An interesting way to prevent loading lever drop...

[.38 Special]

B Company 102 is being sold again (How're funds, @Mark_Mark?) and this is the first time I've noticed the rammer latch. Perhaps our resident cap gun 'smiths will consider it.

B Company No. 102 Colt Walker Percussion Revolver

Rare, Well-Documented and Historic B Company No. 102 U.S. Colt Model 1847 Walker Percussion Revolver Marked for Mexican General and Governor of Coahuila Andres Viesca with Herb Glass Authentication LetterThe Colt Walker is among the most iconic and highly sought after antique firearms and has...

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[Mark_Mark]

B Company 102 is being sold again (How're funds, @Mark_Mark?) and this is the first time I've noticed the rammer latch. Perhaps our resident cap gun 'smiths will consider it.

B Company No. 102 Colt Walker Percussion Revolver

Rare, Well-Documented and Historic B Company No. 102 U.S. Colt Model 1847 Walker Percussion Revolver Marked for Mexican General and Governor of Coahuila Andres Viesca with Herb Glass Authentication LetterThe Colt Walker is among the most iconic and highly sought after antique firearms and has...

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I would carry and shoot that till the cows come home!

 

[.38 Special]

I am intrigued to the point that I have ordered a spare Uberti plunger with which to experiment.

 

[derek45]

Took me a min to see it

Very interesting

 

[rodwha]

One has to depress that little screwed in bar along the plunger? Interesting!

 

[dickydalton]

The Walker I bought from Jackrabbit1957 doesn't drop the lever either. He did something to the latch.

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

That's an interesting fix, my fix is much easier to do. Thanks dickydalton.

 

[rodwha]

Yeah, fixing the spring latch seems to work most of the time and is such an easy thing to do. Gotta be able to shoot all 6 with full loads without it dropping.

 

[.38 Special]

I've had a roughly 50 percent success rate with filing the latch. I probably am not completely competent at it - but I do have a professionally 'smithed Walker which will drop the lever any time the load exceeds 50 grains...

The approach shown in the OP looks foolproof, and should be a simple project for a competent man with a mill. Whether a half-wit can accomplish it with hand tools remains to be seen. I will report back.

 

[woodnbow]

Easy Peasy!

 

[rodwha]

I've had a roughly 50 percent success rate with filing the latch. I probably am not completely competent at it - but I do have a professionally 'smithed Walker which will drop the lever any time the load exceeds 50 grains...

The approach shown in the OP looks foolproof, and should be a simple project for a competent man with a mill. Whether a half-wit can accomplish it with hand tools remains to be seen. I will report back.

Looks well beyond my capabilities and those of the tools I own. If working on the spring’s edge didn’t fix it I’d probably have a Dragoon latch attached, again beyond my capabilities.

 

[Captain*kirk]

That's pretty clever! @45 Dragoon, you paying attention?