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JJ Mac Thanks for the post, I had cleaned the bolt group pretty extensively, but I tried turning the firing pin as you described and got quite a bit more build-up out. Hopefully, this may have been the problem. Thanks a lot.

Tucker, Thank you very much for your post. It was exactly what I was looking for. I was unsure if the hammer was supposed to free fall from the resting position. I have tension where it needs it, so I am still stuck with a gun that will not fire, but at least I have narrowed it down some. Thanks again for the photos those were a major help, also excellent job explaining the diagrams. Very helpful post.

Thanks for the reply. I believe you are correct with a spring issue, but I don't have the confidence to start disassembling the trigger mechanism to find out. It had fired multiple rounds before it stopped firing, so I don't believe it was a reassembly issue.

Have a problem that started this morning hunting, would like a quick fix if anyone has a suggestion. Anyway, gun is not firing. I believe the problem is with the hammer. The firing pin is not hitting the shells. There does not appear to be any problems with pin or the action as I fully disassembled it already, and reassembled it, still no mark on unspent shells. However, the hammer which flips up and hits firing pin in this case appears to be loose. As the trigger is pulled it releases and hits pin, but I believe without enough force. After the hammer is in the fired position it no longer is under tension and will flop back and forth. I believe it should "automatically" return to unfired position if another shell is chambered or it should stay in contact with pin if no other shell is chambered. If anyone has something useful or has had this happen please let me know. Thanks dk