Flintlock Lock Assemblies in Canada
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Loyalist Arms here in Nova Scotia.
No there is not... the markup on them is very slim, if you try to bring more than 10 or so at a time you start looking at brokerage fees on top of exchange and duty - that would make them actually more expensive!!
Also it's far easier to order all your build parts in one spot to avoid multiple shipping charges. For anyone to be able to do that would require carrying ~all~ the parts.... and the market is just not here
I have 10 Chambers locks, all new ... some I could part with.
4x Late Ketland
2x Golden Age
2x Deluxe
2x large Siler Left Hand
Rats ! I checked each one out on the TOW catalog and each is too short. I need a 6" lock plate.
Yes - that is USD so look at $55CDN plus duty ... was talking to the woman at the post office today, nothing is getting through without getting tagged for duty any more - I guess we know where all that extra money to combat guns at the border went .... "just check every package" TOTW had to start shipping USPS priority because of the duty issues, MLBS stopped shipping to Canada period.
My last order from them was going to be over $100USD shipping, so I checked what it would cost to another US state ... $18. .... OK - checked out one of those package forwarding services, I would only have saved about $20 it's pretty bad now
Yes - that is USD so look at $55CDN plus duty ... was talking to the woman at the post office today, nothing is getting through without getting tagged for duty any more - I guess we know where all that extra money to combat guns at the border went .... "just check every package" TOTW had to start shipping USPS priority because of the duty issues, MLBS stopped shipping to Canada period.
My last order from them was going to be over $100USD shipping, so I checked what it would cost to another US state ... $18. .... OK - checked out one of those package forwarding services, I would only have saved about $20 it's pretty bad now
Sometimes you just gotta grit yer teeth, smile and nod.
It costs what it costs, to get it to your door. The fewer people you have adding their cut to the cost, the less you will pay in the end.
It's a rapid way to build frustration, comparing costs before adding in postage/shipping. Gotta keep and eye on the bottom line, ie: what it cost to get it into your hands!
It is a very small specialized group of shooters that like front stuffers, and now with Goex no longer you will see a flood of guns coming up for sale.
unless you have a hoard of bp and can wait until they get Swiss or some other brand of bp most guns will become wall hangers or sold off at auctions or gun shows at fraction of what they cost to build. You might want to find a parts gun.. not sure the style of lock you are looking for. evil bay is another source .
Jim Chambers is the only guy still making out of the big three, L&R and Davis are basically done , the builders of castings for the locks are getting to the point of retirement and there is no one to take over.
Kibler on the other hand is a new guy with very nice stuff and is making cnc locks
unless you have a hoard of bp and can wait until they get Swiss or some other brand of bp most guns will become wall hangers or sold off at auctions or gun shows at fraction of what they cost to build. You might want to find a parts gun.. not sure the style of lock you are looking for. evil bay is another source .
Jim Chambers is the only guy still making out of the big three, L&R and Davis are basically done , the builders of castings for the locks are getting to the point of retirement and there is no one to take over.
Kibler on the other hand is a new guy with very nice stuff and is making cnc locks
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Rumour has it that another company has taken over GOEX and there should be powder coming into Canada sometime in the spring
cheers mooncoon
There are other makers. Liston Rice of Rice Barrel fame is now making a line of locks. By the way, I recall Liston telling me the L&R in L&R Locks stands for Liston Rice. Liston developed that line of locks and sold the operation when he went into the barrel business.
There are several smaller shops, hard to find and I have not used any of their locks either ... You can buy Pedersoli direct - but $$$ possibly some European manufacturers.??
Get yourself a gunmakers flintlock kit then - basically a working lock on a big rectangular plate - cut/file/grind your lock plate to fit the mortise.
