Lock upgrade questions.

[Slinginslugs]

I have a set trigger model renegade with a factory lock and I have another single trigger hunter stock I am building for another barrel. It needs a lock. I am leaning towards taking the factory lock from the set trigger stock and using it for the single trigger. The double trigger model has a davis deer slayer trigger and a .54 barrel with a rear mounted skinner peep. The single trigger will wear a .56 SB, I am leaning towards the L&R for the .54 is it truly a upgrade? Is it worth it? How hard is the installation? Thanks

 

[deermanok]

There's a TC Renegade percussion lock on ebay. Used for $ 135.00.

 

[waarp8nt]

I have an L&R lock, but have yet to install it. Others have said they are a pain to install. I really haven't had much trouble with the T/C locks and only bought the L&R because it was offered here for sale at a reasonable price.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Most of the locks on my guns are either stock, or Siler locks…but I have 4 muzzleloaders with L&R locks. All of them are flintlocks. One of these L&R locks is a replacement upgrade lock.

This L&R upgrade lock is on a Dixie Gunworks Tennessee Mountain rifle. Compared to the stock Dixie lock, the Replacement L&R lock is stouter, with a lock-plate that is a bit thicker, requiring a little bit of inletting for it to fit properly. The frizzen is also meatier than the stock lock…which I personally like.

I would say that it is truly an upgrade, when looking at the stock CVA locks, TC locks and the Dixie locks. The stock Pedersoli and upgrade L&R lock are very comparable to each other…build wise. Again I’m talking about flintlocks.

 

[Grimord]

The L&R replacement locks for the T/C are not drop in. A significant amount of wood needs to be removed from the lock mortise to accommodate the leaf spring of the L&R lock. If you are comfortable with doing the in-letting work then go for the replacement lock. I personally have no issues with the factory T/C percussion lock. The T/C flint lock can sometimes be temperamental and require tuning.

 

[Eric Krewson]

I haven't installed an L&R percussion RPL lock but have installed the flint version in a Renegade percussion stock, it took all the gunsmithing skills I could muster and about a weeks time to get the lock inletted in, touch hole lined up properly and to fil the gaps in the over sized TC lock mortise. There wasn't anything drop in about this lock, it was more like taking a lock that didn't fit the gun or mortise and making it fit.