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Author Topic: Lock Cleaning?  (Read 5803 times)

Offline butterchurn

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« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2009, 12:29:42 PM »
Yup, no crud should be getting behind lock plate.  Check your bolster barrel fit.  If needed do a little inletting touch-up.
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Offline Mitch

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« Reply #16 on: August 13, 2009, 04:10:13 PM »
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...
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« Reply #17 on: August 13, 2009, 07:21:14 PM »
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.


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« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2009, 08:43:46 PM »
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
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« Reply #19 on: August 13, 2009, 09:03:32 PM »
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. :rt th
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Offline Old Salt

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« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2009, 07:52:04 AM »
Quote from: "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. :rt th

Especially if you are getting residue behind the lock.  

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

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