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by CanadianCowboy
Mon May 05, 2008 10:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do I remove a seized nipple
Replies: 36
Views: 4990

It is a Walker then, great.

now I just need ot find the screws and a stock for that 1861

pictures hopefully tomorrow, camera is not charging right, might need a new battery
by CanadianCowboy
Mon May 05, 2008 10:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: (not firearm) What would you pay for one of these....
Replies: 6
Views: 1346

it is not a vehicle winch, it is an overhead winch used on small vehicle mounted cranes for lifting, it does not have a free spooling ability, and has electric and mechanical (I think) brakes. They are rated and meet special specifications for being an overhead lift winch. that was why I was asking ...
by CanadianCowboy
Sat May 03, 2008 11:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do I remove a seized nipple
Replies: 36
Views: 4990

I am goign to buy some tresos looks like, now another question, my registration certificates came in the mail today, and it lists what I thought was a Walker as a Dragoon, my pistol is marked US 1847 and caliber 44, toherwise it ahs no markings on it that are not modern, so what is it? I know that t...
by CanadianCowboy
Sat May 03, 2008 10:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do I remove a seized nipple
Replies: 36
Views: 4990

The navy clone is brass and needs alot of work, the armyish clone is steel framed with cuts for a shoulder stock, the walker is steel with brass trigger guard
by CanadianCowboy
Sat May 03, 2008 12:42 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do I remove a seized nipple
Replies: 36
Views: 4990

How do I know which nipples to order for a SMarco 1847 walker? :(

this is all very confusing, why couldn't all nipples be the same?
by CanadianCowboy
Fri May 02, 2008 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do I remove a seized nipple
Replies: 36
Views: 4990

Thanks all for the help, I made a tool out of a metric 6 side socket (I used 5.5mm, should have used 5mm though) and got all the nipples out easily. The one that was clogged I tried to drill back out but that does not look like it will work, and my smith told me he has nipples that may fit, but appa...
by CanadianCowboy
Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do I remove a seized nipple
Replies: 36
Views: 4990

truthfully I would love to claim it is a friend's firearm, but it is mine, though i have not ever fired it, my transfer just came through on three C&B revolvers I picked up cheap at the gun show (The Walker, one clogged nipple, seized in, stamped S. Marco, what I think is an 1860, though it has ...
by CanadianCowboy
Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do I remove a seized nipple
Replies: 36
Views: 4990

How do I remove a seized nipple

from a Walker clone? the nipple is also clogged something fierce [:(]
by CanadianCowboy
Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1887 parts
Replies: 2
Views: 828

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/CanadianPenguin/HPIM1333.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/CanadianPenguin/HPIM1332.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/CanadianPenguin/HPIM1331.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/CanadianPenguin/HPIM1330.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y9...
by CanadianCowboy
Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1887 parts
Replies: 2
Views: 828

1887 parts

is there a market for these parts in 10 gauge? I have a shotgun that I will never be able to get running again (too many projects on the go) and as I already have a 10 gauge 1887 I figured if there was a market or a need I would part this one out or sell as is if a fellow Canuck or an American who c...
by CanadianCowboy
Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Melting Batteries for the Lead
Replies: 23
Views: 13133

I gave up slagging batteries, If they have large terminals I may still cut them off, but otherwise, the rest goes to the dump, or if I can find someone who wants them to them
by CanadianCowboy
Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Does this look accurate?
Replies: 2
Views: 985

Does this look accurate?

The information that is, I have no way of double checking most of this and would appreciate if someone here can tell me, Mainly I am looking at the conversion for Pyrodex to BP http://www.curtrich.com/BPConversionSheet.htm thank you all :) I forgot to mention that I was looking at using this because...
by CanadianCowboy
Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Kills Wolf to Save Cattle, Violates Endangered Species
Replies: 21
Views: 3760

Perhaps a page from Civil Disobedience History: A mass demonstration, HUNT?, involving a few hundred or more. When laws are blatently infringing on rights, overwhelming public support is needed. Also, from a page of past history, one must be prepared to pay the price along the way. up here we have ...
by CanadianCowboy
Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Going rate for a 92?
Replies: 2
Views: 1100

Going rate for a 92?

