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Man those kids (_!_)'s are gonna be black and blue the next time i see them. Im sitting here with a temp hovering slightly over 102*[:@]
Watched a crap load of great hunting shows tonight. Monster elk, mule deer, a hot blonde turkey hunting.

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Welp, Fever dropped so i went and took the lock out of the oil and was surprised to find a nice clean lock! After taking the entire lock apart for cleaning and steel wooling, the lock started working smoothly. I only had 5/8 tom fuller flints so i found a thick one that fix the jaws, after some tinkering, shes sparking like a champ! I need to order some 3/4" flints.

Turning out to be a fun rifle afterall!

Lock was dirty as heck inside there, This is it soaking in the oil. Anyone have a clue how you remove this type of coil spring? I want to polish the lock inside there but am unsure how to remove it.

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To remove the coil spring take a pair of needle nose pliers and pull back on the pointed part near the lock hammer. Just pull back and it will compress the spring while the inner part slides back thru a hole on the other side of the spring. If that spring is weak it looks about the same size as a TC sidelock spring; might make the hammer a bit faster if you swap it out.

Hey Frontier; ya need to put a bayonet on that rifle!

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That lock looks pretty good there. Did it help the trigger pull too?

If he put a bayonet on it, he could throw it like a spear if he missed with the first shot...:D

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Helped the trigger pull big time! Its maybe 6lb pull now. Should be fun to load under field conditions:D

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Ya' may have to carry a small step ladder with you. :D

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hell just find a stump and use it to load.[8D]

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Kind of dissapointed a little. It turned out to be a .54cal.

But it does shoot sweet! :D 10 grains 4f, with 50 grains Pyrodex p, .530 roundball, crisco lubed .015 patch loaded nicely and after 5 shots, it was still shooting good! It amazed me at how little powder i had to put in the pan. Everything on the rifle works great so i think it'll be a keeper.

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That's great gander. Nothing like a plain `ol fun gun.