Very frustrated..need advice

[Britsmoothy]

I'm the same way, I've fixed guns myself that probably should have been sent back

Me too.

 

[deerstalkert]

I'm the same way, I've fixed guns myself that probably should have been sent back

there is no better way to become intimately familiar with your gun and its working.
i am the kind of masochist that the first thing i do is reduce the gun to parts and pieces. maybe thats why i have drawers full of parts!

 

[Ed C.]

There’s lots of possibilities it doesn’t work correctly. Without knowing the nomenclature it would be hard for me to explain everything to check. I had that happen to my Traditions pistol, the trip arm, leg thingamagig was bent up and the trip wasn’t reaching it. I put the lock on a protected vise and cocked it, pushed the leg up and it wouldn’t budge. The spring was dragging real bad. The sear notch was also not releasing it. I disassembled the whole thing, got some medium sandpaper and finished it off with Arkansas stone. Got the new leg part and everything works smooth. The leg got bent up where the trip was hitting it. I tried tapping it back down but it broke off. No biggie I already had the replacement. You can also set the tension on the trip. And last, if it’s releasing the trip and not hitting the leg. You’ll have to inlet the triggers some more or make sure they are all the way in.
If you don’t send it back, don’t give up. You can start there. I know the frustration. Once you understand how it all works you can troubleshoot it.

Thanks. It seems to be OK now. In about 8 hours of getting advice, fiddling with it, and figuring it out I went from a newbie Hawken owner to an "expert". Lol. Yes, understanding is the key.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Good job @Ed C. I'm glad you were able to get the problems (that you really shouldn't have to deal with) resolved. As a learning experience, this was 8 hours of a master course in trigger and lock adjustment.

 

[DuncNZ]

If you buy anything new which has wood chips , a broken part or whatever and you may need to send it back , take photos before you do anything else . Photos speak louder than words .