hockeyref
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A bit of a necro-thread here, but I’ve been away and I’m catching up.
Since I have a Lyman GPR lock with less than optimal geometry I use the leather wrap and bevel direction to optimize the strike as best I can. I will soak the leather in alcohol and repeatedly snug up the jaws over a day or so. As the leather dries the increasing jaw tension compresses it to a very snug custom fit. I have on occasion gone through this process on several new flints in succession to have multiple custom fit, ready to go spares.
If I opted to go expend the time and money to replace the lock with something better (L&R???) this process might be unnecessary.
Since I have a Lyman GPR lock with less than optimal geometry I use the leather wrap and bevel direction to optimize the strike as best I can. I will soak the leather in alcohol and repeatedly snug up the jaws over a day or so. As the leather dries the increasing jaw tension compresses it to a very snug custom fit. I have on occasion gone through this process on several new flints in succession to have multiple custom fit, ready to go spares.
If I opted to go expend the time and money to replace the lock with something better (L&R???) this process might be unnecessary.
