TC Locks "Fragile"?

[Walkabout]

So, I bought a TC shotgun online a couple years ago and when it arrived, the hammer was broken off, the screw was completely sheared. I also noticed that the lock doesn't feel nearly as robust as on my other guns. This is my first TC muzzleloader, are TC locks generally "fragile " like this? Thanks

 

[deerstalkert]

 

[2 shots]

no lock could survive what post office bungholes can throw at it.

 

[user 31257]

Most of those parts are hardened if I’m not mistaken, so they’re probably fairly brittle, but I wouldn’t call them fragile. I have a bunch of T/C’s and the only thing I’ve had break are the heads of the screws in the lock, they too seem brittle.

 

[bpd303]

I have several T/C's and worked on a bunch more and never experienced any broken screws. However I always use Kroil on stubborn screws and never King Cong them.

 

[TDM]

The TC locks are fine. Unfortunately yours must have received the postal sledgehammer treatment.

 

[Walkabout]

Broken hammer aside, I might be confusing "fragility" with refinement.