Very light trigger pull

[Jim Lott]

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.

[ArtS]

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]

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.

[B. Dudley]

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.

[Jim Lott]

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

[Jim Lott]

2_locks.jpg

Right_lock.jpg

Left_lock.jpg

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]

Originally Posted by jimlott

I think it's just that the sear needs a little stonework.

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

[ArtS]

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.

[Mike Poindexter]

Looks to me like there is not enough material on the suspect sear to reshape it --the cowboy way would be to peen it with a flat hammer to extrude a little more material toward the notch, then reshape it. The professional way would be to send it to a competent double gunsmith to tig weld it and reshape and reharden it and recut the hammer notch properly. The extravagant way would be to send it to Dewey Vicknair to make a new sear from scratch, except I dont think he is doing routine repairs anymore. Good luck with it.

[ArtS]

It's not uncommon to see Parker locks on eBay. If you can find one of the same style and have a picture good enough to judge the condition, you may find a used lock to use for spare parts.