Lock Cleaning?

[butterchurn]

Yup, no crud should be getting behind lock plate.  Check your bolster barrel fit.  If needed do a little inletting touch-up.

[Mitch]

I shoot about 3-4 times a week(varmints)-my flinters stay loaded...I pull the locks about once a month or so...never had a problem..your mileage may vary...

[Thunderhawk1828]

Thanks to all responses. Don't mind the tear down and cleaning / oil on moving parts, etc about 1/mo. But I am getting residue (not powder) but smoke residue behind the lock. I think its a "not a good fit thing" so it may need some type of "fill in" around the lock opening - but that's not me so I'll need to take it someone for that work.

Another thing - the trigger pull seems to be heavy. Any idea how to reduce the pull on a Traditions single trigger Kentucky?  I know - manufacturer liab etc. Don't want a hair trigger but definitely less then what it is now.

Thanks for all the advise and answers.


Thunderhawk

[Captchee]

traditions  often puts a  full cock adjustment screw on the tumbler . tke the lock off and  take a look if its there , its just an adjustment , if not  your looking at  moving the pivit point

[Sir Michael]

You might also want to take the entire trigger mechanism off the rifle, take it apart, clean and polish all the internal surfaces and see what that does.

[Old Salt]

You might also want to take the entire trigger mechanism off the rifle, take it apart, clean and polish all the internal surfaces and see what that does.

Especially if you are getting residue behind the lock.  

Trigger pull can change very fast if the lock is getting dirty while shooting.  

Salt