Trigger reset Rock Island 38

Bogeyman68 said:

I am having trouble with the trigger not resetting.

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What do you mean "not resetting"? Be a little more specific.

You touch the HAMMER and the trigger resets?

Sounds like a burr on the ratchet on that one chamber. Examine the ratchet closely and see if there is any difference in the look on one notch. Another possibility is the locking bolt not dropping out of engagement. I have not examined that particular pistol but believe is is styled after the S&W K frame.

1. Were you shooting double action or single?
2. A pic of the innards would help immensely. These are relatively uncommon revolvers despite the fact they've received several glowing reviews on Youtube. Few of us are familiar with them; do they work like S&Ws, Colts, or something else?

Without knowing a thing, I'd hazard a guess that the rebound gizmo, however it works, is hanging up; or that the double-action sear bar (assuming the gun has one of those) isn't moving freely, or that the trigger is catching on it somehow. The fact that it only happens on one charge hole indicates involvement of the hand/pawl/cylinder-rotator-dingus.

It's a different, but colt-ish.

Actually looks more Dan Wessonish but the trouble areas would be the same that I already covered.

Kp321 said:

Sounds like a burr on the ratchet on that one chamber.

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A logical guess. I wonder if wiggling the cylinder might free the trigger. This looks like a sturdy lockwork. I'm no expert, but I think Kp is onto it. It's probably a tiny burr somewhere. You might try gently stoning the corners and underside edge of the hand... just a couple of light strokes, no more.