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BerdanSS · May 4, 2012, 05:19 PM

Let me add more stumping clues to the mix....the trigger and notches on the hammer are both like new and have little to know wear.

But.....There is a small pin on the very bottom of the hammer the catches the right "leg" of the bolt. It seems it's worn or just maybe too short to catch the bolt leg and may be slipping past the bolt. If I remove the barrel, backstrap/grip/mainspring and trigger guard; and with the bolt spring screw removed, placing lite finger pressure on the the "parts" (bolt, trigger and spring) the half cock seems to function fine, clicking into place and the bolt dropping into the frame.

May 4, 2012, 05:19 PM	#3
BerdanSS Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2011 Location: to close to other houses Posts: 1,176	Let me add more stumping clues to the mix....the trigger and notches on the hammer are both like new and have little to know wear. But.....There is a small pin on the very bottom of the hammer the catches the right "leg" of the bolt. It seems it's worn or just maybe too short to catch the bolt leg and may be slipping past the bolt. If I remove the barrel, backstrap/grip/mainspring and trigger guard; and with the bolt spring screw removed, placing lite finger pressure on the the "parts" (bolt, trigger and spring) the half cock seems to function fine, clicking into place and the bolt dropping into the frame. Last edited by BerdanSS; May 4, 2012 at 05:27 PM.