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Unread 01-04-2015, 09:01 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by charlie cleveland View Post
i wonder whats usally the cause of a hammer not holding back on one of these old hammer guns... i shot the old gun this evening the left barrel... woulda shot the right barrel but the hammer don t hold to good... charlie
can you feel the tension from the spring?

it could be the notch in the tumbler is damaged or dirt has accumulated and blocked it

or the tip of the sear is damaged
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