Lock Tuner Info requested

[Treetop]

Who is the best lock tuner in town?

 

[Dave Marsh]

Brad Emig at Cabin Creek Muzzleloading as far as I am concerned. https://cabincreek.net/

 

[longcruise]

Who is the best lock tuner in town?

Which town ?

Just yanking the chain.

 

[Treetop]

Yeeehaw!

 

[RobertIN]

@FlinterNick has done two for me, a Traditions and a Chambers, couldn't be happier. Great work done quickly for a fair price.

 

[rich pierce]

Keep in mind that lock tuning is expensive, like other things using skilled labor - plumbing, electrical work, and so on. In some cases it would make sense to buy another lock if you just happen to have a lemon. Then you have a set of spare parts in hand.

 

[Commodore Swab]

Who is the best lock tuner in town?

For what lock from where? What do you expect? Someone good should be able to demonstrate the improvement.

 

[Treetop]

It's a Kibler woods runner lock. Just curious if a fine tune would make any difference to it's already great design & function. Maybe micro-tune would have been a better title to the post?

 

[Treetop]

Simply stated, I've never had my hands on a Kibler lock that has been tuned. There is typically always improvements to any thing or design. Not looking to for science, just curious to speak to someone that can polish a diamond.

 

[RobertIN]

It's a Kibler woods runner lock. Just curious if a fine tune would make any difference to it's already great design & function. Maybe micro-tune would have been a better title to the post?

@FlinterNick did my Chambers lock for an older colonial kit. Here's a rundown of what he did to it, not in order:

- Polished springs
- Shot peen/polish on internal parts
- Polished external parts to a nice satin/matte finish
- Deburred everything
- Cut teeth in the jaws to hold the flint better
- Color case hardened frizzen
- Probably something else I'm forgetting.

It came back beautiful and fast, sparks like crazy. Is it necessary for a high quality lock? Maybe, maybe not, but if you have the means to make your new heirloom quality rifle as good as it can be then why not?

 

[Treetop]

That really looks great, thanks for the details. There are many things that make a single thing go from good to exceptional.

 

[Commodore Swab]

@FlinterNick did my Chambers lock for an older colonial kit. Here's a rundown of what he did to it, not in order:

- Polished springs
- Shot peen/polish on internal parts
- Polished external parts to a nice satin/matte finish
- Deburred everything
- Cut teeth in the jaws to hold the flint better
- Color case hardened frizzen
- Probably something else I'm forgetting.

It came back beautiful and fast, sparks like crazy. Is it necessary for a high quality lock? Maybe, maybe not, but if you have the means to make your new heirloom quality rifle as good as it can be then why not?
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You might want to play with your flint angle a little as you can see that while there is an abundance of sparks they are forward of the pan and where the powder will be.

Treetop, for your lock you might see an improvement tumbling the parts in a polish (walnut shells) and reassemble.

 

[RobertIN]

You might want to play with your flint angle a little as you can see that while there is an abundance of sparks they are forward of the pan and where the powder will be.

Treetop, for your lock you might see an improvement tumbling the parts in a polish (walnut shells) and reassemble.

I shoot with bevel up, that one was pretty much worn down into a chunk and he had it flipped for testing but thank you sir. Hard to get a good screenshot of a video

 

[rich pierce]

The round faced English style lock I saw on a friend’s Woodsrunner kit didn’t need tuning. It’s fast and strong and precise.

 

[FlinterNick]

Who is the best lock tuner in town?

Currently I’m working on a queen Ann dog lock, will have it done by the weekend, have 22 locks on the bench, i get through about 3 a month.

I only work on lock assembly, and repairs , i do not do gun kit builds i refer kit builds out to various builders based On their availability. I do restorations too, I’m currently restoring for three collectors who have published works. I refer kits out to a number of builders i supply locks to.

You may reference my name Nicholas A. Genda, with the rifle shoppe.

In regards to Indian made locks I only work on those for reenactment groups, especially the third New Jersey and Jersey blues. You’ll have to have your unit commander contact me about the lock.

@muskethunter1109

 

[FlinterNick]

The round faced English style lock I saw on a friend’s Woodsrunner kit didn’t need tuning. It’s fast and strong and precise.

Kibler’s locks are the best out there, i personally won’t work on them unless they’ve contacted Jim first.

 

[Capt. Jas.]

Careful to not make a mess of something not needing a fix. Too many jack-legs with a shingle out there and most people wouldn't know if their Kibler lock had been up or down graded when they got it back.

 

[Treetop]

Careful to not make a mess of something not needing a fix. Too many jack-legs with a shingle out there and most people wouldn't know if their Kibler lock had been up or down graded when they got it back.

Sounds like sound advice,,,

 

[olskool]

in my opinion Kibbler locks needs no tunning,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[FlinterNick]

Brad Emig at Cabin Creek Muzzleloading as far as I am concerned. https://cabincreek.net/

Brad is excellent