cva trigger problem

[Kentuckywindage]

Borrowed my brothers cva hawken triggers and now when i reinstalled the assembly into his gun, the hammer wont fall, its like the trigger isnt hitting the sear to set the hammer down unless i pull hard. Already fiddled with the screws and such, nothing.

Any ideas?

 

[russecv58]

trigger assembly not seating in all the way maybe? :idunno:

 

[cynthialee]

Look at the inletting for the lock. I betcha when you get it all tightened down the triggering arm is being hung up on the wood on the other side.
Taking a small chisel or knife to the area to remove some of the wood is easy enough.

 

[Kentuckywindage]

got it, stupid thing wanted the tang screw in and pulling it upward tightly :dead:

 

[cynthialee]

:haha:

don't ya hate it when it is an obvious user error problem?

 

[ChrisPer]

Remember the damage a tight tang screw can do - leading to negligent discharges. I had two before I figured and fixed it the first time, and two more a year and a half later. Then I fixed it properly with inset hardwood blocks to hold .

The CVA generally has a very small timber bearing area at the front of the trigger assembly and a tight tang screw compresses it,changing the relationship of trigger blade to sear over time, until the sear is hardly engaging the tumbler at all.
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[George T.]

It's funny how we come to know a firearm's Quirks over time. This is another thing that sets MLR shooters apart from others. I know shooters on modern rifles that have never had their rifles out of the stock! Geo. T.

 

[cynthialee]

that is just bizarre to me

Back when I had modern guns one of the first things I would do when it was new to me is take it all the way down to single parts, oil them and put it all back together.

I can't imagine having a firearm around me for long and not tearing it down to look at its workings.