Anyone use shotgun lock for a pistol?

[Fatboyz]

I bought a bag of miscellaneous parts at an estate sale. There was 1/2 dozen shotgun locks, left and right side. Wondering about using one for a scratch pistol build? only issue is the shape may not work to support the drum? May be more interest from shotgun guys to buy these locks and then I'd buy an actual pistol one? Thoughts?

 

[The Crisco Kid]

Can you post some pictures?

 

[Compressorguy]

Yeh, I might be interested as well. My son in law has a percussion double barrel that’s been passed down that’s missing its locks. Would love to get it functional again.

 

[waarp8nt]

I have an original that used a back action lock.

 

[Fatboyz]

I have an original that used a back action lock.

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That's interesting.

 

[Fatboyz]

Yeh, I might be interested as well. My son in law has a percussion double barrel that’s been passed down that’s missing its locks. Would love to get it functional again.

I'll post pics of the locks later tonight.

 

[Sam squanch]

Are these locks off a breech loading shotgun? Be aware some are rebounding locks, and may take some modification to set off a cap every time.

 

[Fatboyz]

The two complete left locks are a Neumann Bros, and a Jamssen sons, Right lock plate is "The Changeable" Left lock plate also Jamssen and sons. single large lock plate is unknown, and the rough right lock plate is also unknown. I was going to swap all the bits from a left to the right Jamssen plate. Also there is a pic of extra bits and springs

 

[Fatboyz]

Are these locks off a breech loading shotgun? Be aware some are rebounding locks, and may take some modification to set off a cap every time.

Unknown to me as they just came in a bag. Supposedly the father who passed was quite a muzzleloader guy and tinkered and built quite a bit?

 

[The Crisco Kid]

Those aren't back action locks. They're bar action. The mainspring is behind the hammer on a back action. The pistol shown above has a back action lock.

 

[Fatboyz]

Sat down with my bag of parts today and there isn't enough right side parts to make a right side lock. As I'm actually left handed, I shoot pistols left handed but rifles right handed, I could build a left handed pistol!