localfiend
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Actually, you're saying it backwards.
As the hammer is drawn back, the bolt arm is ON the hammer cam and it stays on the cam until it literally falls off. That would be "bolt drop" and shortly after that will be "full cock". When the trigger is pulled, the hammer will move forward and as it falls, the cam will push the bolt arm to the side which will allow the hammer to continue. As the hammer nears the end of its travel, the hand will select the next ratchet tooth (1st click) and then the bolt arm will snap back (2nd click) on top of the cam (reset). That is the "click sequence" of the returning hammer.
Mike
Yep, same thing different words. What I'm calling a leg dropping off the edge of the cam, you're calling the reset.
I can see how that could be confused with the other drop, when both legs fall off the entire axis as the hammer is rotated. That part of the cycle isn't important here though, David just needs to adjust the leg so that the reset happens earlier, before the hammer stops on an unfired cap. I hope we haven't confused things too much.
I'll make sure to call it the reset the next time I describe that part of the cycle.