Colt Pocket Hammerless Help

AirmanRatliff · May 18, 2019, 04:08 PM

When I first bought this pistol, the internals were so caked in rust you wouldn't believe. After a full disassembly, cleaning, and ordering some replacement parts, I sat down to put it back together. The parts are all the exact same as the ones they've replaced.

That was two years ago today.

I have read every guide, watched every video, and it is still a pile of parts. After I gave up for good the first time, I took it to a gunsmith. After two weeks, nadda, he was stumped too. Had me order an extra part because he thought I'd lost one, but nope, that part doesn't fit on this pistol.

I took it to another gunsmith, further away this time, same story.

What I'm saying is this: are any of you handy with these? Because I've owned this gun for 2 years, and never loaded or shot it. I will pay for transfers if I need to ship it, time, all that.

I'm thiiiiiiis close to just packing it back up in a ziplock bag, throwing it in the bottom of my safe and forgetting about it.

To be specific, I can get up to the point where the hammer goes in, get the hammer in, but then the safety lever won't fully seat. The little detent won't go in the slot for it.

I'd be just as grateful if somebody could just enlighten me as to what I'm doing wrong, because I'm starting to feel like an idiot, or a madman.

Thanks for your time,
Rat

**4V50 Gary** · May 18, 2019, 05:08 PM

He shows you that the tab must be in the right position for the safety to be inserted. Heck, if you were in Colorado, I'd put it together for you.

https://youtu.be/lBTjxz7DxDA

FITASC · May 18, 2019, 05:27 PM

great video, thanks for the link.

AirmanRatliff · May 18, 2019, 10:08 PM

Yep, I've seen that video. I know how it has to go in, but it just won't. It looks like the side of the sear is blocking it?

**4V50 Gary** · May 19, 2019, 09:09 AM

Something is blocking it. I can't tell you without seeing it. Make sure the sear and disconnector aren't in the way. You should be able to see through the frame and see a perfect concentric hole where the safety goes in.

Take some pics showing us the hole in the frame with the other parts installed.

May 18, 2019, 04:08 PM	#1
AirmanRatliff Member Join Date: February 1, 2016 Location: Wisconsin is home. Posts: 17	Colt Pocket Hammerless Help When I first bought this pistol, the internals were so caked in rust you wouldn't believe. After a full disassembly, cleaning, and ordering some replacement parts, I sat down to put it back together. The parts are all the exact same as the ones they've replaced. That was two years ago today. I have read every guide, watched every video, and it is still a pile of parts. After I gave up for good the first time, I took it to a gunsmith. After two weeks, nadda, he was stumped too. Had me order an extra part because he thought I'd lost one, but nope, that part doesn't fit on this pistol. I took it to another gunsmith, further away this time, same story. What I'm saying is this: are any of you handy with these? Because I've owned this gun for 2 years, and never loaded or shot it. I will pay for transfers if I need to ship it, time, all that. I'm thiiiiiiis close to just packing it back up in a ziplock bag, throwing it in the bottom of my safe and forgetting about it. To be specific, I can get up to the point where the hammer goes in, get the hammer in, but then the safety lever won't fully seat. The little detent won't go in the slot for it. I'd be just as grateful if somebody could just enlighten me as to what I'm doing wrong, because I'm starting to feel like an idiot, or a madman. Thanks for your time, Rat

May 18, 2019, 05:08 PM	#2
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,831	How about this video? He shows you that the tab must be in the right position for the safety to be inserted. Heck, if you were in Colorado, I'd put it together for you. https://youtu.be/lBTjxz7DxDA __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

May 18, 2019, 05:27 PM	#3
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,441	great video, thanks for the link. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

May 19, 2019, 09:09 AM	#5
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,831	Something is blocking it. I can't tell you without seeing it. Make sure the sear and disconnector aren't in the way. You should be able to see through the frame and see a perfect concentric hole where the safety goes in. Take some pics showing us the hole in the frame with the other parts installed. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

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May 18, 2019, 10:08 PM	#4
AirmanRatliff Member Join Date: February 1, 2016 Location: Wisconsin is home. Posts: 17	Yep, I've seen that video. I know how it has to go in, but it just won't. It looks like the side of the sear is blocking it?