Steve Weems
06-09-2011, 11:15 AM
I've been working with an original Lorenz Muster 1854. I've had Hoyt reline the barrel and replaced the missing rear long range sight.
I've cleaned the stock with Kramer's Antique Improver which did a excellent job and which I found out about from one of posters on
this forum. The cleaning revealed some old repairs that had not been visible before and which i will leave well enough alone.
The problem I am concerned about is that the lock inletting is very poor in the rear portion and is not properly supporting
the lock plate. The front half of the inletting is very good. The poor fitting in the back is causing the trigger pull to be extremely
hard . Is it practical to add wood to the rear of the lock mortise and inlet that area to give it support? I believe that what is
happening is that the poor fitting in the rear of the lock is causing the lock internals to bind against the wood of the mortise.
Is there someone who has the experience and expertise to do this work?
I've cleaned the stock with Kramer's Antique Improver which did a excellent job and which I found out about from one of posters on
this forum. The cleaning revealed some old repairs that had not been visible before and which i will leave well enough alone.
The problem I am concerned about is that the lock inletting is very poor in the rear portion and is not properly supporting
the lock plate. The front half of the inletting is very good. The poor fitting in the back is causing the trigger pull to be extremely
hard . Is it practical to add wood to the rear of the lock mortise and inlet that area to give it support? I believe that what is
happening is that the poor fitting in the rear of the lock is causing the lock internals to bind against the wood of the mortise.
Is there someone who has the experience and expertise to do this work?