Is there a Broomhandle Doctor in the Haus? - Runs Good!

[azlaw]

I have this early prewar commercial C96 (serial 35XXX) that initially would not cycle because the chamber and barrel were totaled. Not enough backpressure to function. Sent it up to Redman for a reline, and he did a great job. Brand new rifling and chamber, and the job looks great. That problem is now fixed. The gun now devellops enough pressure to cycle.

The new problem is that the hammer *sometimes* fails to lock after the bolt passes over it, so the hammer then falls into the notch behind the cocking hump, and the pistol fails to cycle. This notch is obviously a safety feature to prevent the gun from going full auto in case the sear does not re-engage. I have poked around the disconnector (which has a different number than the rest of the parts, so it is a replacement) but I don't see anything obviously wrong. The sear engagement looks like the pictures I have seen on the C96 website, but I don't have anything in my hand to compare to.

Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

I'm using 85gr lead bullets with about 4.2gr Titegroup, and will try varying the load next.

Thanks!

H