Victory with my troubled Lock and triggers.

[Gooddaytoya!]

I was holding the lock in my hand looking hard at it trying to find anything that might be wrong like I've done several times before. Then it hit me: what if some of those tiny screws are loose? I found a butter knife with a thin enough end that it could turn some of those screws. Sure enough, one tiny screw was backed out 3/4 of a turn. I cinched it up, reaffixed the lock and trigger assembly, and now it cocks and fires perfectly, set trigger and all. Victory at last, this sucker works now!

 

[Semisane]

LOCTITE THREADLOCKER BLUE 242 is your friend.

 

[bubba.50]

If it was a TC lock or one of the Italian clones, those bridle screws are notorious for working loose.

 

[Gooddaytoya!]

If it was a TC lock or one of the Italian clones, those bridle screws are notorious for working loose.
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If it was a TC lock or one of the Italian clones, those bridle screws are notorious for working loose.

I agree with Semisane, blue Locktight is needed here. As you, Bubba, also indicated. I'll have Rusty the locally famous muzzle-loader gunsmith do that. I seriously don't want to take apart or take any screws out of this lock. Rusty's fee will be worth it. He will also assess the hexagonal rifling and tell me what he can about this seemingly odd rifle.

 

[Mark Herman]

Hecagonal rifleing??