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    hammer won't stay cocked

    Yea, the shim did it! I used aluminum from a can. Is the sear the bar sticking out horizontally from the lock itself? Thanks again!
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    hammer won't stay cocked

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    hammer won't stay cocked

    Two pictures of the problem. Appears I have to use a separate post for each.
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    hammer won't stay cocked

    I'll try to follow the advice you all gave, and I thank you for it. Some of it is hard to visualize, but I'll re-read them. I have the set screw backed off, because the more it is screwed in, the worse it gets. The hammer stays back if out of the wood. When it was first acting up, if I started...
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    hammer won't stay cocked

    I have a Peter Berry flintlock from about 2003, maple stock, Cain lock, double-set trigger. I'm having fits with my hammer not staying cocked. I relieved the action at first. I live in a humid state, so assumed swelling might have been pressing on the lock. Then I relieved the trigger area where...
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