This was my original post.
“I got a brand new lock form L&R. It came with a very light frizzen spring not at all like the other L&R locks I have. Too light of frizzen spring is not good. I am glad I got the chance to see this in action. But a frizzen spring needs to be right. Not too light and not too strong. After this experience though I am going to say if there is a spring error, make it on the too strong side. Anyway I called L&R and talked to Bill. He told me to send it in and they would correct it, no matter what. I did.
You know L&R fixed it with a more robust frizzen spring and sent it back 'overnight'! Less than a week total time and I used regular mail to get it to them. There are good people out there, Bill at L&R is one. You just got to know where to find them. L&R is tops with me.”
Since we have strayed from that, it never ceases to amaze me how differently people comprehend posts, but here goes. You don't have to try every conceivable method on every single lock to come to a reasonable conclusion. If that were the case we would never get any place. Do I have to pull a charge from every single pound of GOEX, I just received, to reasonably be assured each can will fire? No that's silly. Just the same I don't have to try every single lock, or brand, to know, no frizzen spring isn't the best practice. You will notice I never said it didn't work, I said it didn't work consistently. It did fire about 2/3 rds of the time. Replacing the spring made it work consistently. It fired 100% on my next outing. L&R's and my conclusion was the spring was too light. BTW, yes, it did have the same flint on it neither me or L&R changed it.
I may still try the experiment. I have three different brands of locks lying around and, yes, it will indicate a trend even if not completely infallible.
“I got a brand new lock form L&R. It came with a very light frizzen spring not at all like the other L&R locks I have. Too light of frizzen spring is not good. I am glad I got the chance to see this in action. But a frizzen spring needs to be right. Not too light and not too strong. After this experience though I am going to say if there is a spring error, make it on the too strong side. Anyway I called L&R and talked to Bill. He told me to send it in and they would correct it, no matter what. I did.
You know L&R fixed it with a more robust frizzen spring and sent it back 'overnight'! Less than a week total time and I used regular mail to get it to them. There are good people out there, Bill at L&R is one. You just got to know where to find them. L&R is tops with me.”
Since we have strayed from that, it never ceases to amaze me how differently people comprehend posts, but here goes. You don't have to try every conceivable method on every single lock to come to a reasonable conclusion. If that were the case we would never get any place. Do I have to pull a charge from every single pound of GOEX, I just received, to reasonably be assured each can will fire? No that's silly. Just the same I don't have to try every single lock, or brand, to know, no frizzen spring isn't the best practice. You will notice I never said it didn't work, I said it didn't work consistently. It did fire about 2/3 rds of the time. Replacing the spring made it work consistently. It fired 100% on my next outing. L&R's and my conclusion was the spring was too light. BTW, yes, it did have the same flint on it neither me or L&R changed it.
I may still try the experiment. I have three different brands of locks lying around and, yes, it will indicate a trend even if not completely infallible.
