i need help

[karwelis]

ive got an orphaned lock with a week main spring. and im trying to find someone to make me a new one. can y'all help me out?

[LynnC]

Dixie Gun works carries a variety of sizes of main springs.  Some have a wide bar to file the peg from so you can duplicate your spings mounting peg location.  Pretty affordable too.
Lynn

[LynnC]

Almost forgot - call them and they'll probably want you to send them the spring to match it.  They may have something real close on the shelf.........Lynn

[karwelis]

allready called them, its actually there lock. so thats a dead end

[whitebear]

What kind of lock is it.  Some of there locks had a lifetime warrenty.

[Simon]

allready called them, its actually there lock. so thats a dead end
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I have an old Dixie lock that won,t spark, but the springs are good.  Send a picture and measurments and maby we  we can do a deal.
Lock is from the 1970s.
meltonkidd@gmail.com

[karwelis]

What kind of lock is it.  Some of there locks had a lifetime warrenty.

dont matter, they said THEIR ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. which is why im here asking.

allready called them, its actually there lock. so thats a dead end
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I have an old Dixie lock that won,t spark, but the springs are good.  Send a picture and measurments and maby we  we can do a deal.
Lock is from the 1970s.
meltonkidd@gmail.com

i'll try and take a pic or two in a bit!!! and we shall see

[smylee grouch]

I think Cabin Creek Muzzleloading can make one for you.    717-757-5841                  Gary

[LynnC]

Does Dixie no longer sell the file to fit springs?  Surely cheaper than custom made.
Lynn

[elk killer]

post a picture of the lock..
i may very well have the spring

[Dphariss]

What kind of lock is it.  Some of there locks had a lifetime warrenty.

dont matter, they said THEIR ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. which is why im here asking.

allready called them, its actually there lock. so thats a dead end
[/

I have an old Dixie lock that won,t spark, but the springs are good.  Send a picture and measurments and maby we  we can do a deal.
Lock is from the 1970s.
meltonkidd@gmail.com

i'll try and take a pic or two in a bit!!! and we shall see

Making a mainspring is worth about as much as a new lock in most cases. I would heat to red, rearch slightly, quench and temper. This will likely solve the problem unless the mainspring is complete junk or has a crack in it or some such.
If the spring seems hard enough you can try polishing it bright, clamping it in a vise at the bend then using a pair of vice grips or hand vise put more arch in the spring and hold it while heating to blue with a propane torch. This will often rearch the spring and make it serviceable again.
Dan

[NAF#123]

Howdy all,
I'd like to thank all of ya for your help since it is my lock being talked about. I found a gunsmith in NH who fixed my old spring, made me an extra one, rehardend the frizzen an tuned the lock for me for $110 w/shipping. He said that the lock looked like a Pedersoli lock that was made for them from a co that is no longer around. By the way the rifle is a Dixie gun works Lancaster rifle, their gunsmith told me they haven't made that rifle in over 20 years. I just wanted to thank you all for trying to help.