Top jaw screw

[xbowman]

Your loaded and primed, your top jaw screw breaks, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? :idunno:

 

[Stumpkiller]

If I have a spare in my bag - dump the prime, point the gun downrange and reassemble with the new screw.

If no spare, dump the prime, pull the load, use nautical terms all the way home and then order a replacement from Track of the Wolf; scavenging one from another lock for the mean time.

Second is more likely as I have no spares currently.

 

[rich pierce]

In a survival situation, I would carve a piece of dogwood, black locust, or osage orange from a seasoned dead branch to jam and align the top jaw with the lower jaw, then wrap the whole mess, flint and all, with wet sinew or rawhide strap with just the flint edge sticking out. When it dries it should be good for at least one shot.

 

[roundball]

Since I guess a nylon cable tie is out of the question, a piece of bootlace might work.
I keep a Flintlock/Muzzleloader "support box" in the vehicle which among other things happens to include a spare upper jaw & jaw screw.
I don't carry them on me as I've never had one break and I'm never more than a half hour hike back to the truck.

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

stick a match to it

 

[Rifleman1776]

Cry a lot. Pull the load and go home.
But really, ApprenticeBuilder has the best response. :wink:

 

[FPDoc]

A small piece of slow-match wouldn't take up much space in a pouch. Just convert it to a temporary matchlock.

 

[ol vern]

:nono: Unless you like the smell of burning flesh or are into barbecued don't try that.

ask me how I know :redface:

 

[FPDoc]

Was that fireball a little bigger than you thought it would be?

 

[ApprenticeBuilder]

stick match up from underneath, ask me how I know :wink:

 

[runnin lead]

My first flintlock was a CVA, when it wouldn't
work (most of the time) to empty it out I would stick a cigarette in the pan.
It sure would shred the cigarette.

 

[xbowman]

This is what I did. Found a book of matches in the Emergency Medical box in my trunk. Lit the end of a pipe cleaner, held the rifle and touch her off.
I guess Roundball has the right idea and keeps the top screw replacement not far away.

 

[Black Hand]

Your loaded and primed, your top jaw screw breaks, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? :idunno:

That's gotta be a 1 in a billion occurence.
Personally I'd dump the prime and take it home to pull the charge...

 

[BEP]

Dump the prime, go home and stay there. Oh, and hope that the rest of my day didn't suck as badly.

 

[rafterob]

Come on, am I really the first one to suggest Duct Tape? :blah:

 

[rickystl]

This happened to me ONCE back in the late 1960's with a repo jap tower pistol. I emptied the prime and stuck a piece of Jet-X fuse in the vent hole. For those of you old enough to remember, Jet-X fuse was sold at hobbie shops. It's very small diameter. Wonder if they still sell it?

 

[Mickc01]

Interesting question but you'all got me scared now. What's the lielyhood of this ever happening? I've been making BP smoke for some 35 years and never had a bit of trouble in that area. :shocked2:

 

[Zonie]

What's the lielyhood of this ever happening?

"The top jaw screw breaks".
None and noner.
The screw may strip while your changing flints and the swan neck of the cock might break but, IMO the jaw screw is tough enough to not worry about.

 

[sc45-70]

Go home, grap a piece of cannon fuse, go back to the range, fill the pan, close the frizzen on the short piece of fuse, point the gun in a safe direction and light the fuse.
See, another reason to own a cannon!
:rotf: :rotf:
SC45-70

 

[Rifleman1776]

Interesting question but you'all got me scared now. What's the lielyhood of this ever happening? I've been making BP smoke for some 35 years and never had a bit of trouble in that area. :shocked2:

I've never seen or heard of it happening either. But with the rock lock ml game anything is possible.