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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Gun_Nut_73 on April 17, 2015, 08:53:54 PM

Title: Need help with a lock
Post by: Gun_Nut_73 on April 17, 2015, 08:53:54 PM

A while back, I posted that I was having trouble with a percussion lock.   The hole in the tumbler was stripped, and no room to cut new threads.  I tried all the suggestions, and made a mess of them all.  I tried fitting a similar tumbler, but the mainspring slipped off the edge of the tumbler when fired.  I tried fitting a similar shape lock, but found that the lock mounting holes were not in the same location, and, when installed, the hammer was offset too far to hit the nipple.

So,  I now need to find someone more familiar with locks than I am, who would be willing to make or fit a new tumbler.

Title: Re: Need help with a lock
Post by: gunmaker on April 17, 2015, 11:13:05 PM

www.flintlockrepair.com   All kinds of custom lock work....