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  1. tdperry

    Mass produced flintlocks

    Don't want to rain on anyones parade... but I have a mid 80's era TC Hawken flintlock, and once I upgraded the frizzen plate to a newer version, I have yet to have any issues with a decently quick "bang" when the trigger is pulled. And all I had to do was contact TC and they sent me a new...
  2. tdperry

    Thompson Center Flints

    +1 to what he said. I've used the Black English, French amber and the white ones (can't remember the name of the guy who does them - he's based in the U.S). I rank the Black English and the white ones very close together - the English have a slight edge. The French amber seem to be a little...
  3. tdperry

    Flints

    :applause: Agreed 100%. I've got a lot of English black flints and like Rich's flints a LOT better. They seem to spark a lot hotter than the English ones or the French ambers I have. I keep 4 of Rich's in my possibles bag and 2 of each of the others, but haven't put them back on since I've...
  4. tdperry

    1860 New Army not firing #10s

    That was the weird thing I found also. The Remington are perfect. Since I shoot a rocklock rifle I keep two tins of #10 Remingtons in my possibles bag for the pistol and keep the CCI #11's for the wifes percussion Hawken.
  5. tdperry

    T/C touch hole liners..?

    Not unless they just got some in. I placed an order online and recently got a note from them that they are on back order. Dixie Gun Works has them in stock I believe.
  6. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    Last time I checked .450 was smaller (lower) than .500. :grin: The Fire Sights are measured from the dovetail to the top of the sight. Doing the same thing with the T/C shows that it is the taller of the two. They offer a .450, .500 and .550 if I remember correctly. The latter two will be...
  7. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    Yep, that's one of the next purchases, in addition to a Williams Fire Sight in .450 height (the stock T/C fiber optics shoot WAY low with my load even with the rear sight in the full up position). Had to get the calipers out to measure the T/C fiber optic and it's .500 so that should take care...
  8. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    Received not one, but two of the new style hammers and a new hammer screw (it was the complete hammer - jaw screw and top jaw) from Ernie at T/C. Put one of the new hammers on and went out to shoot with a Tom Fuller black English flint. Quit shooting after 35 shots on the same flint with...
  9. tdperry

    How to tighten loose wedge?

    I just used a small tack hammer and had made some brass punches out of a bar of brass I had. If I went to small I just used the wedge punch to open it up. Was trial and error, but now it's nice and tight - unlike before where it was trying to come out after 3 or 4 shots.
  10. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    I know that the "factory" flints are manure :barf: ... it's just a fact with this gun that right NOW they work better than the high dollar flints. I can't afford to keep replacing a flint every 8-10 rounds because it's been hitting the frizzen at almost a 90 degree angle and sometimes shattering...
  11. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    Have already tried several of the nice expensive flints from Track of the Wolf, all which were either shattered almost immediately or only lasting about 10 shots. That "horrible" flint works better than the hand knapped ones. I'm hoping the new hammer will allow me to go back to my Fuller...
  12. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    Ernie French confirmed it was a T/C lock (he works on them for T/C) when I sent it in. I just got off the phone with him and he is going to send me a new hammer :thumbsup: . He was very familiar with the differences in the hammer style and told me that he thought it was working OK and that's...
  13. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    I agree the much talked about wonderful customer service is not what it used to be. The customer service reputation was one of the reasons I purchased the T/C. I took it out and shot it with the factory flints that were sawed into shape, and even they have bad chips coming off of them after...
  14. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    If I can get ever get a newer style T/C hammer from them and that doesn't solve the problem I'll do that. I have a sneaking suspicion that the new hammer will solve it tho'. The recommended size (think it is 5/8" x 3/4") Tom Fuller English or French amber flints don't even fit on this lock...
  15. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    Have already hit it with an Arkansas hard stone that I use to hone the bearing surfaces on triggers with. Did that right after it came in. One thing, I don't have a trigger pull gauge, and the spring seems to be really strong when opening the frizzen (the spring was the other thing replaced). I...
  16. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    That's the whole point... the main problem is the old style hammer is beating the manure out of the flints(bevel up, bevel down and within the 1/16" to 1/8" gap between flint edge and frizzen). T/C was told that several times. The lock was sent back to them with paperwork showing that fact. The...
  17. tdperry

    Flintlock question

    You could be like me... I'm lucky if the flint LASTS 10-15 shots :cursing: . Dang T/C Hawken is shattering the Tom Fuller flints I have :hmm: ... and has done it since I purchased it on Gunbroker. Sent it back in to T/C and Ernie French worked on it and replaced the frizzen with a hardened...
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