Austin and Halleck Locks

[wild willie 10]

Anyone know who made the locks for Austin and Halleck rifles.

 

I suspect that mine is made in spain....... does your frizzen flop a bit when open?

 

[boar]

MY CVA Mt rifle did when I got it. I put a thin shim in it so it dosen't Flop. Dilly

 

[renovato]

Willie, A/H were running operations out of the North American Arms production center, so they may have made their own or they might be made by the spanish company that made the barrel. I don't know which, but I'm tempted to think they're spanish made. NAA is set up to produce some very good quality work, and the locks on my Mountain Rifles just don't seem up to their standards.

 

[wild willie 10]

yep...frizzen flops a good bit, that being said, my gun smith didn't seem to concearned when I brought to his attention....he said it would be a problem if the pan and frizzen didn't lock up form a good pocket for the priming.

 

[paulvallandigham]

The flop tells you that the top arm of the frizzen spring is not well shaped. When the toe of the frizzen comes down on the arm of the frizzen spring, after the frizzen pops open, both the toe and the heel should be sitting on the arm together, so there is no flop. The arm needs to be bent to solve this problem. Not all " gunsmiths" know how to do this, or want to do that kind of work on a spring. It makes everyone who does nervous, too.

 

[renovato]

I guess I've been lucky with my A/H purchases. My frizzen snaps closed evenly on the pan and snaps open with no looseness or flop. It's a little tight though and will be getting some polishing.

I just received another order of A/H Mountain Rifles that are destined as Christmas gifts to some special family members who taught me hunting as a kid. I got good ones again. I was hesitant to order another batch, as I've always known that A/H is a rifle best handled and inspected before buying, but my luck held.