Hammer Falling SHORT

[Bullmoose]

Well I bought this super nice Lymans 54 cal and It looks like its never been fired, Well I know why, the Hammer falls short of hitting the nipple'

Is this a easy fix? :surrender:

 

[flinthead]

Check to see if the sear is hitting the fly, maybe a chip of wood or some crud built up in the lock.

 

[gbsclohn]

I agree with flinthead.Take your lock out of the stock and check for burrs and packing grease.Cock it and see if you can tell where it is hanging up.

 

[musketman]

Well I bought this super nice Lymans 54 cal and It looks like its never been fired, Well I know why, the Hammer falls short of hitting the nipple'

Is this a easy fix? :surrender:

Here are a few suggestions.

If you lower the hammer by hand, does it touch the nipple?

How far is the hammer/nipple gap? Could have the wrong nipple installed or someone before you filed it down.

Remove the lock and work the action by hand, does the hammer go down further than when installed?

Check the lock mortis to see if there is any slivers of wood that my be causing the hammer to stop short.

Is the fly on the lock installed wrong or missing?

Lastly, check the screws on the lock's action, are they over-torqued?

 

[mazo kid]

Is the mainspring bottoming out in the lock mortis, tumbler snagging somewhere?

 

[necchi]

Check to see if the sear is hitting the fly, maybe a chip of wood or some crud built up in the lock.

I gotta agree here as I've seen it too many times,
Inside the lock plate is a plate held in by two screws. If those screws are the tinyest bit loose the fly detent will tip just enough to stop the hammer short! I've even taken the detent out and filed/polished the right side (the side that the trigger sear drags on) a bit to be sure it's smooth. Clean that little hole it rides in and a little oil there and the problem will stop.
That's just one of the flaws of the coil spring locks. those srews always seem to lossen-up.