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Old 01-03-2021, 06:55 PM
Jerry in SC Jerry in SC is offline
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Originally Posted by bigmoose View Post
You may need to remove the sideplate and thoroughly clean and lube it. How does the area where the hammer and pin fall into appear? Is there built up crud there? Is the cylinder timing correctly as it rotates?
Heavy dried up grease at hammer pivot may slow the hammer fall enough to cause light strikes.
I’ve removed the side plate and cleaned all the parts, the firing pin area looks nice and clean. Timing is perfect, the hammer fall feels a bit light.
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