Trigger Issues With Remington '58

[arquebus]

Shooting my Pietta '58 Remington this afternoon, noticed when placed on half-cock the trigger would go too far forward making it difficult to pull hammer back to full-cock. Came home & stripped the gun down.....what should I be looking for as to what is causing this? Trigger looks ok, as do the full & half-cock notches.
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[barnettshale]

Check out your trigger and cylinder lock spring. Sounds like the spring may not be bearing on the trigger. That is a two finger spring secured by a screw. Check the tightness of the screw also. Replacement parts sets are available from Cabelas, Dixie, and others.

 

[arquebus]

I believe you were right! I re-examined the trigger & the hammer & all looked right. However, there was a bright spot on the end of the long leg of the trigger spring, & it seemed to have been tweaked a bit at the tip. When I reinstalled it & tightened the screw it jumped off the trigger, so I re-tweaked & straighted the spring just a tad & it's working ok again. I'm assuming the spring is showing fatigue, so I'll order in a replacement, as I suspect the symptoms will reoccur again eventually. Appreciate your help.