Walker trigger/bolt spring.

[Skinny 1950]

I have a lot of 1851's and have replaced a lot of trigger /bolt springs, I just got a Walker which has the same problem.
The question is: Can a trigger/bolt spring from an 1851 be of any use in a Walker?
I really don't want to take one of my 1851's apart to find out.
Thanks for any input.

 

[kituwa]

No it wont fit the walker. The walker spring is a good bit bigger than the one in a 1851.You can make one for the walker out of a piece of spring wire or piano wire though.I think there is a thread here on THR on how to do that. If you are going to order a replacment spring for your walker, i think there is a diffrence in the spring for the Umberti walker and those made by ASM too.

 

[Smokin'Joe]

Try this

It works for other Colt style revolvers, not sure about a Walker. Let us know if it does work for you.

Joe

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=623759

 

[4v50 Gary]

Try modifying an old fashion bobby pin as a spring.

 

[45 Dragoon]

For what it's worth, you may not have so much breakage if you will put a thin metal washer/spacer under the flat trig./bolt spring. This will take some of the un-needed travel out of the spring and you can "dial in" trig. weight and bolt pressure following the orig. curve. Keep in mind, it wont take much "tuning" to make a big difference! Don't let the springs rub against the sides of the frame either, I use part of a feeler gauge when tightening the spring and remove afterwards.


45 Dragoon

 

[Skinny 1950]

Thanks for the help with this..I am going to try the safety pin modification for the bolt as the trigger part of the original spring is still OK.

 

[Skinny 1950]

Update...I bought some safety pins and found that the coil on the end of the pins was too wide to go in the slot of the bolt so I cut a straight length out of the pin and wrapped it around the bolt shaft and up so that the trigger guard would hold it in.
It works great now with a solid lock-up so off to the range tomorrow to try it out.
Again thanks for the tips,it saved me a couple of weeks waiting for parts.

 

[Smokin'Joe]

Skinny, I had a safety pin with a thick coil like yours and I removed a little metal on both sides of the coil with a file and a stone. I worked just fine after this bit of gun-smithing. I hope your mod worked well. Post a photo of your repair if you can.
Joe