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Is anyone else having problems with an occasional light hammer strike with a'94 AE?
I have a .30/30 trapper, w/cross bolt safety and rebounding hammer that will strike light every 20 rds or so. Ammunition doesn't seem to matter, and I keep the action "whistle clean" and very light oil. I don't think the firing pin is hanging up. Has anyone tried a slight change in angle on the hammer spring saddle??

Im not sure, there is a book i have and ill look into it.

Look for a pre-rebounding hammer & tang assembly to swap out.

Check these out in our 1894 Thread

http://www.time-slice.com/mohave.gamble ... ster94.htm

I've heard this is a problem with some of the rebounding hammer guns. You might find other brands of ammo work better. I'm thinking folks had this problem most with Remington core-lokt, so if that's what you're shooting you might run a box of Federals (or some other) through it and see if the problem still occurs. You could also put a small flat washer behind the hammer spring and see if a slightly higher spring tension helps. A light strike every 20 or so rounds can be pretty frustrating, especially when hunting.

I tried!

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A light strike very often indicates a weak hammer spring. Shim the spring and see if that helps.

Twenty shots at a game animal? You need more practice.

JBledsoe wrote:.

A light strike very often indicates a weak hammer spring. Shim the spring and see if that helps.

Twenty shots at a game animal? You need more practice.

Exactly