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CraigThompson 01-26-2024 12:09 PM

When the hammers are cocked you should be able to wiggle the triggers ever so slightly without setting them off . The back trigger on the 16 I had was solid no wiggle , a couple strokes of the file and the wiggle was back and no more double fire .

Dean Romig 01-26-2024 12:33 PM

Looks like there's a little damage not only to the notch but also to the point of the corresponding piece (for lack of the proper term).





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jimlott 01-26-2024 02:02 PM

Dean, that's what I'm seeing. the point on the sear seems to be worn off. The hammer is not cocked so I haven't looked at that junction when it is yet.

Has anybody taken one apart?

Being a farmer, I always want to just tear into things knowing it's already broken...:)

I did take the single trigger out of my 16ga skeet gun because the barrel selector beside the trigger would not move. Got that fixed so I can at least move it if I would want to.

Arthur Shaffer 01-27-2024 12:58 PM

Thst is what I would guess too. The notch in the hammer looks a little shallow to me, along with the sear tip not fitting into the notch as well as the other. A little crispness in fit with the tip a little flatter would likely fix it. I would just send the lock to a companent double gunsmith and have him fix it. Nothing looks worn or broken to the point a real repair is needed.

I have a 20 gauge LC Smith that is suffering the same thing and my solution was to buy an NOS hammer for $25 on Gunbroker. I haven't fixed it yet but my locks look really simple and I have a spring compressor so the work should be pretty simple.

Breck Gorman 01-27-2024 11:28 PM

The left hammer notch and trigger sear nose have been altered. Both have had the sharp angles rounded, which makes for a light unpredictable trigger pull.
Trigger pull is regulated by using mold makers stones (never a file) to adjust the angle of the tip of the sear nose. The more acute the angle, the harder the pull. The more obtuse the angle, the softer the pull.

Brian Dudley 01-28-2024 08:58 AM

It is important to note too that the photo he shows are not of the gun cocked. So, it does not really show us much.

jimlott 01-28-2024 09:20 AM

Brian, that is correct, I do plan on getting some photos up of it cocked to show everyone.
I do appreciate everyone's comments.

jimlott 01-28-2024 04:54 PM

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As can be seen, the bottom picture is of the troubling lock. I think it's just that the sear needs a little stonework. Without taking it apart, the hammer appears fine.

John Davis 01-28-2024 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimlott (Post 404254)
I think it's just that the sear needs a little stonework.

As a Mexican cowboy advised me about training horses, “Poquito, poquito, poquito.”

Arthur Shaffer 01-28-2024 07:04 PM

The left sear needs to be totally reshaped. The left hammer notch also looks to me like it is at a much more acute angle and shallower. Compare it to the right hammer and sear.


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