I have a 92 in 44-40, made in the teens, greyed finish, nasty notch out of the buttstock, and the bore is rough but shoots Jacketed well enough I have a pressing want for a Kirk style revolver :D so I am thinking this may well be farmed out to help pay for one Heck, I might wind up doing the same wi...
by CanadianCowboy
Tue Oct 02, 2007 1:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Got me a 'new' vintage six-gun (photo)
Replies: 38
Views: 6864

Kirk, that is what I figured, fishcops though, they also told me my Garand was an illegal firearm and not suitable for hunting... Didn't say anything good about my 30-30 either, I think they are just bitter public servnts Was this pioece a local find or out of the USofA? now that our dollar has hit ...
by CanadianCowboy
Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT - Got me a 'new' vintage six-gun (photo)
Replies: 38
Views: 6864

kirk, is that on the extra special list? and whereabouts did you find it? I get my cripple payment (finally, hopefully) in the next month or so and whether the wife likes it or not I am getting some old Iron with it :D I ran into some trouble with a borrowed Webley Mark 1, was told it was still clas...
by CanadianCowboy
Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: They're coming after Blackpowder now boys
Replies: 8
Views: 2685

"No self-respecting criminal or gang-banger would ever buy one of these," a law enforcement source said. "But crazies - they love 'em." What is that?!? Yeah... crazies with BP. Only in NY city. So, exactly how many crimes are committed each year with BP firearms? 1, 2 - maybe. C...
by CanadianCowboy
Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Savage barrel
Replies: 1
Views: 936

hmmm, I have a 300 barrel on my Savage that you coudl have once I find a replacement (it ain't grouping at all, nomatter what I try)
by CanadianCowboy
Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: They're coming after Blackpowder now boys
Replies: 8
Views: 2685

They're coming after Blackpowder now boys

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_f ... _st_j.html


not surprising, always have to try and take what little freedoms a man has lleft away
by CanadianCowboy
Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT- Lawyer Joke
Replies: 12
Views: 3050

I love this joke :D
by CanadianCowboy
Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Metric Wheelweight casting?
Replies: 15
Views: 3052

I have been usign Borax as a flux for quite soem time, I am hoping this is not considered fancy SO far today I have used sledges, hamers, axes, and also shot representatives of my ingots with my CZ52 loaded with steel core ammunition, none of my ingots displayed any signs of being brittle, even the ...
by CanadianCowboy
Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Metric Wheelweight casting?
Replies: 15
Views: 3052

no matter how hard I hit them they just dent, I can not even break one in half without really beating the snot out of it hoping this is a good sign, though when I dug through the garbage I did find soem wheelweights mixed in with the iron hangers and other junk, soem were iron, but others were not s...
by CanadianCowboy
Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: W/W lead ???
Replies: 34
Views: 6138

Keeping "She who must be Obeyed" happy means the entire Smelting setup fits in a Tote... Is "She who must be Obeyed" every happy? :shock: If so, what is your secret? :wink: I've not met too many wimmin types who are happy with smelting at ALL, but being able to make it all "...
by CanadianCowboy
Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Metric Wheelweight casting?
Replies: 15
Views: 3052

Now, if one were to say, brutally smack each and every ingot they had with say a 4lb hammer, could one expect any bad ingot with Zinc to crack or shatter? just trying to figure out an easy test for all my lead to make sure I never screwed up in the past (oh and apparenlty ALL my WW up here are in Me...
by CanadianCowboy
Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: W/W lead ???
Replies: 34
Views: 6138

darn I thought my stack of muffins and ingots was impressive, OldIronsights sure humbles (though ti is good for man to be humbled [:)])
by CanadianCowboy
Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Metric Wheelweight casting?
Replies: 15
Views: 3052

Jmiller I don't know why they did what they did, unless I had soem zinc that did not alloy itself with the lead and my bullets were not a true alloy but 2 metals.... I honestly do not know, I found it troubling, so I just shot them all off in the revovlers I have been separating all the metric marke...
by CanadianCowboy
Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Metric Wheelweight casting?
Replies: 15
Views: 3052

Metric Wheelweight casting?

I have been doing up some wheelweights, separating all the metric hard ones. I had been using them for harder bullets, adn out of my light loads for my revovlers they worked adequately, but out of my Winchester in .45 Colt they turned into a grey mist outside of the muzzle... so is there any practic...
by CanadianCowboy
Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT Zippo warranty. We need more like it.
Replies: 15
Views: 3883

I am goign to have to look into this, I have my grand dad's old Zippo he brought with im from germany when he emigrated in the 40's, it is rough but I woudl love to have it working again
by CanadianCowboy
Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help troubleshooting my 1887
Replies: 4
Views: 1797

bump back up for more help hopefully?
by CanadianCowboy
Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Need help troubleshooting my 1887
Replies: 4
Views: 1797

Need help troubleshooting my 1887

When I size and cut a shell to the proper dimensions, the bolt will pull it back, but will not spit it up and out...

Does anyone have any ideas what could be the cause?

I was thinking it may well be the two hooks on th eside of the bolt, I am not sure if they are both supposed to be springy or what