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Offline Jeff Vicars

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« on: March 08, 2006, 03:51:01 PM »
Unless I slam the action open the hammer follows the bolt to the half-cock position. It seems the top of the hammer is slightly too short. Any one else had this problem and knows a fix?

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« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2006, 06:28:28 PM »
Is there a lot of up and down motion of the rear of the bolt when the action is fully open? I have seen '92 inchesters that had this problem and '97's so worn that they wouldn't reliably cock the hammer. How old is this gun and how many rounds through it? The 97's usually wore the bolt slides so badly the bolt wouldn't reliably cock the handle.. Not an easy fix. Yours is a modern made replica and shouldn't have such problems.. Check with the maker(inporter) and speak with their customer service..  It is also possible for this to happen if the disconnector sear of the sear notch in the hammer becomes damaged or worn. I'll include a link that has a diagram of the original 1897. I don't know how much the Norinco versions vary..

http://stevespages.com/ipb-winchester-1897.html
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« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2006, 12:40:18 AM »
The gun is new. I haven't fired the first shot yet, only cycled the action. With the hammer cocked there is 1/8" up and down play at the back of the bolt.

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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2006, 08:15:45 AM »
Ah!! a new one.. It may be a burr of the sear/hammer interface or some of the wonderful preservative grease they put on those things.. Can you strip the weapon? If so give it a good cleaning and check the sear/hammer to verify they are meshing.. If you do more than clean it you take the chance of voiding the warrantee.. So your best bet may be to return it if there is a problem found.. Perhaps the dealer you bought the shotgun from can fix the problem.. Most have some gunsmith backup or he may elect to return it to the importer. As an aside you can run a little test for yourself. after making absolutely sure the weapon is empty(read unloaded) cock the hammer by hand and push on the rear of the hammer spur. It should not push off.. If it does it is very likely the sear/hammer surfaces are the problem..
PS- just a thought but on these old guns the trigger is in a seperate group and the sear/hammer ride on the rear of the carrier group. If anything impeeds the return of the trigger of the disconnector the gun may follow or fail to function correctly. The shotgun was designed to fire as the weapon's bolt locked if the trigger were held to the rear. This was a common feature of older shotgun designs. It makes for a very quick firing weapon indeed.
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« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2006, 03:15:48 PM »
I've had it apart and cleaned it. The hammer will not push off. I'll strip it down again and pay more attention to the sear. Thanks.

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« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2006, 07:53:07 AM »
I just fixed the problem. I shortened the sear slightly allowing the hammer to cock sooner. Thanks for the help.