Traditional Muzzleloading Association
Craftsmanship => Gun Building and Repair => Topic started by: Winter Hawk on March 04, 2021, 05:26:28 PM
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And I don't know where to find him! T/C Hawken cap gun, lost the fly in the garage/shop which has a brick floor with way too much junk, and now it is impossible to see such a small speck of a part. Does anyone have a good source for one? Numrich and everyone else seems to be sold out. There are two on fleabay and I may have to go that route.
~Kees~
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WELL THAT SUX! been there done that with a sear set screw on a Philly Derringer, lost it for 5 years, finally moved a few things around searching with a magnet for another screw on a wood project and found that tiny metric thing!, Now where did I put that Derringer? :Doh!
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I used to get a lot of T/C lock parts from Log Cabin Sport Shop.
Of course, that was long ago and far away, in a different galaxy. Before StarWars. actually.
They might still maintain an inventory of things like that. Dunno. Been decades since I was a RDV trader. No idea what finally happened to all those parts, must have sold them to someone???
John (Bigsmoke)
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And I don't know where to find him! T/C Hawken cap gun, lost the fly in the garage/shop which has a brick floor with way too much junk, and now it is impossible to see such a small speck of a part. Does anyone have a good source for one? Numrich and everyone else seems to be sold out. There are two on fleabay and I may have to go that route.
~Kees~
Kees,
You might try contacting Thompson Center... Here's a link to them.
https://www.tcarms.com/
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You might try contacting Thompson Center... Here's a link to them.
ttps://www.tcarms.com/
Thank Joe, I have a request in to their customer service department. I just have to be patient and hopefully they will not tell me to look elsewhere. I'm going to try Log Cabin also, per John's suggestion. Otherwise it's going to be Fleabay, much as I don't like going there! :laffing :laffing :laffing
~Kees~
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You might try contacting Thompson Center... Here's a link to them.
ttps://www.tcarms.com/
Thank Joe, I have a request in to their customer service department. I just have to be patient and hopefully they will not tell me to look elsewhere. I'm going to try Log Cabin also, per John's suggestion. Otherwise it's going to be Fleabay, much as I don't like going there! :laffing :laffing :laffing
~Kees~
You do know that as soon as you buy one, you'll find the one that fell... Least ways that's usually my luck with things... Regardless, hope you get it fixed. :shake
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Clean living pays off again! I just got an email from Suzi at The Gun Works that she can provide me with one for $6 + shipping. Life is good. And for those needing T/C parts, http://thegunworks.com/ is the place to go, highly recommended by me.
~Kees~
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I keep a flashlight & a strong horseshoe magnet on hand to troll my shop's workbench area for parts that have gone walkabout - especially under the bench, where it's darker than my soul.
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Clean living pays off again! I just got an email from Suzi at The Gun Works that she can provide me with one for $6 + shipping. Life is good. And for those needing T/C parts, http://thegunworks.com/ is the place to go, highly recommended by me.
~Kees~
The above Link would make a good "sticky" IMHO. Perhaps here on the Gun Building / Repair Forum Board?
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Clean living pays off again! I just got an email from Suzi at The Gun Works that she can provide me with one for $6 + shipping. Life is good. And for those needing T/C parts, http://thegunworks.com/ is the place to go, highly recommended by me.
~Kees~
And I would enthusiastically second that recommendation. And good people to boot.
John (Bigsmoke)
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I highly recommend the Gunworks as well. Have saved my bacon a couple of times. :yessir: :bigsmile:
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I set (The Gun Works) link http://thegunworks.com/ as a sticky...
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Suzi came through like a champ, the fly is installed and all is well again.
I called today and ordered their catalog, then jawed with her a little. In the late 1980s, early 1990s when living in Oregon I would visit a small gun shop but I just couldn't remember exactly where or who. After talking to her I confirmed that it was their shop and that it was Joe I would talk to. She said she appreciated my remembering him and the good conversations we had. If any of you had contact with Joe you might call her up and tell her about good experiences with him.
~Kees~
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I would still try to find it,lay a grid work out on yer floor,move each piece of detritus one at a time.....
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I may do that yet, but this summer when I clean all the junk out of the garage/shop. At least, that's the plan right now.... :laffing
~Kees~
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I am like so surprised I did not do that yet,my specialty is losing tiny things in cramped and messy work areas
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I am like so surprised I did not do that yet,my specialty is losing tiny things in cramped and messy work areas
Heck, yesterday I lost a large screwdriver and have no idea where it went! I know where I heard it hit the floor, but from there it disappeared.... :Doh!
~Kees~
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Okay, I've heard enough to understand and offer an explanation, which some foolishly claim to be at least misguided. I've lost so many things before I started studying the process in detail and eventually discovered that...hold on to your hat, DROPPED/LOST ITEMS OFTEN CANNOT BE FOUND BECAUSE THEY DE-.MATERIALIZE! Most recently I dropped a ss vent liner I was working on and saw exactly where it landed and heard it as well. It is gone and will not be found unless it decides to re-materialize, and it could re-materialize almost anywhere not even remotely associated with my shop.
Most dropped things disappear into another dimension and many never reappear. So if you lose an item in your shop look in the fridge, microwave, on the roof, bedroom, etc. I've had things re-materialize in the exact spot they occupied just before they hit the floor and skidded into the ether.
So losing things is not necessarily your own fault, but rather often the fault of perversity. :hairy
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I support Hanshi's inter-dimensional theory. I once dropped a brand new hot shot nipple in my shop area only to have it reappear in the dryer with my wife's clothes three days later.
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I had removed a buttplate from a Marlin made in 1900 ,it had rusted,so I put it in rust remover,I never saw it again,chemically,there should have been something left,so the other dimension thing happened.
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:luff: :laffing :bl th up
~Kees~
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I just discovered another source for parts Thompson Center.
According to their website, they offer several lock parts and top jaw screws, etc. Never hurts to have several sources of parts and pieces, especially when parts slip into other dimensions and such.
John (Bigsmoke)
Oh yeah, the source is RMC Sports in somewhere, PA.
J
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https://rmcoxyoke.com/
Not much for T-C. Click on "Parts & Accessories", then Muzzleloader Parts".
~Kees~