Deer Creek should have the replacement fly and the tumbler if one is needed. The half cock position should prevent the hammer from falling. Is there anything in the lock mortise that might prevent the sear from entering the half cock notch in the tumbler. The Trapper pistol has the double set triggers and should have the fly to prevent the sear from going into the half cock notch from full cock to down. Absence of the fly shouldn't prevent the half cock notch function unless the fly was lost and the trigger pulled often enough when set. When firing the triggers set, the sear rides along the tumbler, the fly prevents the sear from going into the half cock notch. Repeated firing will damage the half cock notch retention slot, and half cock will no longer hold. Look at the tumbler. Will the half cock notch fully capture the nose of the sear? Are the trigger levers too high and preventing the sear in the lock from entering the half cock notch? My guess is that the tumbler is broken from abuse caused by firing the gun using set triggers while having lost the fly.
Yes. Traditions does sell parts for their guns, but you can't order online. You have to call them on the phone and talk to a parts person. As detailed above you might need more parts than just the fly.
Ah ok. I see what you mean. I bet that's what happened. The sear goes into the notch but kinda like in an angle. I noticed the sear is also buggered some. From what you're telling me I think i will need tumbler, trip sear and the fly. Might just replace the the whole lock. I'll check to see what is more feasible cost wise.
Probably what I'd opt to do in the same situation, if cost doesn't prohibit, just to get the thing working. Then as least you know all the parts are new and properly mesh together to operate properly. I'm thinking that if just fixing it with parts is complex, and you're not sure of what you're doing with them, then sending the lock out to be fixed by expert repair (I'm thinking Paul Ackermann or Cabin Creek) is probably going to cost as much or more than a whole new lock anyway. More than just those parts, for sure. But .... OTOH ..... it might be fun just to get the parts and give it the old college try, if you don't mind gambling on the parts cost. Keep us posted on how you make out.
