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Date Posted: 20:08:17 01/03/08 Thu
Author: Pete
Subject: Re: Lock Problems
In reply to: Justin Prince 's message, "Lock Problems" on 23:17:13 12/30/07 Sun

If there is a problem with a lock, contact us directly to arrange to have it repaired. It should not go off unless the trigger is pulled.

As far as pitting on the back of the lock goes, the only way to get pitting on steel is to put it away dirty. Black powder guns must be cleaned immediately after shooting, you really shouldn't even wait until the next day. The powder fouling is very corrosive and will start to rust. A flintlock is much messier than a caplock and you need to do a much more thorough cleaning.

Pete

>Finally got the butt of your 1816 Springfield reshaped
>to look more like that of an 1816, and have tried
>shooting it with blanks. I'm new to flintlocks, but
>have been reliably shooting percussion repro 1842 and
>1861 Springfields for over a year now.
>
>I think my lock is faulty. It is difficult to cock for
>one thing. When I fire, unless I yank the trigger, it
>simply goes to half cock on the slightest pull. If I
>grab the trigger at the lowest point (uncomfortable to
>do given the large trigger guard) it is slightly
>easier, but still needs to be yanked. More than that,
>the weapon may be unsafe from a reenacting standpoint.
>
>In CW reenacting, at our safety inspections (held
>twice before a battle) the sargeant or inspecting
>officer takes our musket, half cocks it, then smacks
>the back of the hammer with his hand to make sure it
>holds. He then full cocks it, smacks his hand on the
>back again, and if it holds springs rammer and then
>gives us back the weapon.
>
>I tried to do the same thing. It holds on half cock
>(even passing the "trigger must stand the weight of
>the weapon" test, but with a relatively gentle thwack
>the lock will go from full cock to half cock.
>
>So is this how one of your flinters is supposed to
>work? Or is mine just buggered. I've cleaned the back
>of the lock (which some how has some slight
>pitting.... I've fired it maybe four times and all
>with blanks. Its taken about 100 blanks and 20 live
>rounds in my '61 to do that) and made sure the
>internals are well oiled, but it makes no difference.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Justin Prince

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