Need Pic of Broomhandle Lockwork

[alanint]

A dab of JB Weld at the very bottom tip of your spring may add tention to the latch and prevent it from raising.

[hswee]

Rich, photos of M1930 lock for reference.
Hal

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by hswee

Rich, photos of M1930 lock for reference.
Hal

Thanks hswee!

Does the sear spring on yours keep spring pressure on the lock frame stop when the hammer is cocked??? Mine does not...In your pic, the lower tang is pressing the frame lock down...but mine has a slight bow in it, and is not pressing against the frame lock...it's flopped upward...

I'll have to take the lock assembly apart and check the hammer cavity...In one of Jack Mitchell's books he mentions burrs in the hammer cavity from improper safety operation...I take this to mean dry firing with & without safety on...or playing with the safety operation while dry firing...

I'll see if I can find another sear spring, too...Just as a precaution...

[sheepherder]

Here's a comparison of hswee's lockwork and mine...red circles are where the lower spring tang presses against the frame lock...blue line shows where the tab you press to unlock it is when the hammer is cocked...Mine is up in the unlocked position; hswee's is still locked...

My spring (or at least the lower tang) has lost its tension...