Originally Posted By cemac:
I bought a used m77 Hawkeye used that has a non functioning safety stuck in the fire position, when the bolt is cocked any manipulation of the safety releases the trigger.

It has a consistent 1.5 pound trigger pull so I suspected some sort of botched trigger job, i have it apart now and it appears it has a Timney trigger that was never trimmed to clear the safety! The safety just hits it when rotating and comes to a hard stop and if you push on it, it’ll move the trigger enough to release it.

The question I have is, based on the info i can find, all i can come up with is don’t take too much material off or it’ll be back to a non functioning safety, so is there a measurement specification for the  clearance?

Originally Posted By GunCat:


No.

Mark the safety with a sharpie or similar, manipulate the safety to make light contact on the ink (to show on the area you marked)  then remove the safety and remove material where necessary.  Stop a little shy of the mark on the ink and test fit for function. Repeat as necessary.