Getting itchy to start shooting here in the Northwoods of WI. Still have 2-3 feet of snow on my range. Took out the automag to finish off a box of left over ammo from last year, so I can load for this year’s shooting. First few rounds went off without a hitch, then nothing. The hammer fell with no bang to go with it. Cycled the round out and tried again. Same thing. Pick up the rounds and headed back to the bench the see what is going on. No strike on the primer tells me the hammer was not making the firing pin go far enough. Torn down the gun a cleaned it in case I forgot to do this last Fall. I put it all back together and the same thing again. Went back to the bench tore the gun down again. Now I know everything is clean and cycling properly. Took off the right side grip panel and pulled the trigger watching the trigger bar engage the sear. Worked every time with no issues. Put on the grip and the hammer stopped falling all the way down. The first picture is the hammer stopped short.
The second photo is the hammer down all the way.
With the grip off I was able to recreate what was happening by hold the sear under tension. Painted the sear with inlet black and put the grip back on. Pointing to the sear the third photo.
After assembling the grip back on and cycling the hammer, pulled the grip back off and found it rubbing on the sear. The last photo shows where it is making contact on the grip. Using a scraper, scraped the inletting black off and reassembled. Kept doing this until I had enough clearance to get it to drop the hammer properly. Resealed the fresh wood with TruOil to keep the grip sealed from moisture. Not sure if the grip warped a little over winter or just became a problem. The sear doesn’t move and is tight. Just an FYI for anyone who might have this issue. Sorry for all the post, just couldn’t load all the photos in one shot.
Thanks for the information, 👍🏻 good to know if I ever get to shoot mine. I want to see exactly what happens with the relocation to Connecticut.
