The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > The North Corral > Black Powder and Cowboy Action Shooting

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old August 3, 2015, 03:41 PM   #1
Doc Hoy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
Posts: 5,440
Walker Loading Lever Clip

Came up with an idea to hold my loading lever (Walker Colt) in place during the discharge event.

Some boring braising and polishing



It is open at the top to clear the sight.





Lined with felt to hold it in place and protect the barrel.

__________________
Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.
Doc Hoy is offline  
Old August 3, 2015, 03:46 PM   #2
Hawg
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 8, 2007
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 16,175
It looks good and I'm sure it works but why not just mod the original spring clip?
Hawg is offline  
Old August 3, 2015, 03:59 PM   #3
Doc Hoy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
Posts: 5,440
Too easy.....

Wanted to have an excuse to mess around in the shop.


{;o)
__________________
Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.
Doc Hoy is offline  
Old August 3, 2015, 05:21 PM   #4
Hawg
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 8, 2007
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 16,175
LOL
Hawg is offline  
Old August 3, 2015, 07:44 PM   #5
Bishop Creek
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 20, 2011
Posts: 564
Looks great Doc. If you ever, uh, say get tired of it, I'd be happy to take it off your hands as I have no machine skills.
Bishop Creek is offline  
Old August 3, 2015, 07:53 PM   #6
Doc Hoy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
Posts: 5,440
Tell ya what, BC....

A real machinist would quake if he saw me in action.
__________________
Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.
Doc Hoy is offline  
Old August 3, 2015, 09:01 PM   #7
Hawg
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 8, 2007
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 16,175
The end result is what counts.
Hawg is offline  
Old August 4, 2015, 12:19 AM   #8
foolzrushn
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 29, 2015
Location: middle of the Santa Fe Trail
Posts: 396
Doc

Clever, functional ...easy to revert to original configuration and beats the socks off of a rubberband. You didn't say it was ferrous in so many words.....but will you blue it to match.... for stealth?

You may have to market your 'Walker lever-locker'!
__________________
If you feel that you're pretty important...you should think about your significance to the Universe....and re-evaluate !

certified 'soap welder'
foolzrushn is offline  
Old August 4, 2015, 12:24 AM   #9
4V50 Gary
Staff
 
Join Date: November 2, 1998
Location: Colorado
Posts: 21,823
nice work

Someone else did one with two pieces of brass tubing that were soldered together.
__________________
Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. Molon Labe!
4V50 Gary is offline  
Old August 4, 2015, 04:05 AM   #10
Doc Hoy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
Posts: 5,440
Yup!

That was me, about two or three years ago.

I ran myself out of brass.

On this one the felt doesn't look too good.

I am thinking about some felt dots like you can get in a craft store.
__________________
Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.
Doc Hoy is offline  
Old August 4, 2015, 04:16 AM   #11
Doc Hoy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
Posts: 5,440
Foolsrushin....

Thanks for the compliments.

Prolly won't blue it because of the braising for the join.

I made up about two or three of them some time ago (the brass ones) and put them on the evil bay.

They sold but I can't remember what they fetched.

These things could be made of plastic in an injection mold for about a penny a piece.

I doubt there is much of a market.... How many Walkers are out there?

I have one but I already bought one of the clips from me.

Actually, I didn't buy it from me. I traded it for a Remington Rolling Block in .45-70. I bought the RRB off of the Gunbroker and then traded it to me in exchange for the Walker clip.
__________________
Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

Last edited by Doc Hoy; August 4, 2015 at 05:07 AM.
Doc Hoy is offline  
Old August 5, 2015, 02:09 PM   #12
Magnum Wheel Man
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 26, 2006
Location: Southern Minnesota
Posts: 9,333
WOW those fetch a good price then...

BTW... I have a walker but converted it to a cartridge gun... so mine doesn't count
__________________
In life you either make dust or eat dust...
Magnum Wheel Man is offline  
Old August 5, 2015, 02:48 PM   #13
g.willikers
Senior Member
 
Join Date: September 28, 2008
Posts: 10,442
That's neat and clever.
But do you have something against hose clamps?
__________________
Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez:
“Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”
g.willikers is offline  
Old August 5, 2015, 03:28 PM   #14
Doc Hoy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
Posts: 5,440
Hose clamps, for sure....

