bushmaster65
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Why does the walker models have this cutout in the trigger guard? At first I thought it was a defect but noticed all internet pics showed same thing.
* Anyone know a good supplier of conical bullets for these old .44's?
* Took the walker out today and had to pinch the caps to get them to stay on the nipples. The nipples are garbage from the factory. I also have a nipple on my dragoon that was too big from the factory.
So I need to know who sells on the internet, the best #11 nips for the walker and dragoons, price be dammed.
* While trying to insert the wedge pin in my walker when I first got it, I pushed too hard and now the spring "sits up" a lot higher than it did. This makes it impossible to insert without using a VERY Small flat head screwdriver to depress the spring while it enters the arbor. Once started however, the pin travels the rest of the way unhindered.
So the spring is held by a pin instead of a screw such as the dragoon. I have punches to remove the pin but my question is: Can the spring be repaired? Can the pin be reinserted or does it have to be riveted on that one side? Would it be easier to just buy a whole new spring and pin from Taylor's?
There gents, chew on that and tell me what you come up with.
BTW- One more thing. While running 40gr of pyro 'P' in the walker today,
The loading lever dropped almost every time. I saw a pic on Black
Powder Times of a metal clip that slid under the barrel of there
walker and onto the loading lever. Anybody know where to find
something like that??
* Anyone know a good supplier of conical bullets for these old .44's?
* Took the walker out today and had to pinch the caps to get them to stay on the nipples. The nipples are garbage from the factory. I also have a nipple on my dragoon that was too big from the factory.
So I need to know who sells on the internet, the best #11 nips for the walker and dragoons, price be dammed.
* While trying to insert the wedge pin in my walker when I first got it, I pushed too hard and now the spring "sits up" a lot higher than it did. This makes it impossible to insert without using a VERY Small flat head screwdriver to depress the spring while it enters the arbor. Once started however, the pin travels the rest of the way unhindered.
So the spring is held by a pin instead of a screw such as the dragoon. I have punches to remove the pin but my question is: Can the spring be repaired? Can the pin be reinserted or does it have to be riveted on that one side? Would it be easier to just buy a whole new spring and pin from Taylor's?
There gents, chew on that and tell me what you come up with.
BTW- One more thing. While running 40gr of pyro 'P' in the walker today,
The loading lever dropped almost every time. I saw a pic on Black
Powder Times of a metal clip that slid under the barrel of there
walker and onto the loading lever. Anybody know where to find
something like that??