EUREKA! Think problem solved
Posted: April 12th, 2015, 2:28 am
Ultra-sonic bath cleaned pistol. Problem: Pistol cycled, round (or snap cap) chambered -pistol fires fine, but when made safe, dropping hammer, then switching to fire, trigger fails to engage and flaps several pulls before engaging. Believed it to be a disconnector/ slide interface problem, disassembled and polished all interacting surfaces. To their credit J&G willing to send me replacement disconnector & Safety. Said only 3 of 1,000 pistols w/ problems. After above it was improved but still not reliable. I noticed it was fine w/ empty chamber. What could be different? The loaded chamber indicator system? I tapped plunger back w/ wooden dowel, sprayed in break Free & compressed air, then Remoil. Now it seems reliable. Think plunger stuck, not letting slide close 100% (maybe explains light strike some have had). Think the slide not completely forward not allowing disconnector to rise up and activate trigger