What, if any difference, is there between a Lyman lock plate and a T/C lock plate? They both appear to be identical. I compared the full size photo's in the TOW catalog, and can see no difference. Am I missing something? It would appear that the locks may be interchangeable.
Lyman and T/C Locks
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The Lyman lock is "thicker".
I put a GM IBS (meant for T/C's) on a Cabelas(Investarms) rifle and remember having to grind out that part of the Breech that over-laps the lock a bit,, then some of the hook, but after that the geometry/alignment for the nipple was the same.
I also remember goofing around with a couple of locks with a couple stocks and they were not a direct drop in, close enough to whittle a bit to make fit, but I didn't want to make that permanent change to the stocks.
I'm not sure the if locks "mount bolt" position is the same.
FWIW, L&R makes replacements for both and they are different models, 03 for T/C, 05 for the Lyman
I put a GM IBS (meant for T/C's) on a Cabelas(Investarms) rifle and remember having to grind out that part of the Breech that over-laps the lock a bit,, then some of the hook, but after that the geometry/alignment for the nipple was the same.
I also remember goofing around with a couple of locks with a couple stocks and they were not a direct drop in, close enough to whittle a bit to make fit, but I didn't want to make that permanent change to the stocks.
I'm not sure the if locks "mount bolt" position is the same.
FWIW, L&R makes replacements for both and they are different models, 03 for T/C, 05 for the Lyman
I have a Lyman Great Plains flint lock and have a L&R T/C replacement lock coming for a Renegade. Was just wondering if the RPL lock could be used on the GP and the Lyman lock on the T/C?
Eric Krewson on this forum can weigh in as I know he has been down this road.
bronko220002
45 Cal.
i think the lyman is slightly larger
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