Posted: 5/25/2007 1:01:33 PM EDT
I'm hoping I didn't make a stupid  A while back I started working on my Colt 1991.. got the firecontrol parts fitted(all wilson), and went on to do a beavertail(Smith and Alexander .250")... All went well till I went to install the grip safety WITH the firecontrol parts in place.. Hammer cocks just fine without it in place, however put the grip safety in, and the hammer won't go to full cock, it bottoms out with the grip safety, contacting the hammer right as the serrations on the hammer begin. Here's some pictures.. Hammer at full cock:  Hammer as far back as it will go with the safety installed(took the safety off to make this visible):  inside the grip safety:  The hammer was initially contacting the spot I milled off in the safety, but now you can see in the remaining marking paint there is a spot of paint missing, that is where the hammer is contacting now.. Any thoughts? Was the S&A not designed for this type of hammer? Or is there something going on with the fit of the hammer/sear? |
I'd have to take it back down to the machinist.. I'm not one who likes looks but it would look fugly machined any more I'm going to call S&A to see what they say, I really want this gun to be back up and running since it was my favorite  The fire control group is working great though, that part of the project has been a great sucess. |
