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Which is faster,coil spring or leaf type spring...example...L&R vs T/C..percussion
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all things are relative (except ethics, except for the denizens of the beltway- insert political tirade here)
i believe that you'll find that conventional wisdom leans heavily to leaf- type spring for speed.
tons of time and seas of ink have been spent in search of "faster lock time," but i cannot help but suspect that more would be gained by taking the time otherwise spent debating the matter and going to the range to launch lead.
after all, the posession of a sub minute- of- angle rifle doesn't mean that you can shoot that well, anymore than the purchase of an expensive violin makes one a virtuouso.
don't worry, be happy, make smoke!
i believe that you'll find that conventional wisdom leans heavily to leaf- type spring for speed.
tons of time and seas of ink have been spent in search of "faster lock time," but i cannot help but suspect that more would be gained by taking the time otherwise spent debating the matter and going to the range to launch lead.
after all, the posession of a sub minute- of- angle rifle doesn't mean that you can shoot that well, anymore than the purchase of an expensive violin makes one a virtuouso.
don't worry, be happy, make smoke!
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I'm sure if someone had some sort of timing system they could get an answer for you. As far as a practical answer, I have not seen any difference. I don't have any guns with coil spring locks at the moment but could not see any difference on the one flinter I had with one.
A lot of people I know have TCs and Italian and Spanish clones. I can't see any difference on lock speed from my leaf spring locks.
A lot of people I know have TCs and Italian and Spanish clones. I can't see any difference on lock speed from my leaf spring locks.
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I have a CVA with a flat spring , and a T/C with a coil spring . I don't notice any difference in the speed of the locks . I think the main advantage of the coil spring is that it's less likely to break . Although , I haven't had flat spring break yet either (knock on wood).
The speed of the lock is dependent on the mass of the moving parts and the force generated by the mainspring.
Due to the configuration of the spring, the coil spring has less material, thus it has less mass.
Assuming the weight of the tumbler and hammer are the same, and the force created by the springs are equal IMO the coil spring would be slightly faster because of it's lighter mass.
In actual use, the difference would be so slight it would be undetectable by the person using the lock.
zonie
Due to the configuration of the spring, the coil spring has less material, thus it has less mass.
Assuming the weight of the tumbler and hammer are the same, and the force created by the springs are equal IMO the coil spring would be slightly faster because of it's lighter mass.
In actual use, the difference would be so slight it would be undetectable by the person using the lock.
zonie
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