I have a baffling problem with my Broomhandle
Mauser that I hope some C96 expert on TFL can
give me some insight to. Simply put, the trigger does not drop the hammer. As near as
I can figure out the sear lever is slipping
out of it's inset in the sear and failing to
push it hard enough to drop the hammer. I've
had the gun apart several times and examined
the problem six ways to Sunday and still can
not isolate the exact cause of this. I've
tried building up the sear lever at both ends, so it has more contact with the trigger
spring and so it fits tighter in the sear inset but this has not solved the problem.
Am I missing something here? Shortly after
getting the gun I replaced the old springs
with a set of Wolff springs to correct some
other functioning problems. Could this have
some impact on the function of the sear? A
local gunsmith tried to fix this but couldn't, though I got the impression that
he knew less about Broomhandles than I do.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
Mauser that I hope some C96 expert on TFL can
give me some insight to. Simply put, the trigger does not drop the hammer. As near as
I can figure out the sear lever is slipping
out of it's inset in the sear and failing to
push it hard enough to drop the hammer. I've
had the gun apart several times and examined
the problem six ways to Sunday and still can
not isolate the exact cause of this. I've
tried building up the sear lever at both ends, so it has more contact with the trigger
spring and so it fits tighter in the sear inset but this has not solved the problem.
Am I missing something here? Shortly after
getting the gun I replaced the old springs
with a set of Wolff springs to correct some
other functioning problems. Could this have
some impact on the function of the sear? A
local gunsmith tried to fix this but couldn't, though I got the impression that
he knew less about Broomhandles than I do.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated.