Walker loading lever.......

[Kaboom Andy]

Howdy Pards,
when I'm shooting my Walker,  after a couple of shoots, the loading lever fall down. I know this is a common problem on this gun but I want it more reliable......I tried to tight the central screw without success.
Someone may help me to find a solution? Any suggestions (except ...use  tape to fix it to the barrel ) will be appreciated.

TY

[El Paso Pete]

Howdy Andy,

We been missing you, glad to see your back.

Go over here and ask the question.  http://www.brimstonepistoleros.com/bpforum/

Rowdy Yates is, IMHO, the best or one of the best cap & ball gunsmith.

There is fix, I just don't remember what it is, but Rowdy will tell ya.



What's yer plans fer this year regarding coming over here to shoot?

Here is Kaboom Andy at the EoT last year!

[Dick Dastardly]

Andy is no doubt making enuf smoke.

DD-DLoS

[hellgate]

To repost an answer from 1997 CAS-L when Tex used to follow these things: " File a small notch in the business end of the latch spring so there is a
small "step" that engages the loading lever. (Frank Leaman suggested this
approach years ago.)
Tex, SASS #4"
Frank Leaman is a genius and card shark/magician. I've met him.
I've done this on both of my Uberti Walkers and neither has dropped a latch in about 7 matches I have shot them in since. The "step" is pretty touchy. If you make it too deep the latch won't come down at all and if there is too little step the fix won't work. The business end of the spring is rounded and you take a little off the upper end (toward the barrel) so when the spring snaps in place as the lever is lifted there is a more abrupt lip that it has to climb over for the rammer to come down. I bought an extra spring from Uberti before I got out the file.
Another suggestion is to lighten your loads to lessen recoil. If you insist on shooting heavy loads (50-55grs FFFg) if you are lucky all you will get is a crushed wedge that opens up the gap. You'll think your gun is really blasting but all you are getting is lost power blowing out the cylinder gap. New wedges will be in order. If you are unlucky, you will get the cylinder pin backing out of the frame or stretching of the wedge cutout. Lots of $$$ to fix. Drop the load down to 35-45grs.
Another way to reduce the recoil is to change to FFg powder. It is slower but has a smoother pressure peak.
A third suggestion is to hold the gun more firmly to prevent barrel lift from recoil. I'm not sure what effect that will actually have. If you DON'T grip the gun firmly the barrel tips right down due to the weight.
My Walker load is 44grs of FFg+lube wad+.454RB+grease on top. It's called a .44-44.

[El Paso Pete]

Andy is no doubt making enuf smoke.

DD-DLoS

It ain't bad but it's all I can get, thems my Roogers and loads.    I just can't get anymore powder in.

El Paso ( who is needin a 10 ton arbor press) Pete

[Kaboom Andy]

  Thanks a lot for all of you pards...........and for the info!!! I'll try the BP forum too


Hy Pete ,
glad to hear from you again, I had a busy time that don't allowed me to enjoy the forum a lot.................

Pete, I loved so much shoot your guns, and loved the "big" boooooom too ...yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa


for this year I decide (coz my girlfirend is pregnant!!! ) to enjoy some european matches around here. I planne dto come to the EOT but the date is too close to the "birthday" of my "Baby" (he is male so probably he will be one of the next CAS champions

[El Paso Pete]

Congratulations Andy,

I can see you have been very busy.  Since yer baby is coming about the same time as the EoT we'll let you skip it this year but want to come next with the baby.  You come back and let us know how everything is gong and what the baby's name and alias is.

Darn, I miss Italy.  El Paso Rose and  me haven't been there for 14 months.   Only part I didn't like was trying finding a place to shoot.  I found that shotgun range just west of the Canale Villoresi on the road between Lonate Pozzolo and Oleggio.  The other was in Gardone VT Beretta's underground range at plant due.

You got me thinking, maybe El Paso Rose and me will pack up the Viking long boat and sail over in the fall, that is if we had an invitation to shoot someplace.

[Kaboom Andy]

  Should be greart if you plan to come here..................................I'm the R.O. and Range Master for our shooting range (it's small....just 1 bay) so if you want to shoot some let me know!!!! You are welcome

[Paladin UK]

Ho EPP....................

Aint they yer very own pistolas a flamin` `n smokin` away thar??

Did poor ol Kaboom manage ta hit anythin with em!!   word on the street has it that ya got em .......(cheep).

Paladin (What jest lurvs the Holy Black ) UK

[El Paso Pete]

Ho EPP....................
Did poor ol Kaboom manage ta hit anythin with em!!   word on the street has it that ya got em .......(cheep).

Paladin (What jest lurvs the Holy Black ) UK

Kaboom never missed.  He's real fast too, I'm thinkin he  might just be a gamer.

[Kaboom Andy]

  Right!!!! I'm lil bit gamer but more than this..................I love to have fun