Hammer follow causes...calling 1911tuner LOL

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I basically did the same as Zerodefect when I installed an Ed Brown disconnector in my Kimber. I just polished the top of the disconnector ever so slightly with fine emery paper, checked that it functioned properly and that was it.

"Disconnector – Length of the disconnector can cause problems with your trigger function. Be sure to test the trigger for proper function after a disconnector install."

http://www.brazoscustom.com/magart/0803.htm
 
Thanks guys. That is what I assumed. I should get the part today and if I have the time will install it tonight.

Fingers crossed. :D
 
Sorry for the delay. It's been a madhouse here for a couple days.

Scout...go along the spade and use a medium Arkansas or India stone to lightly dress and burrs or sharp edges, especially at the top where the sear feet come into contact.
Look also at the bottoms of the sear feet, and LIGHTLY dress anything sharp on the forward edge where the disconnect spade moves toward the front. Don't be too aggressive. Overdoing it can let the disconnect slip off the sear when the trigger presses on it, and actually push the disconnect down into the disconnected position...causing the sear to reset and grab the half-cock when you pull the trigger.

Be sure that the disconnect moves up and down in the channel freely.
 
And quit dropping the slide on an empty chamber!! Stop it!!
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I just received my Springer back from SA's custom shop - here is my thread from a while back - http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=584483

I will have a new thread about my latest problem with them......anyway, I called and spoke with Dave Williams who runs their custom shop and asked him about dropping the slide (among other things) on an empty chamber after a trigger job and his exact words where - "Yeah, I can understand doing that a couple of times after an action job".

I'll take his word on the matter..........
 
Will do 1911tuner. Unfortunately do to MidwayUSA and UPS I will not be receiving my items today.

PS UPS BASIC SUCKS!
 
Unfortunately do to MidwayUSA and UPS I will not be receiving my items today.

PS UPS BASIC SUCKS!
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I always go USPS or Fed Ex. Nice thing about ordering from Midway is that if I place an order in the morning, I receive it the next morning - only 113.64 miles from 'em.

But I won't ship UPS because of their intolerance of shipping handguns..........
 
Always USPS whenever possible... they even clean up for FedEx too!

and I want to say I appreciate 1911Tuner on his ts skills even tho I don't have one...

...yeah you know... yet! Thanks 19T ;)
 
Installed new disconnect and the hammer still fell. Off to the smith she goes. :banghead:
 
To add tension which direction do I push the spring? LOL

It falls some of the time when I hold the trigger. Sometimes it stays back. It does not fall unless I am holding the trigger when I release it with the slide stop. If I am not on the trigger the hammer holds. Needless to say I am confused.
 
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That's sure odd. It don't make much sense. You may have a hammer hook to sear interface problem after all. You could try using the disconnect that worked, and put the new one in the gun that one came out of. Sometimes these things are just that curious.

Bend the spring toward the trigger. Support it above the area where it joins the main body, or it'll snap off. Easy does it.
 
The more I work with it the more I think the sear and hammer hooks are the issue.

I will try the new disconnect in another 1911 to make sure it is not the problem. I am pretty sure it is not. I put the old disconnect back in and it is failing at about the same rate as the new one. Could it be that the sear -hammer hook interface is too thin and sometimes it is jarring loose and sometime it isn't?

Thanks for all your help.
 
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Gotta be more than just hammer/sear interface. If the hammer falls without the trigger being pulled, the half-cock notch should grab the sear and stop it. If it falls with the trigger pulled...the disconnect isn't functioning properly.
 
Could the over-travel screw being removed be bumping the disconnect? Again I am not a technical shooter so I am lost and frustrated to say the least. Thanks Pistolnut I really appreciate you sticking me with this gun and blaming me. http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=586113

I think we are moving beyond what I can figure out and fix on my own. I guess I will just send it to Novak.
 
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Not likely that it has anything to do with it. The overtravel screw bears against the mag catch, and it has to be set to let the trigger travel far enough to fire the gun anyway.

The only problem in removing an overtravel screw comes when the built-in trigger stop in the grip safety is out of spec, and lets the trigger stirrup lift the sear spring off the disconnect...and the issue then is the disconnect falling out of position...which lets the sear reset and grab the half-cock notch when the gun is being fired.
 
Enjoy the pistol safarihunter. I am sure you will be able to get it up and running better than I could. Glad it will be going to a good home. Life is too short to sweat this stuff. LOL
 
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