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Fred

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New Rifle
« on: May 02, 2010, 10:35:38 PM »
Having a new rifle built need advice on the best and quickest  flint lock and vent
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Offline Jerry V Lape

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Re: New Rifle
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2010, 11:52:42 PM »
Did you already select a specific type (school) of rifle?  And from what era?  How large is the barrel at the breech end?  All of these and more come into consideration before a lock can be properly selected.  For example an early .54 cal Lancaster style from 1760 would have a much different lock required than a Tennessee .40 cal squirrel rifle from 1840.  Help us out with more details. 
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Re: New Rifle
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2010, 12:07:05 AM »
It will be what I would call a roman nose or I guess the leighigh school. I have heard some bad stuff about L&R mixed about Siler and not much about Davis. I need help you see the last Parts I bought was in the year of our lord 19 and 65. Been kind of a long dry spell.
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Re: New Rifle
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2010, 12:11:19 AM »
Don't know where you would get mixed reviews on Chambers Siler locks... maybe that Siler isn't the right style for a Lehigh. I don't know them well, but I have a Roman nose Dauphin County gun with a small Siler....FAST!.. but I recommend that you read through the archives for this site re locks... In any event.......What size barrel will you be using??
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Re: New Rifle
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2010, 12:16:50 AM »
Welcome Fred: The Chambers Siler will be ok on some of the Lehigh style guns and is an exelent lock.    Gary
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Re: New Rifle
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2010, 12:58:02 AM »
Being plum dumb about the proper styles and such I got talked into building a Lancaster style 40 some years ago and always wanted a Roman nose anyway, the builder uses Siler locks and I don't remember what kind of barrels but he lets you pick. I do know it won't be anything I am familiar with that would be a Bill Large which I have on my old rifle or a Douglas. I have been reading about the special Siler lock and from what I see here that may be the way to go what about the vent any suggestions on that?
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Re: New Rifle
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2010, 01:26:55 AM »
Quote from: Fred on May 02, 2010, 10:35:38 PM
Having a new rifle built need advice on the best and quickest  flint lock and vent

A COPY of an original late English lock, Joe Manton etc, with good forged springs. Looking for pure speed one of these with a recessed breech might be best.
Flat breech with a well made vent liner.
A well tuned SMALL Siler is good as is the small L&R #1700 (not a Manton design) but it will likely need the springs reworked  or replaced with forged springs. The #1700 would be fine for a post 1790s Landcaster rifle or similar age Kentucky.

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