Jim Chambers reply to three issues from forum discussion regarding leather vs. lead for flint wraps:
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From: Jim Chambers
To: roundball
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: Jim.......some Clarification / Assistance Please ??
roundball,
I always recommend leather around the flint. Leather was the traditional choice for civilian guns.
Some military locks used lead, but those locks had cocks designed to handle the lead.
Most civilian cocks were not designed for lead and can break due to the extra stress created by the lead.
Whoever stated that the use of lead wraps around the flint on Chambers locks will void the warranty is absolutely correct. If you are using lead around the flint and the cock breaks you will need to purchase a new cock. We will not replace it under warranty.
Besides, a lock that is properly made should spark and function perfectly with leather.
Bottom line is this, using lead will not add anything to the lock's performance and can cause the cock to break.
Jim
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----- Original Message -----
From: roundball
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:14 PM
Subject: Jim.......some Clarification / Assistance Please ??
Hello Jim...hopefully you'll be good enough to answer a quick question about Flint lock technology...Here's the situation:
1) An individual advocates / promotes the use of "lead flint wraps" instead of leather, claiming that they improve a lock's performance.
2) Another individual claims if a heavier weighted cock is required for performance, that suggests something else is wrong with the lock and the heavier weight is simply offsetting that other problem.
3) Another individual claims that if heavier lead flint wraps are used in a Chambers lock that it might void the warranty.
I volunteered to ask you if you'd be good enough to weigh in on this subject, given us the benefit of your expertise based upon your obvious knowledge of your own locks of course, as well as your overall knowledge and experience with flint lock technology in general...we'd very much appreciate it.
Thank you,
roundball
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From: Jim Chambers
To: roundball
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: Jim.......some Clarification / Assistance Please ??
roundball,
I always recommend leather around the flint. Leather was the traditional choice for civilian guns.
Some military locks used lead, but those locks had cocks designed to handle the lead.
Most civilian cocks were not designed for lead and can break due to the extra stress created by the lead.
Whoever stated that the use of lead wraps around the flint on Chambers locks will void the warranty is absolutely correct. If you are using lead around the flint and the cock breaks you will need to purchase a new cock. We will not replace it under warranty.
Besides, a lock that is properly made should spark and function perfectly with leather.
Bottom line is this, using lead will not add anything to the lock's performance and can cause the cock to break.
Jim
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----- Original Message -----
From: roundball
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:14 PM
Subject: Jim.......some Clarification / Assistance Please ??
Hello Jim...hopefully you'll be good enough to answer a quick question about Flint lock technology...Here's the situation:
1) An individual advocates / promotes the use of "lead flint wraps" instead of leather, claiming that they improve a lock's performance.
2) Another individual claims if a heavier weighted cock is required for performance, that suggests something else is wrong with the lock and the heavier weight is simply offsetting that other problem.
3) Another individual claims that if heavier lead flint wraps are used in a Chambers lock that it might void the warranty.
I volunteered to ask you if you'd be good enough to weigh in on this subject, given us the benefit of your expertise based upon your obvious knowledge of your own locks of course, as well as your overall knowledge and experience with flint lock technology in general...we'd very much appreciate it.
Thank you,
roundball
