Be careful what you read!

[1950DAVE]

Sometime you don't even know you have a problem until you read a post on this forum. RE: Frizzen fit? Looked at my GPR today and found it looked exactly like the OP. Since I had shot and hunted it for at least 5 yrs. warranty was not in the options. So I tried a needle file. Frizzen is at least file hard so out comes dremel. Machinist blue on pan, close Frizzen, clamp spring, remove frizzen, lightly grind bluing off, polish with wet/dry, repeat about six times to get acceptable fit. Maybe an hour and a half, but now I don't have a problem I didn't know I didn't have before I read the post. Just a word to the wise be careful.
Dave

 

[SOLANCO]

Your grandfather should have warned you about fixing stuff that ain't broke.

 

[Grenadier1758]

That loose frizzen fit isn't necessarily a problem when shooting on a target range. The fit can be an issue when hunting and the frizzen is closed over a pan that can leak the charge. I do believe that closing the gaps between pan and frizzen is a good procedure.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

The fit can be an issue when hunting and the frizzen is closed over a pan that can leak the charge.

It can also allow moisture to leak into the priming powder from the outside...

LD

 

[Artificer]

It can also allow moisture to leak into the priming powder from the outside...

LD

It can also lead to the powder charge in the priming pan being thrown out during the manual of arms movement, "Cast About," when the Steel (Frizzen) does not closely fit the pan.

I had to work on this area on a number of Besses, both my own Pedersoli and other Pedersoli and Miroku Muskets in our unit because of this problem.

Gus

 

[Musketeer]

That's one of the dangers of online forums. You can have something that you've used and enjoyed for many years without issue, but as soon as you join a forum and start discussing said item, you discover that there are 15 different "problems" with it that need to be "fixed," and then you can't rest till they are, even though they never bothered you before. This is true of ANY item, from guns to knives to radios to flashlights to whatever you can think of. I'm sure there's a Slinky forum somewhere where people obsess and argue over what the ideal number of coils is or the fact that a pre-1992 Slinky goes down a flight of stairs 0.02 seconds faster than a post-1992 Slinky. I can see the poor post-92 Slinky owners spending night after sleepless night in their workrooms, ingesting coffee by the gallon, trying to mod them to match the performance of the pre-92 versions.

 

[Nameless Hunter]

That's one of the dangers of online forums. You can have something that you've used and enjoyed for many years without issue, but as soon as you join a forum and start discussing said item, you discover that there are 15 different "problems" with it that need to be "fixed," and then you can't rest till they are, even though they never bothered you before. This is true of ANY item, from guns to knives to radios to flashlights to whatever you can think of. I'm sure there's a Slinky forum somewhere where people obsess and argue over what the ideal number of coils is or the fact that a pre-1992 Slinky goes down a flight of stairs 0.02 seconds faster than a post-1992 Slinky. I can see the poor post-92 Slinky owners spending night after sleepless night in their workrooms, ingesting coffee by the gallon, trying to mod them to match the performance of the pre-92 versions.

That's what happened with my Stihl MS391 chainsaw. Saw a video on modding the exhaust for more HP. I did it, and now I can run a 26" blade!
Brrroom! Brrroom!

 

[Phil Coffins]

My Dad told me that for some,”Ignorance is bliss.”

 

[MSW]

but tinkering with it is half the fun

 

[ord sgt]

My Dad told me that for some,”Ignorance is bliss.”

If that's the case, I must be very , very happy.

 

[1950DAVE]

All this time I thought ambivalence was bliss.
Dave

 

[Snooterpup]

In working with a colleague, I disassembled something out of the proper order. He advised me of my shortcoming to which I replied, “I’m just kind of worthless today.” He quipped that I wasn’t really worthless, that I could always serve as a poor example to others.

 

[Bob Osceola]

That's one of the dangers of online forums. You can have something that you've used and enjoyed for many years without issue, but as soon as you join a forum and start discussing said item, you discover that there are 15 different "problems" with it that need to be "fixed," and then you can't rest till they are, even though they never bothered you before. This is true of ANY item, from guns to knives to radios to flashlights to whatever you can think of. I'm sure there's a Slinky forum somewhere where people obsess and argue over what the ideal number of coils is or the fact that a pre-1992 Slinky goes down a flight of stairs 0.02 seconds faster than a post-1992 Slinky. I can see the poor post-92 Slinky owners spending night after sleepless night in their workrooms, ingesting coffee by the gallon, trying to mod them to match the performance of the pre-92 versions.

Do you hunt ? Do you have gun fun ? " if u cant find a nice person be one !!!" I love the above post !!!!!!

 

[andy52]

My thread on frizzen fit was about a brand new unfired rifle and I saw the gap when checking out the parts. It may or may not have effected the usage but expect better quality control from Lyman.

 

[Musketeer]

My thread on frizzen fit was about a brand new unfired rifle and I saw the gap when checking out the parts. It may or may not have effected the usage but expect better quality control from Lyman.

That's a reasonable expectation. I hope you didn't take anything in this thread as a criticism of your concerns over your new rifle. That was not the intent.

 

[andy52]

That's a reasonable expectation. I hope you didn't take anything in this thread as a criticism of your concerns over your new rifle. That was not the intent.

No not at all, just a clarification.

 

[1950DAVE]

Andy, I read your post and to tell you the truth I had never given serious thought to the problem that I knew I had. When hunting I a just tried to make sure the rifle stayed level and checked the pan when in position whether on ground or in stand. Thanks to you now I will no longer worry. My post was , I thought , tongue in cheek, no criticism intended.
Dave

 

[andy52]

Not a problem Dave I just wanted it to be clear that mine is a brand new unfired rifle. I suppose I could hunt the way you do but I'd rather just send it to Dixon and have it made right.

 

[olskool]

one gun i have a Bob roller lock, another i have a chambers that was tuned by Steve Zihn, the other two are Davis locks. the roller and chambers needed no attention. one of the Davis locks needed some the other didn't ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Flinty Scot]

It's not "tinkering" or "fiddling"; it's "tuning".