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Old May 26, 2012, 08:53 AM   #1
rodent.22
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Walker and 1st Model Dragoon Conversions

Hi everyone. I finished up my Walker conversion to .45 Colt cartridge this past week. It shoots great and I'm very pleased. I took comparison photos between the Walker and the Dragoon, some may not have seen actual differences. The Walker cylinder is 1/4'' longer, the barrel is 2 inches longer, and the arm weighs 5 oz more than the Dragoon. The Walker has curved top grips and a steel backstrap vs the square cut grips and frame and brass backstrap of the Dragoon. Both conversion cylinders are Kirst, ordered from their website. I only ordered one loading gate ring, as both guns use the same one. That saved me $175.00. Both guns are Uberti. The loading channels were rough cut with an inline die grinder, dowel sanded with #80, #180, #220, #1500, and then finger polished with #2000 grit wet or dry paper. Dry. A good cleaning and cold blue left a perfect match. The complete areas around the loading channel I taped with about 6 layers of masking tape to prevent accidental scratches during the mods. Thanks for looking!!! sorry about crappy pictures, my camera has too many pixels to get on here regular sized.
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