My brother has an enfield and it is having a bit of a problem. The hammer at the end of the bolt will not stay in the cocked position consistantly. I know absolutely nothing about enfields FYI. It seems like the catch for the hammer is not comming up enough to properly hold the hammer back. We had it out to the range and found it was very unsafe to shoot. Any advice would be great.
Enfield Problem
- Thread starter mdbuckle
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If it isn't the spring, and assuming that the parts aren't sticking because of grease, dirt, etc. that leaves the sear and/or cocking piece. If there is damage or wear to either of these parts, replacements can be found without difficulty. By any chance has anyone tried to "improve" the trigger pull?
Wow...I forgot about this. So I took it all apart cleaned it up and I am still having problems. It works perfect at home and for the first shot. After that the hammer will not hold back. Everything looks fine inside the trigger mech. Could it be the stock? It works fine with the stock removed. Any ideas?
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- Tucson, Arizona
A possibility is the forend binding the sear, preventing it from rising to catch the striker head. It wouldn't take much for that to happen, and I only mention this because you said the sear functioned properly with the forend removed. Try moving the sear with the bolt removed to see if it gets it's full travel.
Another thought occurred. Sometimes a previous owner could have stoned the full #### notch on the striker head to "improve" the trigger pull. The only remedy then is to replace the striker head. The sear is also sometimes stoned to achieve the same thing. Either action would necessitate replacing the offending part.
Another thought occurred. Sometimes a previous owner could have stoned the full #### notch on the striker head to "improve" the trigger pull. The only remedy then is to replace the striker head. The sear is also sometimes stoned to achieve the same thing. Either action would necessitate replacing the offending part.
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tiriaq said:
I've got a Huber trigger, but haven't tried it yet, If I get into service rifle shoots, I don't think it would be legal anyways, haven't tried it yet, maybe I will try it in a bubba to see. Regards FT.
John Sukey said:
That is what I am thinking...going to try and look a little closer. The action and everything works perfectly without the stock. The stock was replaced by a previous owner and he never fired it. It has to be the problem. There is very little wear on the parts. It doesn't look like it has fired very many rounds.
mdbuckle said:
If the forend is touching the sear, perhaps it needs to be relieved a trifle in that area...probably a couple of thou would do it. Perhaps there are rub marks there?
Is the king screw bushing present? The short tube that goes around the big screw in front of the trigger guard? If not the forend can move fore and aft a bit.
