a still day,ol' ''Puff'' will blow smoke rings...
madcratebuilder
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That is an amazing revolver, thanks for posting photos. Very unusual combination, a brass frame cut for a shoulder stock, steel back strap and a 25 inch smooth bore barrel, my gawd!
On closer inspection the frame is not cut for the shoulder stock, even more strange, that makes the shoulder stock unusual too.
toolslinger
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I would like to join
Here is my Uberti 3rd Model with stripped and refinished grips and my home made holster
Here is my Uberti 3rd Model with stripped and refinished grips and my home made holster
CAMPBELL49T
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Good job on the holster. And your 3rd model and mine are twins.
I whish I could do leather work like that.
I whish I could do leather work like that.
toolslinger
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Thanks Campbell the leatherwork is not that difficult. I will be in the Denver area from the 28th thru Dec 15 or so . PM me and we'll go to Tandy and get you set up.
madcratebuilder
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If your talking replicas they are straight twist. Pietta makes a 1858 Remington "Shooters" model that is a progressive twist. That is the only one I'm aware of.
Yeah, I know the Colt 1860 has progressive rifling, don't know about the 1861 Navy though.
Thing is, my original first model Dragoon has a straight twist, and I'm curious if all model 1848's had the same. The reason I'm wondering is because my barrel looks relined.
Thing is, my original first model Dragoon has a straight twist, and I'm curious if all model 1848's had the same. The reason I'm wondering is because my barrel looks relined.
I'll have to check my facts, but working from memory I believe that Colt's progressive rifling was introduced during the Paterson era (1836 - 1842) and continued to about 1877 in some models. Without question, the models 1848, 1849, 1851, 1860 and 1861 had gain-twist rifling.
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