Dorrin79
Member
So, to make a long story short, I ordered a new extractor spring for my FM Hi-Power that was having FTE problems.
I used a pick to "properly" clean the extractor channel, and hammered it all back together.
In the course of this, I ruined the Sear Lever Retention Pin (which you have to remove to get at the extractor)
So, I ordered a new one.
It came in over the weekend and I used it to put the gun back together last night.
I was a happy camper until I tried dry-firing it - the trigger pull, previously a crisp 5 lbs, had gone up to more like 15 lbs
I think I figured out the problem - the new Sear lever retention pin is oversized, and is binding the sear lever too tightly and preventing it from swinging freely (with the old pin, the sear lever moved back and forth with no binding.
So - how do I fix this? Can I sand down the hole through the sear lever to allow it to swing freely - and if so, how do I do that?
Thanks!
I used a pick to "properly" clean the extractor channel, and hammered it all back together.
In the course of this, I ruined the Sear Lever Retention Pin (which you have to remove to get at the extractor)
So, I ordered a new one.
It came in over the weekend and I used it to put the gun back together last night.
I was a happy camper until I tried dry-firing it - the trigger pull, previously a crisp 5 lbs, had gone up to more like 15 lbs
I think I figured out the problem - the new Sear lever retention pin is oversized, and is binding the sear lever too tightly and preventing it from swinging freely (with the old pin, the sear lever moved back and forth with no binding.
So - how do I fix this? Can I sand down the hole through the sear lever to allow it to swing freely - and if so, how do I do that?
Thanks!