I'm looking for some help for my older "A" series Model 41 where the trigger bar is not always engaging when cocked. This problem has just recently started and I've investigated and done most all I can.
In general, everything seems to work. I've totally gone over the area looking for any problems, none that are obvious, cleaned the area thinking maybe over time oil has dried and waxed causing the trigger bar to stick some and not fully engage, checked movement etc.
Here's what happens, when and only when I cock the gun for the first round with the slide locked back and then released there are times when the trigger bar does not go back fully and engage the hammer release. It comes back nearly fully but not enough to totally come up and engage the hammer release. If and when it does (less than 40% of the time) the gun always fires from that point on. So, it's only that first round that may or may not engage, even then it comes back far enough so the cocked indicator shows. If I re-rack the slide it usually (not always) cocks fully, it might take two racks of the slide. My only other thoughts at this point are to change out the trigger bar spring.
I've attached a photo and you can see it is in the un-cocked position now. When it fails to cock, the leading edge of the trigger bar just comes to the lower edge of the hammer release rather than going up fully and engaging. So, again I don’t understand way it does not come up and engage sometimes. I’d rather it totally fail then I could fix things.
Any thoughts, help etc. would be appreciated.
In general, everything seems to work. I've totally gone over the area looking for any problems, none that are obvious, cleaned the area thinking maybe over time oil has dried and waxed causing the trigger bar to stick some and not fully engage, checked movement etc.
Here's what happens, when and only when I cock the gun for the first round with the slide locked back and then released there are times when the trigger bar does not go back fully and engage the hammer release. It comes back nearly fully but not enough to totally come up and engage the hammer release. If and when it does (less than 40% of the time) the gun always fires from that point on. So, it's only that first round that may or may not engage, even then it comes back far enough so the cocked indicator shows. If I re-rack the slide it usually (not always) cocks fully, it might take two racks of the slide. My only other thoughts at this point are to change out the trigger bar spring.
I've attached a photo and you can see it is in the un-cocked position now. When it fails to cock, the leading edge of the trigger bar just comes to the lower edge of the hammer release rather than going up fully and engaging. So, again I don’t understand way it does not come up and engage sometimes. I’d rather it totally fail then I could fix things.
Any thoughts, help etc. would be appreciated.
