How do you **** your lock?

[toot]

on DBL'S we see some people reaching over cocking the left hammer first then the right barrel hammer, it also seems odd doing it that way. jmho.

 

[Kilo Charlie]

I use my thumb on percussion rifles and usually the crook of my pinky finger on flintlocks.

 

[Bad Karma]

Don’t have a flintlock presently but on original and some replicas I have seen I’ve noticed a safety. That seems like a good idea for any rifle used primarily for hunting. Quick and quiet…

Generally I just use the web of the thumb for percussion guns.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

I **** mine like a Ma duce or M60, underhanded and the crook of my hand just aft of the pinky

 

[Rod Man]

Crook of the Pinky usually. Otherwise the palm of the off hand. Perc Guns very similar to Bad Karma.


RM

 

[Josephg]

I don't remember......

 

[idonthaveamusketyet:|]

I know what your thinking, what kind of dumb question is this but I've always thought about this but never really heard a definitive answer. How do you pull back the **** on your flintlock? Do you simply use your thumb like any other gun with a hammer or do you grab a hold of the **** with your hand to pull it back? I see people do both. Is there a right or wrong way or just a matter of personal preference? Thanks

I use my index and middle finger

 

[SlidePicker]

On my doglock fowler, to bring it to half **** and set the dog it works to pull the **** back with my right index and middle fingers while pushing the dog forward with my thumb. Then it's easy to be consistent when it's time to bring it to full **** by using the same two fingers. Perhaps that's a reason doglocks went away, it's another piece to manipulate.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

some people even reach over with there left inner palm to **** it. it looks very odd to me.

I’ve seen that before…not a common sight…but I’ve seen it.

 

[Byron A Rudrow]

Just because I’m independent and contrary I use my right eye socket!

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Just because I’m independent and contrary I use my right eye socket!

Cyclops Shooter…

 

[M. De Land]

I know what your thinking, what kind of dumb question is this but I've always thought about this but never really heard a definitive answer. How do you pull back the **** on your flintlock? Do you simply use your thumb like any other gun with a hammer or do you grab a hold of the **** with your hand to pull it back? I see people do both. Is there a right or wrong way or just a matter of personal preference? Thanks

Good Question, I never really thought about before, I find I cup my right hand ,hold it vertically and pull the **** back with the two lower fingers hooked over the flint jaw screw.

 

[BP Addict]

I have arthritis in my thumbs and wrists. I've never had a problem using my thumb on a cap lock, but my flintlocks are a little stiffer. I hook my right-hand pinky around the head of the ****-screw and pull it back with that.

Walt

 

[Zutt-man]

The correct answer is whatever makes you feel comfortable. If I’m shouldering my rifle for a shot, I use my thumb. If I’m already in a ready position, I generally use my palm.

 

[sheriff john]

Thanks to having a knife cut all nerves & tendons in my right paw, I have no sense of touch in my right fingers. Left thumb to **** revolvers. Palm of right hand (while eyeballing) side locks. Set triggers are a problem.

 

[Mad L]

The Lock and stock will choose for you; I have some that I can easily reach with my thumb and easily pull back, others I use my off (left) hand, then there is my Blunderbuss that requires a Tight shouldering and full grip with my left to pry it back.
Sometimes my stance also change 'how' I **** it; standing, crouching, kneeling, sitting at a bench...
Worse was when I was still recovering from a broken rib and soare shoulder...not only cocking was a pain but sneaking out behind my wife's back with a rifle in hand was a chore!