Need help 1875 Hartford Armory Remington

105kw · November 19, 2021, 05:36 PM

I recently bought 2 1875 Remington replicas by Hartford Armory.
One of them now will not hold full cock, the hammer is not going all the way back. Also will not hold at half cock, I had to hold it in position to verify the gun empty.
I need a gunsmith who knows something about 1875s, these were almost exact copies of the originals.
Hartford Armory has been out of business since 2006, so no factory parts available.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

**Unclenick** · November 22, 2021, 04:11 PM

Sounds like the sear nose (part of the trigger on this gun) is not moving into position or isn't engaging if it is (the nose broken off, for example). Broken spring or broken sear nose are what I would look for first. Could be the hammer hooks, but that would mean both the full-cock and half-cock hooks broke at once, which seems unlikely.

105kw · November 22, 2021, 09:31 PM

Dear Forum, Problem solved

The cylinder base pin was about 3/8" out of locked in place.
I'll claim ignorance, I've only dealt with Colt SAAs before this. I finally noticed it while troubleshooting it.

**44 AMP** · November 22, 2021, 09:36 PM

Problem solved. Thread closed per OP request.

November 19, 2021, 05:36 PM	#1
105kw Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2017 Location: Columbia Basin Washington Posts: 327	Need help 1875 Hartford Armory Remington I recently bought 2 1875 Remington replicas by Hartford Armory. One of them now will not hold full cock, the hammer is not going all the way back. Also will not hold at half cock, I had to hold it in position to verify the gun empty. I need a gunsmith who knows something about 1875s, these were almost exact copies of the originals. Hartford Armory has been out of business since 2006, so no factory parts available. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

November 22, 2021, 04:11 PM	#2
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 19,905	Sounds like the sear nose (part of the trigger on this gun) is not moving into position or isn't engaging if it is (the nose broken off, for example). Broken spring or broken sear nose are what I would look for first. Could be the hammer hooks, but that would mean both the full-cock and half-cock hooks broke at once, which seems unlikely. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

November 22, 2021, 09:36 PM	#4
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 25,335	Problem solved. Thread closed per OP request. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

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November 22, 2021, 09:31 PM	#3
105kw Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2017 Location: Columbia Basin Washington Posts: 327	Dear Forum, Problem solved The cylinder base pin was about 3/8" out of locked in place. I'll claim ignorance, I've only dealt with Colt SAAs before this. I finally noticed it while troubleshooting it.