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I've assembled this lock from the small Siler kit and this is the best I've gotten for sparking. When it does spark it sets off the primer just fine. Everything has been hardened/tempered according to instructions. All moving parts have been polished so there are no rub marks on any of the moving parts. The hammer and frizzen have been fit so they move freely with no binding. All springs and moving parts have been checked for clearance with the lock plate and bridles; everything has 0.002" - 0.003" clearance. Everything works as advertised; hammer falls and frizzen is pushed completely open with no rebound. It just doesn't spark all the time. I've tried several flints and that made no difference. I've included pictures so you may see how everything is set up and where the flint is striking the frizzen. Everything below the red is where the frizzen strikes.
Figured you might see something that I've missed. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
John
Figured you might see something that I've missed. Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
John