Modified My T-C Lock

[Winter Hawk]

The hammer strike on my T-C Pennsylvania Hunter has been, what shall I say? exuberant, to say the least.  Flints didn't seem to last very long.  A couple of weeks back I, with much trepidation, cut a loop off the main spring.  Actually, it was more than one loop by the time I was able to snip it with diagonal cutters.  That made the hammer strike somewhat wimpy and I clamped a piece of steel in my vice to hold the end of the spring, grabbed the cut off end and pulled to stretch it a bit, then reassembled the lock.

Today I shot my September postal shoot target and the lock performed splendidly.  No flash in the pan or failures to fire.  The flint was still nice and sharp, and sparking well by the time I had fired a dozen shots.  An added bonus is that the trigger pull is lighter now.  Time will tell if it continues to function the way it did today. 

On a side note, it took me a little over an hour to shoot twelve shots, five at the postal target and another seven from a sitting position.  So it looks like it takes me 6 minutes to load, shoot and wipe the bore.  A speed demon I ain't! 

~Kees~

[Ohio Joe]

The hammer strike on my T-C Pennsylvania Hunter has been, what shall I say? exuberant, to say the least.  Flints didn't seem to last very long.  A couple of weeks back I, with much trepidation, cut a loop off the main spring.  Actually, it was more than one loop by the time I was able to snip it with diagonal cutters.  That made the hammer strike somewhat wimpy and I clamped a piece of steel in my vice to hold the end of the spring, grabbed the cut off end and pulled to stretch it a bit, then reassembled the lock.

Today I shot my September postal shoot target and the lock performed splendidly.  No flash in the pan or failures to fire.  The flint was still nice and sharp, and sparking well by the time I had fired a dozen shots.  An added bonus is that the trigger pull is lighter now.  Time will tell if it continues to function the way it did today. 

On a side note, it took me a little over an hour to shoot twelve shots, five at the postal target and another seven from a sitting position.  So it looks like it takes me 6 minutes to load, shoot and wipe the bore.  A speed demon I ain't! 

~Kees~

No need to be a speed demon Kees... 

You're not alone in the loading time. I too have slowed down with my loading time on purpose - simply to enjoy my Range time more. I do find a slower pace much more relaxing. 

Good thinking on that spring! I'll have to keep that in mind. 
 

[Fyrstyk]

Winter Hawk:  Does your lock have the "modified-new" T/C cock (hammer)?  When I swapped out the cock on my Renegade with the "new & improved) cock I had much better ignition and flints lasted much longer.  However, there was no change in trigger pull, but the Renegade has set triggers.  You can still get the "new & improved" T/C cock from the Gun Works store.

[Winter Hawk]

It's the old style.  I swapped out to the newer one on the PA Hunter I sold to Mr. Smoke but it was just as bad (or good) as the original.  I then put a L&R RPL lock on it which made a world of difference, although it also hit the frizzen "with authority".  So as long as this one works well enough I won't change it.  But I have Suzi's number in case I change my mind! 

Thanks for the suggestion, though!

~Kees~

[Hanshi]

SLOW??  Twelve shots in one hour would make me think I had a semi-auto flintlock!  Generally it takes me 2-3 hours to shoot 15 to 20 shots.  You're thinking you're slow?  I need to teach you what slow actually looks like.