Lock question

[hawkeye]

Is the Davis Jaeger lock a good reliable lock

[rich pierce]

Is the Davis Jaeger lock a good reliable lock

I don’t like it because few mainspring vises safely handle that long mainspring. Also realistically it’s about a 1720 design which could work on an early Hudson Valley fowler or New England fowler it a very early continental rifle. I don’t like to see it on early colonial rifles. Back in the 70s or 80s it was about all there was for real early and I used it then. It was reliable.

[Robby]

I've used it twice and am very satisfied with its reliability.
Robby

[hawkeye]

No, I saw a Jaeger to buy, and was curious about the lock performance

[David Rase]

Is the Davis Jaeger lock a good reliable lock

I don’t like it because few mainspring vises safely handle that long mainspring. Also realistically it’s about a 1720 design which could work on an early Hudson Valley fowler or New England fowler it a very early continental rifle. I don’t like to see it on early colonial rifles. Back in the 70s or 80s it was about all there was for real early and I used it then. It was reliable.

Jim Chambers sells a mainspring vise that handles all sizes of mainsprings.  I think some guy named Tom Curran designed it.
David

[Mike Brooks]

I find they work well. I usually round them all up and make them look Dutchy for HV fowling guns.

[smart dog]

Hi,
The mainspring is too weak for the mass of the flintcock and frizzen. 

dave

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Interesting comments.  I employed one in my flint Jaeger in '96 and it is still working perfectly.  But I did some tweeking to satisfy myself.

Mainspring:  lots of snap - nothing required there.  But the flint was a long way from the pan in the fired position, and so I heated the tumbler orange and rotated the cock forward about 1/8".  Now it's perfect.  I cannot remember when this lock failed to fire.