I do appreciate firearms that are 'different'. I'm not sure this one tops the H&R Self Loading 25, but it is close. NOTE: there is not a single screw in the entire firearm. Including the grip panels. So, on to the story.
The title describes the problem. The striker follows the slide forward if the slide is operated energetically. It will remain cocked if the slide is operated slowly. Here is a diagram of the gun in question as well as a picture of the gun partially assembled. Operation is not intuitive. If you are interested in seeing how it works this video shows the operation very well. This pistol functions like the video except the striker follows.
Here is a diagram of the gun. The part numbers involved are 11 and 14.
Her are some pictures of how the sear (11) mates with the frong of the firing pin (15).
And here is a picture of the sear tripped by my thumb. The part that is raised is the part that mates with what should be a square edge on the firing pin that mine has the 'sloped' feature.
In the Un-Tripped Position
In the Tripped Position
And here is the offending Firing Pin with the slope apparently ground into it.
This is what it should look like. I'll assemble tomorrow to confirm this cures the hammer follow.
EDIT to add a better picture of what the surface should look like:
The title describes the problem. The striker follows the slide forward if the slide is operated energetically. It will remain cocked if the slide is operated slowly. Here is a diagram of the gun in question as well as a picture of the gun partially assembled. Operation is not intuitive. If you are interested in seeing how it works this video shows the operation very well. This pistol functions like the video except the striker follows.
Here is a diagram of the gun. The part numbers involved are 11 and 14.
Her are some pictures of how the sear (11) mates with the frong of the firing pin (15).
And here is a picture of the sear tripped by my thumb. The part that is raised is the part that mates with what should be a square edge on the firing pin that mine has the 'sloped' feature.
In the Un-Tripped Position
In the Tripped Position
And here is the offending Firing Pin with the slope apparently ground into it.
This is what it should look like. I'll assemble tomorrow to confirm this cures the hammer follow.
EDIT to add a better picture of what the surface should look like:
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