Broomhandle disaster....

alvin · 08-13-2009, 09:40 PM

Back. Sorry, too many little things have to be handled all the time.

(2) The noise when you pull the trigger..... hammer not cocked....

On later guns, like small ring, you push the trigger when hammer is not cocked, you won't hear anything, and you can feel the resistence from sear spring being consistent. Not the case on the CH though. CH's disconnecting was implemented via a notch on the trigger top, when you pull the trigger, initially, it's smooth, all of a sudden, "click", the disconnector slips off from the trigger. If that's the case, that's normal. Please blame Feederle brothers for this design. This type of disconnecting is obviously unreliable, but that's the way they did it.

If you hear other type of noise other than a single "click".... Lord, I have to hold this gun in hand to figure out why....

(3) Hammer does not drop easily

Many collectors know "dry firing" is not good for the firing pin, so they hold the hammer by hand, pull the trigger, and slowly put down the hammer in controlled way. Is that the way you tried?

That way does not work well on CH. The problem also come from its unique disconnecting mechanism. You hold the hammer and pull the trigger, it is hard for you to control not pull too much. If the trigger is pulled too much, it disconnects from the sear, and sear returns to its locking position. It's not very easy to release hammer this way.

If that's the way you tried, then try this: put a soft pad between the hammer and the firing pin, and pull the trigger. The hammer should be released easily.

As you can see, I made lots of assumptions. Without knowing exactly what you did ... that's the only way .... guesstimation of what's going on. Hopefully, my typing was not totally useless on this one. No? Yes?

Sam Steele · 08-14-2009, 04:31 AM

Thanks Alvin,

I'll try your reccommendations when I get home.....I'll e-mail you the pics.

The upper receiver/barrel does go back a bit, so I'll see what happens. When I drop forward the hammer, I never do it on an empty chamber ; it was against my thumb(ouch). I also bough A-ZOOM snap caps for 7.63mm, but haven't tried them out yet.

Good old Conehammer with its idiosyncracies.....a rare and weird bird, indeed.

Bye the bye...Did you ever remove the rocker coupling from your CH?

Cheers,

Bill

08-14-2009, 04:31 AM	#2
Sam Steele User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CANADA Posts: 38 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Thanks Alvin, I'll try your reccommendations when I get home.....I'll e-mail you the pics. The upper receiver/barrel does go back a bit, so I'll see what happens. When I drop forward the hammer, I never do it on an empty chamber ; it was against my thumb(ouch). I also bough A-ZOOM snap caps for 7.63mm, but haven't tried them out yet. Good old Conehammer with its idiosyncracies.....a rare and weird bird, indeed. Bye the bye...Did you ever remove the rocker coupling from your CH? Cheers, Bill __________________ "Be not afraid of any man, no matter what his size. When trouble threatens call on me, and I will equalise."

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08-13-2009, 09:40 PM	#1
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Back. Sorry, too many little things have to be handled all the time. (2) The noise when you pull the trigger..... hammer not cocked.... On later guns, like small ring, you push the trigger when hammer is not cocked, you won't hear anything, and you can feel the resistence from sear spring being consistent. Not the case on the CH though. CH's disconnecting was implemented via a notch on the trigger top, when you pull the trigger, initially, it's smooth, all of a sudden, "click", the disconnector slips off from the trigger. If that's the case, that's normal. Please blame Feederle brothers for this design. This type of disconnecting is obviously unreliable, but that's the way they did it. If you hear other type of noise other than a single "click".... Lord, I have to hold this gun in hand to figure out why.... (3) Hammer does not drop easily Many collectors know "dry firing" is not good for the firing pin, so they hold the hammer by hand, pull the trigger, and slowly put down the hammer in controlled way. Is that the way you tried? That way does not work well on CH. The problem also come from its unique disconnecting mechanism. You hold the hammer and pull the trigger, it is hard for you to control not pull too much. If the trigger is pulled too much, it disconnects from the sear, and sear returns to its locking position. It's not very easy to release hammer this way. If that's the way you tried, then try this: put a soft pad between the hammer and the firing pin, and pull the trigger. The hammer should be released easily. As you can see, I made lots of assumptions. Without knowing exactly what you did ... that's the only way .... guesstimation of what's going on. Hopefully, my typing was not totally useless on this one. No? Yes?