Current Hawken shop/Griffith parts quality

[Marcruger]

I have a Griffith cap lock and breech in use.  From 1997. When I got it the gun was unfired for 15 years or so.  The mainspring was a little soggy, and a factory replacement fixed that right up. Make sure and open up the cross channel in the breech. As delivered it is too tight.

[HighUintas]

I have a Griffith cap lock and breech in use.  From 1997. When I got it the gun was unfired for 15 years or so.  The mainspring was a little soggy, and a factory replacement fixed that right up. Make sure and open up the cross channel in the breech. As delivered it is too tight.

Cross channel?

[Dave B]

on some patent breaches they use a cross chanel vs the oblique hole to communicate the flash to the main charge. The cross chanel is plugged by a screw from the opposit side from the snail. I made one of my Patent breaches using only 3/16" cross chanel and shallow counter bore ball mill into the breach it self also using 3/16 drill to join the cross drill.  The rifle had a hangfire delay. I opened up both chanels to 1/4"and that resolved the delay.