So I have seen the weirdest thing. The pistol is a norico tokarev and it was doing 2 odd things. First off it was firing fine. After a few mags it started intermittently cycling but the hammer would be up on a live chambered round and need to be recocked to fire. The all of a sudden on a fresh mag pull the trigger once and 2 rounds fired. Anyone have any insight here? Kind of bizarre
Norc tokarev... interesting issues
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KotKotofeich
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Don't mean to come across snarky, but it sounds like it needs a thorough cleaning... Hammer is getting hung up not fully cocked, doesn't follow the slide home like it would if everything was smooth, hung up enough to then fall when jarred by the slide coming into battery and dropped to fire a second round when you get double shots.
Sounds like you're getting intermittent hammer follow. Not safe, stop using it now.
It can be caused by a couple different things. Maybe not very likely, but it's possible that it's just super dirty and/or reassembled incorrectly. Break it down, give it a deep clean (especially the fire control parts from the trigger to the hammer), and reassemble. Test it for safe function without using live ammunition. Lots of good info on how to do this on the web, let us know if you have trouble finding it.
If that doesn't fix it, then it's probably the disconnector or more likely the hammer/sear engagement. It's a gunsmith type of problem, sorry to say. (unless you have a replacement fire control group that you can install)
maple_leaf_eh
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Gerald Stanley claimed he had a hang fire with his Tokarev when he confronted a car full of wannabe home invaders.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canad...y-unlikely-defence-that-secured-his-acquittal
https://nationalpost.com/news/canad...y-unlikely-defence-that-secured-his-acquittal
gewehr76
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When ever Tok hammer makes unauthorized action, its usually issue with these 2 things in the picture.
Hammer group has to be disassembled and these parts have to be inspected for damage or wear.
Hammer group has to be disassembled and these parts have to be inspected for damage or wear.
I finally fixed my tok after a year. And sure enough it was that spring that wasn’t put back properly when I reassembled it
Ok awesome thanks everyone! I had cleaned it but not taken the fire control group apart. Looked squeaky clean. Wasn't dirty before as I hadn't run much ammo thru it to be honest. That being said I took it to the range and it double fired on me! So il take it apart and check these things. Then I guess off to a Smith.
Could be just a bit of grit keeping fire control from resetting properly - Not necessarily "dirty".
You should test for safe function without live ammunition. Cycle the action slow and fast (including dropping the slide using the slide stop) and make sure the hammer stays cocked (with the trigger held to the rear).
