Parker Trojan Reassembly

[Kyle Lambright]

Guys -

I would appreciate some help on reassembling my Trojan. I bought this one as a shooter as it had already been reblued and the wood refinished. I took the wood off for refinishing and now I am reassembling.
After my initial reassembly, it was obvious something was wrong. After opening the action, it can't be closed without pushing the top lever over like you are opening the action. Also, the trigger won't move. Other than that, it works great.
I used Brian Dudley's excellent gallery to disassemble and have tried to study the pictures in detail. My first specific question concerns the trip pin. Mine appears to have two pieces: an L-shaped piece and a stepped cylinder. I know the stepped cylinder resides inside the L-shaped piece, but mine looks different than Brian's. The one in the photo gallery seems to have the cylinder jutting above the top line of the L-shaped piece. When I drop mine in the hole, it falls all the way in the hole and is flush with the top of the hole. Does anyone think this could be part of my issue?
Any other ideas? I really appreciate the time anyone takes to respond. This site is a huge resource to us new, struggling Parker aficianados!
Thanks again - Kyle

[Kensal Rise]

Kyle:
Your lever/closing problem IS related to the trip. And the pin that goes into the L-shaped trip is spring loaded. If there is no spring, then one must be installed. The pin must protrude from the trip about 1/16 inch or so for the trip to work... and hold the lever off to the right so the barrels will close down.
I can't guess at your trigger issue without seeing the gun.

Best, Kensal

[Kyle Lambright]

Kensal -

Thank you for your prompt reply. Your post prompted me to get on my hands and knees in my shop and I actually found the spring. Maybe I can get this worked out in time for my December Caddo Lake duck hunt!

Thanks again, I truly appreciate your help - Kyle

[B. Dudley]

Kyle,

Most do not realize that the trip is actually 3 pieces. The third of which being a small spring. Missing or broken, that spring can cause major issues.

Your top lever should stay open when the breech is open and should snap closed when you close the breech.

As for your trigger not working, not sure what you mean by not working, but that would be unrelated to the trip issue.

[Kyle Lambright]

Thanks, Brian. When I got the trip installed correctly everything fell into place. The action now closes correctly and it fired fine when tested. Thanks again for your reply. Your disassembly gallery is a huge resource for Parker owners!

[B. Dudley]

Kyle,

Thanks a lot. There is a lot more that I want to add to it. Just have not had the time.

[Walt Kowalski]

Originally Posted by Kyle Lambright

Thanks, Brian. When I got the trip installed correctly everything fell into place. The action now closes correctly and it fired fine when tested. Thanks again for your reply. Your disassembly gallery is a huge resource for Parker owners!

It sure is! I used the pics last year when I took apart my newly acquired Trojan...priceless!

[B. Dudley]

Thanks again for the feedback guys. Just the motivation I need to finish up the other tutorials that I have planned.