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Blackbruin
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Pedersoli locks are closer to $300 bucks! It's still a deal, this is what happens to cost of building these things, it doesn't go down! I hear that quality will get even better though....
talon said:
Lynton MacKinzie once showed me some realy old, realy high end locks. Beauty and craftsmanship beyond anything we see today. Can't even begin to guess what one would cost these days.
Birddog6 said:
ditto......and Barbie guarantee's them~ prices on Brass/barrels/shipping etc~ I have no complaints.....I spread this hobby over 1 year or more....so a great hobby, quality product, interesting work, for about a $1.50 a day.....cheaper than a drink at the country store~~ :grin:
marc n tomtom
When I first started building MLers and due to the poor quality of the locks then on the market, I bought 4 Siler flintlock kits and assembled them.
I would say the "trickiest" part of building these locks was the heat treating even though during my tool and diemaker apprenticeship I spent 6 months as a "tool hardener" as it was called. This lock making experience impressed on me that making locks was a task that req'd a few specific skills.
When Chambers offered his locks, I no longer "built my own" and have used his locks on nearly all my builds.
Locks on the market today are a big bargain which is due to modern casting methods and jigs and fixtures used for assembling operations.
Actually considering the time req'd for building and the total price of all the other components, the price of a good lock isn't all that expensive.....Fred
I would say the "trickiest" part of building these locks was the heat treating even though during my tool and diemaker apprenticeship I spent 6 months as a "tool hardener" as it was called. This lock making experience impressed on me that making locks was a task that req'd a few specific skills.
When Chambers offered his locks, I no longer "built my own" and have used his locks on nearly all my builds.
Locks on the market today are a big bargain which is due to modern casting methods and jigs and fixtures used for assembling operations.
Actually considering the time req'd for building and the total price of all the other components, the price of a good lock isn't all that expensive.....Fred
Col. Batguano
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It does make you wonder why a reasonably well made factory gun, like the TC Hawken or Lyman Great Plains can sell for ~$400 for the whole shebang however.
I mean, their stuff isn't quite at the quality level of the better known good lock and barrel makers, nor is their wood that great, but it's not junk either.
Goes to show you the value of being fully vertically integrated doesn't it?
I mean, their stuff isn't quite at the quality level of the better known good lock and barrel makers, nor is their wood that great, but it's not junk either.
Goes to show you the value of being fully vertically integrated doesn't it?
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I am always looking for LH locks, so I check out auction websites often.
It's surprising the cheasier T/C, CVA, or Lyman locks going for 2 or 3 times the price of a uninstalled L&R or chambers lock.
It's surprising the cheasier T/C, CVA, or Lyman locks going for 2 or 3 times the price of a uninstalled L&R or chambers lock.
That is something that has always mystified me, why a lock from Lyman, TC, etc. on eBay will be listed for much more than one from Siler or L&R. I've seen some sellers asking half the price of a new TC or Lyman Rifle just for a used lock from one of the same models. I have a brand new Lyman GPR flintlock I changed out, guess I should put it on the market, picked up some very good RPL model L&R locks off eBay for a steal, got three of them, built for different rifles, but they will work great for my no name builds.
A lot of eBay sellers are awfully proud of their "stuff" and re-list it over and over. Sometimes a fool will pay their price so the beat goes on.
galamb
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In 1980 a percussion lock would run you 50 bucks, gas was 68 cents a gallon and a Big Mac was 65 cents (at least in Canada).
Today I can get the percussion lock for $110 - 120% price increase in that time.
The gas has gone to $4/gallon - 588% increase and the Big Mac is $5.25 - up 807%.
So if I gas up then stop for a burger on the way to buy a new lock for a rifle, the lock is by far the best deal I will get in the process...
It's all perspective
Today I can get the percussion lock for $110 - 120% price increase in that time.
The gas has gone to $4/gallon - 588% increase and the Big Mac is $5.25 - up 807%.
So if I gas up then stop for a burger on the way to buy a new lock for a rifle, the lock is by far the best deal I will get in the process...
It's all perspective
