WANTED L&R TC Lock (#03) FLINT

[setch]

I am going to replace the lock on my TC Hawken and before I buy a new one, I figured I see if anyone has one they want to sell.

Drop me a PM if you have one and are looking to get rid of it.
thnx

 

[hunter thompson]

I replaced mine with a L&R then the touch hole didnt line up with the priming pan it was 3/16 higher..Really got to fill it up higher with null b way more than i thought you should have to.Iam no expert in flinters but hhhmmm..just so you know.

 

[thompson50]

My L&R is the same way as hunter Thompson. If you want pics I can take some for you.

 

[Tom Compton]

I have 2 L&R RPL 03 flintlock locks in service. Very little wood work required and touch hole location is good.

I recommend buying direct from L&R. Same prices and great service.

 

[erhunter]

I bought an RPL-05 flint directly from L&R and had Brad Emig of Cabin Creek tune it for me. Brad and Shane do excellent, quality, fair priced work! As far as installation on my Lyman Trade Rifle it wasn't that difficult. You have to remove extra wood because I had the original coil spring lock and switched to L&R which is a leaf spring lock. Just take your time and go slow and make sure the lock works smoothly. My touch hole lined up perfectly also. If you can't tune a lock I strongly suggest sending it to Cabin Creek because L&R's locks need to be tuned!

 

[setch]

Interesting that the TH lines up for some and not for others. I'll have to watch that...

The frizzen on my hawken will not seal the pan, and I'm at the point of just wanting to replace it. So, I will likely take the plunge with the L&R. Thanks, erhunter, for the recommendation on Cabin Creek. I'm in NoVA, so it's not terribly difficult to get there if I need their assistance.

Bump for anyone who has a lock....

 

[erhunter]

As per recommendation of Brad Emig, DON'T send your lock Fed-EX! They lost my original lock sent to Cabin Creek. Brad says ship it USPS insured Priority Mail. I did that with my L&R and it got there in 3 days. I live in Benton, Pa. Again, Cabin Creek is the place to send any lock to for tuning.

 

[erhunter]

If your original lock sparks ok and doesn't break flints all of the time, I would send it to Brad and let him tune it. I would have kept my original Lyman lock but FedEx lost it on the way to Cabin Creek. You will spend about $120 to have Brad tune it which includes return insured shipping. Figuring a new L&R is about $200 and the addition of $120 for tuning, if your original locks works ok just have Brad tune the original.

 

[Eric Krewson]

I have posted this a bunch of times but my L&R RPL lock instillation was a bit difficult, some have run into the same issues others have had a relatively easy install.

 

[thompson50]

Interesting that the TH lines up for some and not for others. I'll have to watch that...

The frizzen on my hawken will not seal the pan, and I'm at the point of just wanting to replace it. So, I will likely take the plunge with the L&R. Thanks, erhunter, for the recommendation on Cabin Creek. I'm in NoVA, so it's not terribly difficult to get there if I need their assistance.

Bump for anyone who has a lock....

That’s why I replaced mine too.

 

[setch]

If your original lock sparks ok and doesn't break flints all of the time, I would send it to Brad and let him tune it. I would have kept my original Lyman lock but FedEx lost it on the way to Cabin Creek. You will spend about $120 to have Brad tune it which includes return insured shipping. Figuring a new L&R is about $200 and the addition of $120 for tuning, if your original locks works ok just have Brad tune the original.

Thanks for the suggestion. I spoke to Brad and I'm gonna go the direction of having the lock tuned...it seems like a very do-able solution.