WRustyLane
32 Cal.
Hello to all,
I am relatively new to this site but not new to muzzle loading. Yes, I've been bitten by the bug. I used to re-enact the Civil War, but now I'm really too old to keep up with the young bucks (am 68 now) so I sold my .58 Enfield musket and bought a 50 cal. Pedersolli flintlock. Over the years I've had to work on the lock a couple of times. I do NOT like the Pedersolli lock. I have heard somewhere that Siler Locks makes a replacement for the Pedersolli lock. Is this true? I figure I'd ask some of the pros on this site to steer me straight on replacing my flintlock's lock. That Pedersolli main spring is something in itself. I broke a mainspring tool trying to get the lock back together. I ended up using my vice grips to compress the mainspring and that is a story of itself. Are Siler locks worth the money? Or should I look at some other lock to replace the Pedersolli lock? Any information would be welcomed. Thanks.
I am relatively new to this site but not new to muzzle loading. Yes, I've been bitten by the bug. I used to re-enact the Civil War, but now I'm really too old to keep up with the young bucks (am 68 now) so I sold my .58 Enfield musket and bought a 50 cal. Pedersolli flintlock. Over the years I've had to work on the lock a couple of times. I do NOT like the Pedersolli lock. I have heard somewhere that Siler Locks makes a replacement for the Pedersolli lock. Is this true? I figure I'd ask some of the pros on this site to steer me straight on replacing my flintlock's lock. That Pedersolli main spring is something in itself. I broke a mainspring tool trying to get the lock back together. I ended up using my vice grips to compress the mainspring and that is a story of itself. Are Siler locks worth the money? Or should I look at some other lock to replace the Pedersolli lock? Any information would be welcomed. Thanks.