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Old 11-04-2006 | 08:32 AM
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From: Texas - BUT NOW in Madison County, NY
Default RE: FLINT CONVERTION

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CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT MAKERS LOCK WOULD BE THE MATCH TO A THOMPSON CENTER PERCUSSION LOCK, AS FAR AS INLET ETC.. I WANT TO COVERT A TC RENEGADE TO A FLINTLOCK, ONLY HITCH IS IT'S A LEFT HANDED RIFLE, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SWITCH IT WITHOUT ALTERING SO IT CAN BE CHANGED BACK WITHOUT HARM. I KNOW, BUT SMARTER PEOPLE HAVE DONE DUMBER THINGS.. OR IS IT DUMBER PEOPLE HAVE DONE SMARTER THINGS, ANYWAY YOUR HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
I 'M LOOKING TO FILL A NICHE, I'VE GOTAN ENCORE, A WHITE MOUNTIAN CARBINE AND LOOKING TO DO A LH FLINT, I HOPED IT COULD BE AS EASY AS A LH LOCK AND GM RE-BARREL? THANKS!
First thing I'd do is contact Fox Ridge Outfitters, which is the T/C custom shop, and see if they can furnish a LH lock. Then contact GM, and see if there's a drop-in LH flintlock barrel for it.There may be, if you're lucky. But, yu will most likely have to get a breeched barrel and install the touch-hole liner, barrel key loops, and ramrod thimbles yourself.
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