I don't know how to use a screw driver.
__________________
Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.
Doc Hoy is offline  
Old August 5, 2015, 09:16 PM   #15
BirchOrr
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 25, 2012
Location: Eaton Rapids, MI
Posts: 445
I have one...

... Doc made and sent to me a year or 2 ago. It has worked perfectly ever since.

Thanks again Doc!



Birch
__________________
Black Powder: Not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win...
BirchOrr is offline  
Old August 5, 2015, 11:24 PM   #16
RJay
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 2, 2005
Location: Arizona
Posts: 1,936
I always wondered, what did they do in days old when knights were bold, Did they ignore a non problem? Did they tie a strip of leather lacing around the barrel or what. ( never owned a Walker ).
__________________
Ron James
RJay is offline  
Old August 8, 2015, 03:28 AM   #17
Doc Hoy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
Posts: 5,440
Birch..

You and me, Man. You and me.
__________________
Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.
Doc Hoy is offline  
Old August 8, 2015, 09:25 PM   #18
BirchOrr
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 25, 2012
Location: Eaton Rapids, MI
Posts: 445
^^^

LOL! Yes sir!



Birch
__________________
Black Powder: Not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win...
BirchOrr is offline  
Old August 8, 2015, 10:03 PM   #19
BirchOrr
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 25, 2012
Location: Eaton Rapids, MI
Posts: 445
RJay

Quote:
Did they ignore a non problem?
It always was a problem, this is why models after the Walker had a loading lever retaining clip to keep it from dropping under recoil.

Quote:
Did they tie a strip of leather lacing around the barrel or what.
Yes they did. The problem with this is, the front sight is so short the leather lace actually obstructs the front sight.

Birch
__________________
Black Powder: Not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win...
BirchOrr is offline  
Old August 9, 2015, 04:59 AM   #20
Doc Hoy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
Posts: 5,440
I think the most accepted fix

Is to work on the existing catch with a file and pliers. This is the easiest and most unobtrusive fix. But some folks recoil at going to town on the catch. If it breaks you are looking at a replacement.

I must hasten to add this caution.

I have not shot my Walker a lot with this clip installed. I know that it will remain in place with the muzzle pointing down. (It doesn't slide off) It doesn't seem to move because of recoil, remaining in place for six shots.

But I don't know if repeated use would have an effect on the finish of the barrel. I am afraid one might get some polishing similar to holster wear. The clip is lined with felt so it doesn't scratch. But it might rub.
__________________
Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

Last edited by Doc Hoy; August 9, 2015 at 05:09 AM.
Doc Hoy is offline  
Old August 9, 2015, 09:42 AM   #21
BirchOrr
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 25, 2012
Location: Eaton Rapids, MI
Posts: 445
Possibly...

I haven't fired mine enough with the clip to experience any rubbing or scratching.

The only thing I DO know is my loading lever will stay in place (without the clip) up to 40 gr of powder. Any amount above that and it will drop. I don't wish to alter the lever catch on my Walker.

Birch
__________________
Black Powder: Not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win...
BirchOrr is offline  
Old August 17, 2018, 01:47 AM   #22
Doc Hoy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
Posts: 5,440
Back after a long absence.

POsted to a different thread that I am doing these in copper now and selling them on the eVil bay. Take a look if you are interested.
__________________
Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.
Doc Hoy is offline  
Old August 17, 2018, 05:14 AM   #23
drobs
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 17, 2015
Location: South Central MO / Africa
Posts: 1,111
Doc,

Have any on ebay now? I know a fella that might be interested.
__________________
NRA Life Member
drobs is offline  
Old August 17, 2018, 06:06 AM   #24
Doc Hoy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: October 24, 2008
Location: Naples, Fl
Posts: 5,440
I have one listed but only list one at a time. But I will sell them to individuals outside of eBay for 15.00 free shipping. They have been selling for 15.50 to 16.50 plus 3.50 in postage.
__________________
Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.
Doc Hoy is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:32 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.07016 seconds with 10 queries