I recently bought a 1905 to play with. I found a bolt on here, cleaned the barrel and took it out for a run this afternoon. I found that it wouldn't pick up a round from the magazine, so I just single loaded it. The old rifle performed well, rang the gong six shot in a row after a warning/ranging shot.
It seemed that the follower would not rise high enough. I noticed a little bar of steel along the left side of the receiver that seemed to prevent the follower from coming up all the way. I compared it to another 1905 I have, and sure enough, that one doesn't have the bar. On the single shot one, the bar is attached to a curved little lever that sticks out inside the trigger guard, at the front. There is what looks like a factory hole drilled up through the trigger guard for the lever.
I'll try to get some decent pics to show what I am talking about. The lever will pull the bar down only a wee bit because the bar takes a right angle as seen in the pic, and the bar is actually behind a piece that is attached solid. The lever and bar won't move upwards at all.
It seemed that the follower would not rise high enough. I noticed a little bar of steel along the left side of the receiver that seemed to prevent the follower from coming up all the way. I compared it to another 1905 I have, and sure enough, that one doesn't have the bar. On the single shot one, the bar is attached to a curved little lever that sticks out inside the trigger guard, at the front. There is what looks like a factory hole drilled up through the trigger guard for the lever.
I'll try to get some decent pics to show what I am talking about. The lever will pull the bar down only a wee bit because the bar takes a right angle as seen in the pic, and the bar is actually behind a piece that is attached solid. The lever and bar won't move upwards at all.
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