[Stiletto Null]

Anyone here with a Romanian '69 trainer rifle:

Cock it
Put the safety on
Squeeze the trigger REALLY HARD

Does it drop the striker for you guys too? I'm looking at the bolt, and I suspect that this is a design fault—the striker is not locked by the safety.

[buttrap]

the pin that hits the safety knob and keeps the trigger from dropping the striker is broke or worn..probably worn.

[Third_Rail]

Correct - one tiny bit of metal being worn down, no safety when you tug the trigger hard. I don't rely on mechanical safties anyway, but it's a good bit of knowledge to know that the safety may not work. :)

[rangerruck]

go to buymilsurp.com and check for parts.

[Third_Rail]

As an afterthought, do you have the problem of very slight ejection? Sometimes the empty cases are unable to even make it out of the rifle!

[Stiletto Null]

Yeah...I find that it often works a little better if I crank all the way up (hard), and then back, instead of my usual arc.

[Third_Rail]

Hm, I've found it works for me 99% of the time if I unlock the bolt and then really run it back.