Switching locks

[Semiringeye]

I did some mechanic work for a friend and got a pecatonica smr .45 cal kit for it .It has a L&R durs egg lock on it and I was wondering if a late Katlin lock wood replace it.

   

[smylee grouch]

I don't know but I'm thinking the lock plates will be different enuf to make it non advisable. Plus the internals.

[smallpatch]

Nope, a Durrs Egg is much larger than a late Ketland.

[alacran]

Unless that specific Durrs Egg lock you has some problems, I wouldn't replace it. If it has problems send it back to L&R and they will fix it.
The Egg lock is a very fast and dependable lock.

[Semiringeye]

Thanks ya値l.just been looking on J.chambers site and Track of The Wolf  and also reading up how fast the Kat lines are and thought I would try one.I知-always messing with something.

[rich pierce]

Thanks ya値l.just been looking on J.chambers site and Track of The Wolf  and also reading up how fast the Kat lines are and thought I would try one.I知-always messing with something.

Some L&R locks are not favorites but the Durs Egg is hard to beat for perceived speed (which may be worth nothing) and reliability.

[Roger B]

L & R's  Egg lock is really a great lock in my experience.  I would build with it, & if not satisfied with its performance, I would send it to Cabin Creek for a tune. Much easier & more cost effective than trying to switch locks.
Roger B.

[smallpatch]

What Roger said.

[Darkhorse]

Thanks ya値l.just been looking on J.chambers site and Track of The Wolf  and also reading up how fast the Kat lines are and thought I would try one.I知-always messing with something.

Some L&R locks are not favorites but the Durs Egg is hard to beat for perceived speed (which may be worth nothing) and reliability.

I have a lot of confidence in perceived speed. I think an attentive shooter can tell a slow lock from a fast one. When tuning my locks the first thing I do is shoot a known fast lock against the new one. Then my goal is to get the new lock to operate as fast and smooth as the fast one.