WarMachine
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For a while now, I have noticed that sometimes it is rather difficult to cock the hammer on my Springer GI .45; almost as if it was getting caught on something. I detailed stripped it down and looked at all the parts trying to see if anything was bent or otherwise faulty. All seemed well, so I put it back together and put it back into the safe.
Today, I was doing some more dry-fire drills and such, and I decided to take it out again to see if a bit of lube would do the trick. To my horror I found that I could not cock the hammer at all. Remembering that the mainspring housing has a lock built into it I looked at the place where the key is supposed to go and I found that the lock itself was turned slightly (not fully on, but just enough to block the cocking of the hammer which doesn't take much).
So then I go around my house searching half an hour to-and-fro trying to remember where I stuck those two little darned keys. After finding them I inserted the key and turned the lock slightly to the full OFF position; a movement of about a millimeter or two. Thinking that solved the problem I dry-fired it a few more times and then the binding returned. Apparently, something is out of spec with the housing/lock that is causing it to work it's way slightly to the on position after the hammer has moves through it's fully range of motion about 10 or so times.
I know this is a VERY rare occurrence, but I can't help but think what would have happened if I actually had to fire the pistol (especially in a defensive situation). Binding of the hammer on the cocking stroke would have basically rendered my gun a single shot. Enough mechanics are involved in the operation of a firearm, and I hate it when gun manufacturers implement even more to the party. I have an Ed Brown housing on order at this moment. My Loaded 9mm (which I bought used) already came with one installed and it has given me zero issues.
Anyone else have any similar stories of gun "safety" gone awry?
Today, I was doing some more dry-fire drills and such, and I decided to take it out again to see if a bit of lube would do the trick. To my horror I found that I could not cock the hammer at all. Remembering that the mainspring housing has a lock built into it I looked at the place where the key is supposed to go and I found that the lock itself was turned slightly (not fully on, but just enough to block the cocking of the hammer which doesn't take much).
So then I go around my house searching half an hour to-and-fro trying to remember where I stuck those two little darned keys. After finding them I inserted the key and turned the lock slightly to the full OFF position; a movement of about a millimeter or two. Thinking that solved the problem I dry-fired it a few more times and then the binding returned. Apparently, something is out of spec with the housing/lock that is causing it to work it's way slightly to the on position after the hammer has moves through it's fully range of motion about 10 or so times.
I know this is a VERY rare occurrence, but I can't help but think what would have happened if I actually had to fire the pistol (especially in a defensive situation). Binding of the hammer on the cocking stroke would have basically rendered my gun a single shot. Enough mechanics are involved in the operation of a firearm, and I hate it when gun manufacturers implement even more to the party. I have an Ed Brown housing on order at this moment. My Loaded 9mm (which I bought used) already came with one installed and it has given me zero issues.
Anyone else have any similar stories of gun "safety" gone awry?