MikeChapin
58 Cal.
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A friend of mine picked up a Zoli Buffalo Hunter for $165. The rifle looked like it had been shot a few times, cleaned and hung on the wall. The trigger pull was horrible 9 or 10 pounds so my friend brought it over to see what I could do.
I popped the lock off and saw that it still have the original packing grease caked dried and inside. The interior was typical of a military type lock, herky parts and springs that looked like they came off surplus model A leaf springs.
I left the mainspring alone for now but worked the sear spring down. I don't know how the original factory got the thing in. I couldn't do it with hand pressure. I shortened it a little until it was resting on the sear properly and took some off the width to lighten up a little. It still is a little stiff but is nice a crisp on let off.
While I was doing this it occurred to me that if I screwed this up where was I going to find another sear spring. The rifle is essentially a sporterized Zouve. My friend does have a Zoli Zouve to compare it to but I haven't done it. Is there anyplace that carries replacement Zoli parts?
I popped the lock off and saw that it still have the original packing grease caked dried and inside. The interior was typical of a military type lock, herky parts and springs that looked like they came off surplus model A leaf springs.
I left the mainspring alone for now but worked the sear spring down. I don't know how the original factory got the thing in. I couldn't do it with hand pressure. I shortened it a little until it was resting on the sear properly and took some off the width to lighten up a little. It still is a little stiff but is nice a crisp on let off.
While I was doing this it occurred to me that if I screwed this up where was I going to find another sear spring. The rifle is essentially a sporterized Zouve. My friend does have a Zoli Zouve to compare it to but I haven't done it. Is there anyplace that carries replacement Zoli parts?
