sigp220.45
US Veteran
I put a Christmas scope on my Contender (not Encore or G2) with its .223 barrel, stopped off in some BLM land, loaded up a round, made sure my muffs were solidly settled over my dainty ears, eared back the hammer, settled the crosshairs on a shot up propane tank, and let fly.
Click.
So I flipped the little hammer selector back and forth, checked the round (not a dent) and tried it again, with the same disappointing results.
On closer exam, I could see in the rimfire setting there was a firing pin ready to go, but in the centerfire position there was nothing but a hole. This is on the hammer, not where the hammer strikes. Everything looks ok there.
I got it a couple months ago, and shot it a few times without the scope to make sure it would shoot, so I know it used to go bang. Loudly.
I'd post a picture but I'm doing this from my phone right now and can't til later, but I'm pretty confident there is supposed to be a pin in there.
Does anyone know if those pins are available, how they are supposed to be retained in the hammer, and how difficult it is to replace? There are no good gunsmiths around me, and I'd hate to send it off.
Thanks.
Click.
So I flipped the little hammer selector back and forth, checked the round (not a dent) and tried it again, with the same disappointing results.
On closer exam, I could see in the rimfire setting there was a firing pin ready to go, but in the centerfire position there was nothing but a hole. This is on the hammer, not where the hammer strikes. Everything looks ok there.
I got it a couple months ago, and shot it a few times without the scope to make sure it would shoot, so I know it used to go bang. Loudly.
I'd post a picture but I'm doing this from my phone right now and can't til later, but I'm pretty confident there is supposed to be a pin in there.
Does anyone know if those pins are available, how they are supposed to be retained in the hammer, and how difficult it is to replace? There are no good gunsmiths around me, and I'd hate to send it off.
Thanks.