Picked up 18 muzzleloaders this week 16 dirty locks.

[#blackpowderbill]

Yepper 18 & 2 were those India plated barrel deals not fired.
The others, every lock was dirty and not a drop a lube.

These guns came from an estate where the guy was a competitive shooter!

NSSA & Flintlock guy ,pistol , rifle suppository types as well.

This is like near every gun that comes my way. The locks are either dirty or they're dry, no lube.

What gives , it's 1 or 2 screws a few minutes with a little cleaner and tooth brush does wonders.

SMH

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

As my Father would say, full of sarcasm of course, "Well, that's the best competition to have kid ... "

 

[Thingamajiggy]

Doesn't surprise me, back in the day, my dad did gunsmith work on the side (worked in a gunshop as a lad) and it's amazing how many people neglected their guns. For me, lock gets cleaned with barrel after every shoot but I do that with every gun of mine.