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Unread 12-05-2013, 12:59 PM   #4
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ok - except for the cosmetic refinishing

the actual gunsmithing on this project is done


had a few minutes during lunch, so I took the locks off and trigger set out

out - the right lock cocks fine

so on to the triggers

turns out, the front trigger, especially the upper tab, had so much petrified oil on it that trigger could not return to the full resting position

so, I took the assembly apart, scrubbed everything clean, ran some folded 400 grit paper in the trigger slots, took a needle file to a couple burrs

and - reassembled - now everything works perfectly.

nice smooth triggers, no need to tap on it to seat that marked up lock now with the dirt removed.

surprising the wood in there look pretty good- i will still go through the oil removal process before refinishing .
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