OK here's a puzzler. A few years back I put together a CVA Hawken from parts. 99% of the parts were Hawken parts except the sights and the trigger mechanism. That came off and old CVA Frontier rifle. When I put it all together the hammer wouldn't go into half or full cock unless I pulled the set trigger first. Otherwise the hammer wouldn't engage the tumbler notches at all. I shot it this way few times and it seemed safe enough but its odd having to pull the set trigger before I could set the hammer to half cock for loading. Is this odd functioning because the trigger mechanism is not from a Hawken rifle or did I install it wrong? Is there a quick fix to this? I'll shoot it this way if I must but I'd like to get it working properly if I can.
Don
Don