Excellent photo sequence! I have successfully been able to obtain very satisfactory timing on the locking bolt assembly. Regarding the positioning of my top lever, I found that simply tightening up the cam retaining spring a bit more snugly put the lever in a nice closed position, sitting slightly to the right of center, and a comfortable amount of travel when pushed to the open position. I then reinstalled the bolt spring and the positions stayed where they were. Very pleased. Thanks for the help! I did not get to the point of moving the dovetailed detent on the bottom of the cam, things seem to be lining up without that step.
I now have another pedestrian question about my next reassembly procedure. It should be obvious that this is the first double gun I have taken down! This goes back to an earlier question I posted about getting both of the hammers back in under pressure. Your 'screwdriver lever' photos were perfect, I did a dry run and was able to get the mainsprings to easily move down far enough to be able get the hammers pinned in.
My question though, is, what about the long sear release springs that eventually rest under the same pin (screw) that the middle of the mainsprings sit under. Do I get the hammers attached and under pressure and then later somehow fit those flat sear springs in, or do I somehow get both the mainsprings (V springs) and the flat sear springs under the pin while fixing the hammers in place?
I hope my question was expressed clearly enough to understand. It was a bit wordy.
I hope to get some pictures posted by tomorrow, I have gotten one of my old cameras to take at least marginal shots, I hope they will be viewable on this site.
Do you think my following order of operations is correct, by the way? I am thinking: 1, firing pins in (done), 2, barrel bolt, cam and top lever assembly in place (done), 3, hammers in place and under pressure, (starting at this step, not done), 4, sears in place under pressure, 5, cocking arm(s) in place, 6, triggers and safety assembly put in place in conjunction with one another, and then finally, unless I have left out a step, getting the bolt locking pin and lifter in place and screw in the bottom plate. Am I at least thinking in the right direction?
Sorry for the lengthy post.
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