Bob , I guess I should have included more info as I wasn’t thinking of the common locks available today . When I said Manton I was referring to the V pan Manton
I also like the Patent locks done my C Moore with the pan not being part of the lock at all .
But then Moore also did some lock designs that I don’t care for .
Same goes for Twigg and LePage .
I once saw a lock marked twigg that was on a rifle that came into the MOI .
Im not sure if it was a later addaptation or exactly how it came to be . But it was rather unusual in that the bridle had 3 screws . Also the thing that really drew my attention was that while it still carried a stirrup, instead of the common type we see today , the stirrup was a shaped like a dumbbell . Even the tumbler arm was thicker and more robust .
To me those locks are like a high end sports car, fine and refined , yet at the same time very un forgiving when things get alittle out of whack or worn
When it comes to the Siler . I have always kinda looked at it as a work horse type of lock . Its strong , reliable and has a forgiving tolerance area where it will still work .
I remember when Jim started marketing the Bearing upgrade.
I was kinda going
? Why .
Frankly that was something I had been doing with cheaper locks for a very long time starting out with bronze bushings and later with full micro bearing races .
Never did such a thing to a siler though . Always though of them as a lock that was so well put together that it didn’t need such .
