- Joined
- Oct 6, 2020
- Messages
- 1,802
- Reaction score
- 3,119
I only have two flintlocks. So not the most knowledgeable. But the lock on my Chambers Pennsylvania Fowler is amazing.!!
Enlarging pan is easy. Dremmel tool does a nice job. This is a small Siler by ChambersI have a large siler on my new Isaac Haines. It’s a good lock. Two things I don’t like are the skinny pan. It’s hard to wipe out. I know I can grind it out to help that. Just haven’t yet. The other thing is the hammer isn’t in line with the frizzen. I have to hang the flint to the right to hit all the frizzen and not the barrel.
I have a kibler smr. I wish I would have bought the lock he had for my Haines. View attachment 386046
Looks great. Interesting that your hammer lines up correctly with the frizzen and you don’t have to offset the flint like I do.Enlarging pan is easy. Dremmel tool does a nice job. This is a smallmouth Siler by Chambers
View attachment 386214
I bought the Chambers Deluxe for my SMR and it's a superb lock worth the extra cost in my opinion.Thoughts on these? Looking at early Ketland style lock.
Who’s using Chambers locks?
Thoughts on these? Looking at early Ketland style lock.
Who’s using Chambers locks?
possibly but only if the lock they offer fits the rifle that you haveThe best out there with Kiblers.
I have a York Pennsylvania with his no worries it’s a great lockThoughts on these? Looking at early Ketland style lock.
Who’s using Chambers locks?
Any problems, ever, with the reported issues of the misalignment of the cock and hammer?Hi,
Chambers locks are what I buy most if I am not making the lock from castings. IMO their late Ketland and round-faced English locks are the best of the line. The early Ketland is fine too but it is essentially the same internally as the round-faced English lock. Their Colonial Virginia lock is almost identical to the round-faced English lock except it has no border or raised pan. The standard Siler lock is OK but not the best. That is not because of any manufacturing issue but the design of the lock. Chambers improved it a lot by making the flint cock and frizzen taller on their Golden Age Siler and Deluxe Siler locks. Here is my best performing lock, a Chambers round-faced English lock. It successfully fired the rifle 671 times without a misfire using up only 10 flints.
![]()
Here are sparks produced using a rounded piece of quartz from my driveway.
![]()
![]()
dave
Never seen or had one. Hence the question.This topic is a little shocking to me. Chambers locks have been the mainstay of custom builders for many decades. Their customer service is outstanding as well.
I don't think Track does anything to any of the locks they sell. Just as they receive them.This lock would fit my Pedersoli Frontier. TOTW locks come tuned and ready to shoot? I'm no gunsmith.
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartDetail.aspx/724/1/lock-ek-frb