So with a week to go to the hunt I got out my rifle and decided to fix an issue it has been having. It was swelling with the humid weather and it was causing the hammer to fall in half and full cock without the trigger being pulled. I pulled the trigger and removed a bit of wood and for a few days the problem was solved.
So today I took the rifle and moved it to the half cock. It sits solidly in the half cock with no problem. I pulled it to full cock and it was fine. I repeated the process and the second time the hammer fell as soon as I heard it click to full cock.
I tightened all the screws and oiled it and made sure there were not any obstructions, but on the second or third time of bringing it to full cock the hammer fell again.
The lock is an L&R Queen Anne. I am thinking new tumbler as the full cock notch may have broken. With the smallest of pressure I can move the cock/hammer with my hand and it slips the notch.
Any thoughts?
So today I took the rifle and moved it to the half cock. It sits solidly in the half cock with no problem. I pulled it to full cock and it was fine. I repeated the process and the second time the hammer fell as soon as I heard it click to full cock.
I tightened all the screws and oiled it and made sure there were not any obstructions, but on the second or third time of bringing it to full cock the hammer fell again.
The lock is an L&R Queen Anne. I am thinking new tumbler as the full cock notch may have broken. With the smallest of pressure I can move the cock/hammer with my hand and it slips the notch.
Any thoughts?