correct lock size?

[nekshot]

For a few years I want to make a flintlock buggy/ saddle gun and left handed of course. I think a lock for a pistol would look better on a smaller type of gun but what would the consequence for that be. I have a 54 cal barrel for it or I could use a 16 ga barrel I have stashed. Any input?

[gnoahhh]

I started thinking "Becky lock" (from RE Davis) but then realized a tiny lock would look strange up against a big barrel.

[Omnivore]

No doubt it could be done, but there are issues. I'd call Track of the Wolf and ask to speak with a technician on flintlock gun building. Pistols are built in large calibers using small locks, after all.

[waksupi]

The Becky locks are kinda cute, but you have a shorter throw, so sparking won't be quite as reliable. If you went that route, I would highly recommend buying all the spare parts you may need sometime in the future. Things break, companies go out of business, and craftsmen die.

For smaller applications, I like the Chambers Small Queen Anne lock. They have worked very well for me on several rifles and pistols.

[nekshot]

yes I like theChamber small queen ann, and it appears some locks now you can get a safety as an upgrade (at least I think thats what that was)? Now I got to find that Becky lock to look at.