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Just completed taking the infernal lock out of my shooter and all went well till I pulled the hammer and associated parts out, there is a tiny (and I mean tiny) spring that keeps the front portion of the hammer extended to accept the sear and engage said sear. Put it all back together again and for the life of me couldn't figure out why the hammer wouldn't engage the sear. Upon further inspection I saw a small recess on this little pawl, and with magnification found what appeared to be a recess that houses a spring, which of course was by now MIA, and in my work area to find a spring that resembles a hair wound in a coil, is beyond needle in a haystack. Wife and I are now on all fours with l.e.d headlamps fully realizing the futility of the situation, and lo and behold, like a miracle, is this slightly high spot on an otherwise smooth floor. Yup, you guessed it, the spring! After offering appropriate sacrifice, I proceeded to put her back together, and Voilla, it works. Long way round the cautionary note to those who would undertake such an effort, BE CAREFULL OF SAID SPRING!! Nuff said.
