Imported Guns Are Junk

[Newtire]

Of COURSE they do -- - - they are made down to a price: as they used to say in the East End of London .... "Yer tikes yer money an' tikes yer choice, squire."
These days that area uses different language ;-)))

My TC "Hawken" barrel did the same thing. I attribute it to grit in woden rods but really not sure. The rifling is pretty shallow on those things to begin with.

 

[Dale Lilly]

An outstanding presentation, I learned from experienced wiser men than I years ago; that it all starts with the Lock itself, buy sub standard and expect ongoing problems.

Well ... maybe. I have twenty-five ML rifles and pistols. One is custom built. I have had only three misfires of any kind in 57 years of ML use.

 

[Dale Lilly]

Just a bit added: I have had some stupid acts by the guy behind the gun like firing powder with no ball while excited; firing my ramrod also when excited. and, using a lever action abortion, I levered six shells onto the ground without pulling the trigger. I was fourteen years old. Polecat

 

[Snydly]

My Pedersoli flintlocks work just fine. I have one (Frontier Rifle) that originally was percussion, and converted it to flint using a replacement lock from TOW. The replacement lock works fine, but no better than the original factory locks on my other guns.

I converted my Frontier from cap to flint with lock and vent from Dixie many years ago. It is my main elk and deer rifle. Very dependable and very accurate. Looks great too.

 

[LME]

You can't have champagne tastes with a beer pocketbook.

Quality costs, set your expectations accordingly.

IronHand

My mother use to say the same thing. The Japanese have a saying,"""A good astist doesn't need an expensive brush""" This quote should be attacthed to your.

 

[Joemolf]

Opinions run pretty strong on these boards, and well they should, most of us have been around for many many years. I hunted several different ways. Recurve, compound, several unmentionables and just a few muzzleloaders. And the problem was, this was only one of many hobbies and I never put major bucks into any of them. Herters was my first archery store, and commercial made rifles worked for the rest, except for one wildcat. If I would've had to wait for a custom-made muzzleloader, I would have missed that part of my life. Now that I'm over four score, one of those is pretty far down the list but my three imports and one TC have fit the bill pretty good. I don't drive tacks, neither do I shoot 1000 yards but I have killed some deer, 1 antelope, and a few paper turkeys and even got part of my entry fee back. I enjoy the discussions and that's why I'm here.
Squint

LOL I think you hit the nail on the head as to why there’s a shortage of youngsters! Even cheap kits cost money. Heck I got my first one at 58/59 I can’t remember lol. 64 now and I have several not bragging the house got paid off and it was like I struck gold or so it seemed. Otherwise I’d still be playing QuadalCannal instead of Lexington and Concord

 

[bang]

Get you a a Mowrey with the box lock and when the spring breaks you'll know what junk is.

 

[toot]

You can't have champagne tastes with a beer pocketbook.

Quality costs, set your expectations accordingly.

IronHand

I can't get to the bottom of my beer pocket book. it is beond my reach!

 

[Newtire]

No

Get you a a Mowrey with the box lock and when the spring breaks you'll know what junk is.

Not if you have extra springs!