Thoughts on these? Looking at early Ketland style lock.
Who’s using Chambers locks?
Who’s using Chambers locks?
Thoughts on Chambers locks?
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No worries one of best there is Chambers is great locks
Pete G
76 Cal.
One of the best available. They do require polishing to be completed
Banjoman
Hillbilly
They’re top of the line.
Looking more and more like an option for me.
I 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.
I have a kibler smr. I wish I would have bought the lock he had for my Haines.
CuNosecap
45 Cal.
I have at least seven Chambers-locked rifles and smoothbores. It is all I use. No experience with kibler. Chambers way better than others I used to use.
I have a Deluxe Siler on my Hianes, never a problem!
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I have never had a problem with Chambers locks, they are my favorite lock.
Very reliable from my experience. Also they have a Lifetime warantee on them- I have one that had a chip on the half-cock notch on the tumbler. Barbie sent me a brand new one, no charge even for shipping.
Can’t get better than that.
Can’t get better than that.
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The early Ketland feels very fast for a good sized lock. It’s my favorite production lock.
Interesting as that’s how my jaws and frizzen line up too.
Beats bashing your barrel with a sharp flint!
Locks you say.
There are 3 main players. Chambers, Rice (L&R) and Kibler.
I have a Chambers Late Ketland. Tuned by Mr Rice above, and is the old styled forged, not CNC.
In 2005 the lock I have was the fastest production lock made. Thats why I bought a Chambers.
When you mess up like I did, I had to mail mine back to Jim so he repaired it, and sent it back.
Chambers now has CNC locks :-( Cheaper does not make better.
If you have a L&R lock, you can get parts at just about anywhere in the muzzle loading world.
I dont know squat about Kibler locks, so far no one in my circle of holy black puffers does not own one.
So I can not say a thing about them.
There are 3 main players. Chambers, Rice (L&R) and Kibler.
I have a Chambers Late Ketland. Tuned by Mr Rice above, and is the old styled forged, not CNC.
In 2005 the lock I have was the fastest production lock made. Thats why I bought a Chambers.
When you mess up like I did, I had to mail mine back to Jim so he repaired it, and sent it back.
Chambers now has CNC locks :-( Cheaper does not make better.
If you have a L&R lock, you can get parts at just about anywhere in the muzzle loading world.
I dont know squat about Kibler locks, so far no one in my circle of holy black puffers does not own one.
So I can not say a thing about them.
bldtrailer
Pilgrim
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I like them I trust them and Chambers family has always stood behind their products
the only lock I have that is not a siler/chambers cost me more to have fixed than it cost
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Rich, I like the lock but why do you think they don’t have the hammer and the frizzen in line with each other? I’m not impressed with having to hang the flint off the right side. And you can see I’m not hitting the right side of the frizzen at all. I was told they’re all like that.
Mgbruch
40 Cal
I build two or three guns a year, and I always use Chambers locks, unless it's a lefty. I have two personal rifles; a .50 Southern Mountain gun, and a .58 early styled plain gun. My southern gun has a Chambers Late Ketland, and my early gun has their Early Ketland. Both are very fast locks!
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I have one ,super nice
Top quality and they stand behind their products.
I view most production locks as far better than most originals but no t perfect. Not a big deal for me to move a flint outward. Or, if there’s clearance, to seat the cock closer to the lock plate by judicious stoning or work with a diamond needle file. I’ve handled a fair number of original locks in decent condition and have a historical period perspective, not a modern view. How does it match up to period rifle locks? Extremely well.
