patriotthad
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I have a 11-48 that will not fire on the second shot. The hammer is following the bolt home after the first shot. Any thoughts?
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11-48 issues
- Thread starter patriotthad
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Mostly likely a sear wear issue. Or somebody who didn't know what they were doing tried to do a trigger job. The hammer is failing to recock. The barrel recoiling with the bolt?
Innards are stamped parts. One of 'em might be broken too.
Does the second shot feed and chamber?
Probably best to take it to a smithy who knows 'em.
Innards are stamped parts. One of 'em might be broken too.
Does the second shot feed and chamber?
Probably best to take it to a smithy who knows 'em.
jaguarxk120
New member
Sounds as if the gun needs a complete tear down and
deep cleaning of the trigger/hammer group.
deep cleaning of the trigger/hammer group.
patriotthad
New member
I have taken it apart (Basic field strip) and and clean. Nothing appears to be broken...but, something is. Round two will chamber but not fire.
jaguarxk120
New member
There is dried oil/grease/dirt in the trigger/hammer group.
This needs to be cleaned in depth so the gun will operate
correctly.
This needs to be cleaned in depth so the gun will operate
correctly.
I just got one in a trade. I took it out for a test round of trap, ran great. got it home to field strip it for a quick cleaning and found more crud inside than I have ever seen before, even compared to abused .22 semi autos. After a mineral spirits bath for the trigger/hammer group, bold disassembly and scrubbing with a brass brush (yes, that bad), and scrub down it is pristine inside. My recommendation is to first clean the heck out of it. The bolt is kinda goofy to get back together, well the firing pin installation anyway, but other than that is it really easy.
Mike Irwin
Staff
Just a guess, but I'm thinking your sear spring is crapping out and isn't putting the proper tension on the sear during the action cycle, allowing the hammer to ride the bolt down.
1st thing I would look at is buffer tube & spring in stock. Many guys have never
stripped their gun down. They clean barrel and spray out action, wipe down and
put back into rack. The solvents & oils along with desolved residues end up in the buffer assembly. This can build up to the point it will short stroke the bolt.
This can warp the links that ride the buffer. These can trap the hammer and slow
it down to point the impact is not enough to fire the primer. While the 11-48 is
off the Browning design the 1100 has similar buffer system and same problems
and is often mistaken for a bad firing pin.
stripped their gun down. They clean barrel and spray out action, wipe down and
put back into rack. The solvents & oils along with desolved residues end up in the buffer assembly. This can build up to the point it will short stroke the bolt.
This can warp the links that ride the buffer. These can trap the hammer and slow
it down to point the impact is not enough to fire the primer. While the 11-48 is
off the Browning design the 1100 has similar buffer system and same problems
and is often mistaken for a bad firing pin.
Mike Irwin
Staff
"1st thing I would look at is buffer tube & spring in stock."
Good call... I forgot that those were there... I'm betting you're right, the tube, spring, and follower are all gunked up.
Good call... I forgot that those were there... I'm betting you're right, the tube, spring, and follower are all gunked up.