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Good grief 'wiscoaster', what done is done. You bid, you won, you have the gun I assume. Only worrying about if you overpaid will take the joy out of having it and every time you pull the trigger. I've had buyers remorse or at least "did I pay too much" a few times and worrying about it but came...

Can only report of the success stories I've read. Perhaps the ones you saw or read about the owners didn't file enough of the material off and need to take a bit more off to make the lever stay. As one of the reports I read the writer advised if to much is taken off you basically need a gorilla...

Here's a pic of the modification you can do to the 'Walker lever spring'. Filing off of the top of the half moon tip of the 'spring'. I haven't done it yet, but several on the CAS forum that have advise to take it slow, but it works very well. They advise if you take too much off the lever...

I've heard both good and bad reports. Some say the quality of Armi's varied from good to terrible workmanship that required alot of tinkering. Have heard of too soft of steel in parts that led to excessive wear and poor timing. Then ya read of someone who has one and says no problems with it...

Think the last ones I bought came in a two pack for like $1(+-). If ya go up to the next diameter a 3/32" they will hide the front sight. Yer Walker is one of the first I've heard of that doesn't drop the lever alot when firing. Tis a good deal.

Try a 7/8"x3/4"x1/16" black O-ring M. DL. They work very well in keeping the lever up, don't hide the front sight, are cheap (available at hardware/farm stores). If ya go up in diameter it will hide the front sight. When loading, just slide the O-ring up towards the front (it will stay on the...

Really nice looking TDM. I've always been partial to maple and walnut, but your work really makes me think cherry is an acceptable gun stock wood. Two thumbs up to ya. 👍👍

Yes it does, i.e. get gummy when hot. Had a fine threaded 1/2" nut I had lubed with anti-seize somehow get cross threaded after turning it onto a matching treated bolt, unknown how as it started out fine, but had to heat it some with a propane torch to help loosen it up. What a gummy, sticky...

42-48 grains of 3F in a Walker isn't a real heavy load, I shoot around 50 in mine but with .454 balls. I've read here and there where some shooters use .457 balls in their Walker. Haven't heard of any problems, but pulling or pounding them out as Cap.Vane advised if yer concerned.

I know this has nothing to do with firearms, esp muzzleloaders black or artificial black powder, but I always done my own taxes (forms). Several years ago I was really stumped on having to figure how to handle the inheritance from the selling of my wifes family farm due to the complex two forms...

'wiscoaster'-----Believe there is alot of misinterpretation as to what someone says and how they actually physically perform a function. If I know a writer is saying 'he whacks the wedge' to seat it and know he is a responsible gun person or one says 'he hammers it in' knowing him, I don't...

I've noticed in the last year or so that some black powder revolvers for sale on GB that are not converted has a statement by the seller that it needs to be shipped to an FFL holder. Be a no bid for me.

I replace wedge thumb pressure tight followed by firm tap with resin or nylon tip hammer. To disassemble a firm tap on the right side (left if Walker) is all that is needed to dislodge. I mosty use the resin tipped hammer on right. Bought that around 50 years ago at the old Herters store in...

Have a small tub of Mill-Com grease, wonderous stuff. Have used on arbors a few times, but the white lithium has worked well for alot of years. Use the Mill-Com in alot of gun innards, great stuff. My son gave me a partial tube of some grease that he advised he used in his SAW M249 and M4/16 in...

Never hear of that Pete453. Replica Arms cap an balls were popular also back in the 70's. Recall aot of adverts for them. Believe if I recall Uberti made them for Replica.

Here is the percussion cap dimension chart I mentioned back in 'Reply #8' (ya have to click the expand). Taking each individual cap dimension, Rem 10's fit down over the nipple similar to all the rest @ 0.166" internal dimension where they fit down on the top of the nipple on average except CCI...

CCI 11's have the same inner dimensions as Rem 10's in that they fit better on the nipples the best of most factory and after market ones, but they don't have as long of a skirt that fits a little longer down the sides of the nipples. I believe and have read that's why they fit a tad better and...

Can't say how the production of Remington caps is as present, especially #10's, but they do show up here and there once in a while. Not to awful long ago my favorite LGS had a cardboard boxful of Remington #10's in blister packs on a shelf. I haven't seen the old 'bricks' of 1000 for sometime...

Oh I duno'! I haven't smeared grease over balls for probably 35 years. Lubed wads all the time, never any fouling, clean barrel, and I don't have greasy hands or revolvers anymore. After the first shot the majority of grease is gone and just one big mess. Anyway, how'd we get talkin grease over...

When they were being produced the Lyman cap and ball Remington revolvers were considered 'top shelf' hoglegs. I can't recall the years produced but they were on the market back in the early 70's when I started burning black. Always thought about getting one in 44 caliber but its listed as "one...