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newknapper

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No Spark
« on: April 12, 2011, 03:52:36 AM »
I have a friend who has a Lyman and it wont spark at all. Its an older  gun. Any Ideas on how to help it out?
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Offline rich pierce

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Re: No Spark
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2011, 04:00:14 AM »
Tell us more.  Has he tried a new flint?  Is the mainspring weak?  is the frizzen opening on firing?  Is the frizzen dug up and gouged?
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newknapper

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Re: No Spark
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2011, 04:10:26 AM »
Yes the frizzen is opening and he has new tried new flints. There is a small gouge or bump that runs across the lower portion of the frizzen. As far as the spring being weak, it may be a little weak. I am kinda new to flinters so I cant really say for sure on that.
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Offline Captchee

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Re: No Spark
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2011, 03:59:18 PM »
 lightly run a file across the frizzen face .
does the file  cut or does is just skate across ?
 a lot of the newer lyman frizzens are overly hard
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