This ^. More info here: http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/omega-internal-gun-locks-superior-to-cable-locks/
Thin trigger locks?
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This ^. More info here: http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/omega-internal-gun-locks-superior-to-cable-locks/
Have a look in this thread about the Omega gun locks. There have been a few of us with issues after heavy use.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...-Trigger-lock-inside-M-amp-P-Range-case/page2
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...-Trigger-lock-inside-M-amp-P-Range-case/page2
charlesquik
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I have the one from canadian tire that come in package of 3. They work wonderfull
Because then you have to "bounce" the extractor hook over the lock in order to fully lock up the gun the way chamber locks are supposed to work.
Have you guys reported the issue to Omega directly? Lifetime warranty on the locks.
And just fyi.. do not expand the locks outside of the chamber. This will create fitment issues down the road.
I'm a bit confused. If you load the lock from the magazine, it loads like a regular casing, and the extractor hooks over by action of the slide moving forward. If you load it by hand, the exact same thing happens when you let the slide go forward. I don't understand why the hand loading needs any extra operation.
That makes 2 of us. The videos available show the process. We have sold hundreds of these and I think I have replaced maybe 10 (and mostly the .22auto). Never had this come up. What gun? Maybe something I can address with Larry.
When a round is stripped from the mag, the top of the round starts riding up behind the bolt and between the ejection hook all the way to the chamber.
Exactly. Just about anyone will discourage you from loading a round into the chamber and then dropping the slide on it. The extractor is not designed to engage the round by being forced over the lip of the cartridge. 1911 extractors need tuning and the hook can be damaged. Other pistols may not be as susceptible to damage but I would rather follow conventional wisdom and not force a part to do what it wasn't designed to do.
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- B.C. (southern interior)
Saw packing in pink locks at a gun show they are pretty low profile. Might be an option if you can get past the pink.
Send me the details/copy of your email and I will follow up. (frank at northtrailsportsdotcom)
-Frank
Yes I have emailed them directly also. Warranty is great if you live in the U.S.
But by the time you pay for shipping and returns its just not worth it. Everything is done on my dime.
Also I don't see anywhere on their new site about lifetime warranty anymore. Although I didn't look that hard.
But by the time you pay for shipping and returns its just not worth it. Everything is done on my dime.
Also I don't see anywhere on their new site about lifetime warranty anymore. Although I didn't look that hard.
If the rim is chewed up, it's my guess that it was caused by dropping the slide on the lock and forcing the extractor to smash into the lock. The chamber inserts on my Visual Locks are always inserted from the magazines and even so show wear after regular use. They are solid brass and the shape is very close to a bullet and so they don't damage the feed ramp as I found the Omegas do. That "serrated" tip must be hardened as it cut deeply into one of my steel pistol ramps before I noticed the damage and stopped using that lock.
Hercster
Yep you are probably right about the slide/extractor smashing into the lock. Although I have had no evidence of it scoring my feed ramps at all. I load the omegas as in the video, by dropping them in the chamber. They will not feed via the mags in any of my guns.
The worst part in canada is if I am going to the range and get stopped and a quick pull on the slide pops it open, I might wonder what the Officer would say. Even though the omega is still in the chamber. I prefer not to find out.
Yep you are probably right about the slide/extractor smashing into the lock. Although I have had no evidence of it scoring my feed ramps at all. I load the omegas as in the video, by dropping them in the chamber. They will not feed via the mags in any of my guns.
The worst part in canada is if I am going to the range and get stopped and a quick pull on the slide pops it open, I might wonder what the Officer would say. Even though the omega is still in the chamber. I prefer not to find out.
We handle the warranty for Canadians. The issue needs to be raised with Omega and they direct me to handle the RMA. Send me a copy of your email or provide the details if you want us to look into it. Their website was totally overhauled just a week ago. Not sure if they are done updating it but the warranty is still valid.
It will not damage the ramp unless you feed it from a mag as I did. I got moon shaped cuts in the ramp after a few insertions. I think the part that interlocks with the key is harder than the soft aluminum barrel of the lock. That may not happen with all pistols but I would be very cautious with an aluminum frame with a machined ramp. Mine is a stainless steel ramped barrel and it still cut in. Luckily I bought a few Visual Locks before they disappeared from the net.
