T/C questions

[TrevorAaron]

I had bought a custom gun that had a tc lock on it . the guy before me had put a fron piece on the frizzen so it would spark better. Well i cant afford a 2.25 piece of flint that only lasts 15 shots. Im wondering where i should look to find a new frizzen? And also i was told that tc had a new design **** that they would put on Has anyone tried that new style yet? all comments welcome

thanks aaron

 

[David W.]

I had bought a custom gun that had a tc lock on it . the guy before me had put a fron piece on the frizzen so it would spark better. Well i cant afford a 2.25 piece of flint that only lasts 15 shots. Im wondering where i should look to find a new frizzen? And also i was told that tc had a new design **** that they would put on Has anyone tried that new style yet? all comments welcome

thanks aaron

It sounds like the spring is too strong. I don't know how to tell you do leaken it on a coil spring, but I'll bet there are T/C owners here who can. An after market spring, maybe?

Don't know if this well help anything, but please explain the "front piece". Is it from a band saw blade? If you have a 6" fine white grinding wheel, you can polish it up and reduce the thickness of the frizzen front peice. You have to be very careful and not let it build up too much heat. Touch it LIGHTLY and BREIFLY to the wheel, and then in water.

 

[nkbj]

I had bought a custom gun that had a tc lock on it . the guy before me had put a fron piece on the frizzen so it would spark better. Well i cant afford a 2.25 piece of flint that only lasts 15 shots. Im wondering where i should look to find a new frizzen? And also i was told that tc had a new design **** that they would put on Has anyone tried that new style yet? all comments welcome

thanks aaron

Well, first things first. Paying that much for a hunk of rock is just plain wrong unless there's a real sweet woman involved. Now, heard a while back that Mr. Rich Pierce was temporarily unavailable to provide his expertly fashioned flints. I've been using his flints for quite a while and have come to think of him as an indispensable national treasure. Hearing that he was out of action kinda put a cold chill in my chest, almost made my bladder clabber and liver quiver. Look around on this forum and find his contact info. Get flints from him and you'll be smiling.
As concerns that modified frizzen, well, maybe just getting a replacement frizzen from TC is a relatively inexpensive and practical first step. If that doesn't make things pleasantly different then maybe carburizing the purchased replacement frizzen will. I recently purchased one from TC for a fair price and that very purpose (and haven't done it yet).
That said, there are folks on this forum that are actually knowledgeably qualified in the care and feeding of flinters instead of this groping around in the dark such as is my best effort without having it in my hands. And several top notch hands are liable to be along directly.

 

[David W.]

That made me think about the posibility of that lock being the older style. T/C improved the hammer, so you may also consider a new hammer as well.

 

[ohio ramrod]

Untill Rich is back knapping Eric at Eric's rocks makes good flints for $1.00 ea plus shipping. I got one at the Eastern where he was giving out free samples and his flints seem equal to Rich's.He advertises in Muzzle Blasts. :hmm:

 

[Jim Evans]

Here is a look at the differance in the new(left) and old(right) style hammer,so the flint will strike higher on the frizzen

NEW ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------OLD

 

[TrevorAaron]

Thanks for all the help everyone. Im going to call T/C tomorrow and order a new frizzen and maybe the new hammer.

 

[ebiggs1]

First, I doubt TC will replace any parts on your lock for free since someone has goofed with it.
A new frizzen is about $20 bucks. It is also advisable to get the new style ****. I think the last time I ordered one it was also $20 bucks. You can usually find either or both on eBay. Don’t mess with the springs at all.
If whatever was added to the “front” of the frizzen has any thickness it probably screwed up the angle of the flint.

 

[TrevorAaron]

The total for the hammer,frizzen,shipping was 28 bucks

 

[Zonie]

Thanks for the good photo showing the differences between the old and the new TC ****.

Folks should notice not only is the distance between the tumbler axis and the flint longer on the new **** but the shape of the body is quite different.

If the **** on your TC has the undercut area at the start of the neck if is an old style ****.
If it is solid in that area it is the new style ****.

 

[Winterhawk]

It also looks like the old jaws angle up a tad compared to the new jaws. If so, the flints with the new **** might still contact the frizzen in the same spot as the old, but will scrape the face of the frizzen more efficiently. Incidentally, I think the original post meant that the frizzen had been faced if it was too soft to make for better sparks.

-Winter Hawk-

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Thanks for the photos, good work there. Not only is the new **** taller but looking at the square tumbler hole it would appear that the new **** will have a higher half-**** position. That would allow, perhaps require, setting the flint farther forward and that in turn will give a longer scrape of the frizzen.

 

[MSW]

thomp shooter, take heart!

first, it's right, that's way too much to pay for a flint. check out Eric, or even the Black english flints at Track of the Wolf.

Then, give the new **** and frizzen a try - it looks a bit pricey at first, but if the rifle is eating expensive flints, this will be much cheaper in the long run.

Once you get it up and running, you will have a surprisingly accurate rifle, and you'll have a boatload of fun shooting it.

best of luck, and remember, patience is a $%^&ing virtue!

 

[tiger13]

The sad part is here in Raleigh NC, we pay for a pack of 4 T/C flints $15.95 Flintlocks are almost unheard of at the gun stores you can get all the percussion stuff you want but you pay dearly for flints, I am praying for Rich's speedy recovery!