T97 striker question

Travel240z

Travel240z

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Does your striker look like this? Mine looks like it was filed or stoned on the striker rail that is caught by firing mechanism when the trigger is fully engaged. Also, the angle appears to be changed from the opposing side that would be caught by the sear.

Not sure if it is an issue. Just looks odd and would like a comparison.





 
No performance issue. But I could see that angle being critical if you are trying to take slow trigger pulls on targets.

When the trigger releases the sear from the striker, the engaged trigger striker stop (yes, I am making up my own names for parts!) is pushed up. This stop is at its lowest during a slow trigger pull (most chance of striker jumping the stop). When the striker hits the primer and is pushed back it will travel over the engaged trigger striker stop pushing it down against the spring until it passes and it pops back up to catch the striker on the return forward. When you release the trigger this stop falls down and allows the striker to move slightly forward and rest on the sear for the next pull.

I was just wondering if the factory had problem with my rifle or if this was typical. When I buy a used firearm I tend to more curious on the parts that look like they have been modified.
 
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When I did some research about the T97 before buying, I heard about that. When I got mine, new, it already had that.

I think it might be some fine adjustment made at the factory, there's one other part in the "sear group" in my T97 that shows filling marks. It's only visible once the group is fully disassembled, I'll try to take picture tomorrow.
 
So, the circled part shows filing marks, it presses against the body of the "sear assembly" at location #1 where very little wear is visible.

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Also, about location #2, it's not in focus on this picture, but it's the part that make contact with the striker where I also have similar filing marks (filing marks on the striker), I can tell there's very little wear on that interface of the "sear assembly".
I believe theses are adjustments made at the factory, they either filed the parts so they meet at the right angle or needed a precise amount of clearance between other parts.
 
Thanks for the picture Tigerzclaw.

I have also looked closer at the wear marks on the striker and they are flat in either axis. If I were to file or stone an area it would have some curve to it. So either this was done by machine or by a person who has a heck of a lot more skill then me!
 
Travel240z said:
Thanks for the picture Tigerzclaw.

I have also looked closer at the wear marks on the striker and they are flat in either axis. If I were to file or stone an area it would have some curve to it. So either this was done by machine or by a person who has a heck of a lot more skill then me!
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Did you look at the part on the "sear assembly" that I marked #2 ? unless both are made from very different steel, I would expect similar/corresponding wear on that part as well as on the striker. Mine shows very light wear.
 
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