Colt Woodsman Problems

Is the magazine in? I know there is a interlock on some if not all the woodsman.

Additionally, for the Woodsman it is not a good idea to dry fire them. Use a snap cap or spent shell to dry fire.

Hope that helps.

Woodsman .22 semi-autos have a magazine safety. With the magazine out it will not fire. Insert the magazine install a snap cap or fired case. Now pull the trigger. Do not dry fire on an empty chamber.

This should help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ivOA7xkQc4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeDVtb_Ddg4

and some diagrams:

http://www.eskimo.com/~rayburn/woodsman/assy_disassy.html

I have a Colt Woodsman 2nd generation. He (in the above videos) discovered what I discovered years ago. Of all my handguns the Woodsman is about the most contrary piece to disassemble/reassemble of all of them. Still, even with the challenging operations, it is the most fun shooting gun I have. Worth all the effort.

All chech out ( steves pages ) for info on most any firearm..