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**Mike Irwin** · March 10, 2005, 12:47 AM

If you take the trigger guard off, which is really the whole trigger guard, bottom strap, and front gripstrap, you also end up removing at least one delicate leaf spring. I can't remember for sure, but I think there are several other small parts held in place or otherwise supported by this assembly.

Still, that's not nearly as fraught with frustration and danger as removing the hammer and trigger assemblies.

Here's a link to a parts diagram for the Lightning/Thunderer. You can see why they have such a reputation just from the number of parts.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...LD:en%26sa%3DN

March 10, 2005, 12:47 AM	#4
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	If you take the trigger guard off, which is really the whole trigger guard, bottom strap, and front gripstrap, you also end up removing at least one delicate leaf spring. I can't remember for sure, but I think there are several other small parts held in place or otherwise supported by this assembly. Still, that's not nearly as fraught with frustration and danger as removing the hammer and trigger assemblies. Here's a link to a parts diagram for the Lightning/Thunderer. You can see why they have such a reputation just from the number of parts. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...LD:en%26sa%3DN __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.