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Posted: 5/27/2012 5:26:03 AM EDT
| This is probably goofy, but it has been bugging me. I scored 2 LPK's awhile back, and in both of them the pins for the hammer and trigger are different. Both kits have one pin that has the center groove (like what is shown in all the tutorials) and one pin has just a single groove on the outside. So which is which? At first I thought the pin with the center groove was for the trigger, figuring that the disconnector would ride there. But now I'm not so sure. Any help? |
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The pin with the center groove is the hammer pin. There is a j-spring in the hammer that snaps into the center groove.
The pin with the groove on the end is the trigger pin. One of the legs of the hammer spring will rest in this groove. That is what keeps the trigger pin from walking. |
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The pin with the center groove is the hammer pin. There is a j-spring in the hammer that snaps into the center groove. The pin with the groove on the end is the trigger pin. One of the legs of the hammer spring will rest in this groove. That is what keeps the trigger pin from walking. ^^^this^^^ I would also like to add that the directions of the pins don't matter. And you may also see pins that have both the center AND end notch in them. With those pins, the location and direction doesn't matter. |
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The pin with the center groove is the hammer pin. There is a j-spring in the hammer that snaps into the center groove. The pin with the groove on the end is the trigger pin. One of the legs of the hammer spring will rest in this groove. That is what keeps the trigger pin from walking. Thanks. The part in italics is what got me to thinking about this. I knew the hammer spring held the trigger pin in the outside notch, just wasn't sure on whcih pin was which. |
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The pin with the center groove is the hammer pin. There is a j-spring in the hammer that snaps into the center groove. The pin with the groove on the end is the trigger pin. One of the legs of the hammer spring will rest in this groove. That is what keeps the trigger pin from walking. ^^^this^^^ I would also like to add that the directions of the pins don't matter. And you may also see pins that have both the center AND end notch in them. With those pins, the location and direction doesn't matter. Not entirely true. When inserting a pins with 2 grooves into a hammer, always push the ungooved end in first, othewise the end groove gets hung in the center of the hammer and you have to beat it to get it to move further. It makes no difference with the trigger pin. Joe |
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