Post by TMan on May 28, 2006 22:41:53 GMT -5
Ahhh yes, in my ever-ending quest to make a silk purse out of a sows ear...
I ordered a Volquartsen Remington 597 Target Hammer from www.rimfiresports.com for $32.85. This rifle was one I got on sale at Academy for $98.
Reading the reviews on their web-site, the installation was going to take from 3 to 5 minutes. So prior to going to the range on Friday, I poured my 2nd cup of coffee, removed the bolts, pressed out the pin to remove the trigger housing and then tried to press out the trigger pin. It wouldn't budge. No problem, just a few taps with the mallet and the pin was out and there were assorted parts on the floor.
Looking in the Remington manual, they don't show parts for the inside of the trigger assembly. How many Remington's do I own? Fortunately, they did show the parts that were on the floor, and they were part of the mechanism to hold the bolt open after the last shot. I figured out how they went back together and put in the new hammer, spring, bushings and pin. Okay, obviously there is more than one way to put it back together and I didn't get it right. I was running out of time.
After getting it back together properly, I cocked the hammer. Yeah right, it wouldn't engage with the sear. What could I have done wrong? I had to leave to go open up the shooting range. So after an hour and several cups of coffee, all I had to show for it was a broken rifle.
Today I took my time and put the original hammer back in, and it still wouldn't cock. At this point I was seriously thinking of going to buy another one in order to see how it was supposed to work.
I finally concluded that while I was trying to remove the pin for the hammer, somehow the linkage between the sear and the trigger got screwed up. So after much moving around and wiggling, I got it positioned differently and applied the safety. I then inserted the new hammer, and everything worked.
With much glee, I put in a snap-cap, and got the trigger gage. The pull had gone from 5 lbs to 3 lbs. I would have been happier if it had said 2 lbs. Oh well.
What I learned:
1) It is good that I'm not a gambler because I'm sure unlucky.
2) Prior to disassembling even the most simple of mechanisms, you should make sure you understand exactly how it works.
3) The money I spent on this gun should have been spent buying better optics for the 504-T or XR-10.
4) Never attempt to make modifications under time restraints.
5) Just because it says Volquartsen doesn't mean I HAVE to buy it.
6) Drop in parts are easy - it is the drop out parts that can get you.
7) I'm a real...
I ordered a Volquartsen Remington 597 Target Hammer from www.rimfiresports.com for $32.85. This rifle was one I got on sale at Academy for $98.
Reading the reviews on their web-site, the installation was going to take from 3 to 5 minutes. So prior to going to the range on Friday, I poured my 2nd cup of coffee, removed the bolts, pressed out the pin to remove the trigger housing and then tried to press out the trigger pin. It wouldn't budge. No problem, just a few taps with the mallet and the pin was out and there were assorted parts on the floor.
Looking in the Remington manual, they don't show parts for the inside of the trigger assembly. How many Remington's do I own? Fortunately, they did show the parts that were on the floor, and they were part of the mechanism to hold the bolt open after the last shot. I figured out how they went back together and put in the new hammer, spring, bushings and pin. Okay, obviously there is more than one way to put it back together and I didn't get it right. I was running out of time.
After getting it back together properly, I cocked the hammer. Yeah right, it wouldn't engage with the sear. What could I have done wrong? I had to leave to go open up the shooting range. So after an hour and several cups of coffee, all I had to show for it was a broken rifle.
Today I took my time and put the original hammer back in, and it still wouldn't cock. At this point I was seriously thinking of going to buy another one in order to see how it was supposed to work.
I finally concluded that while I was trying to remove the pin for the hammer, somehow the linkage between the sear and the trigger got screwed up. So after much moving around and wiggling, I got it positioned differently and applied the safety. I then inserted the new hammer, and everything worked.
With much glee, I put in a snap-cap, and got the trigger gage. The pull had gone from 5 lbs to 3 lbs. I would have been happier if it had said 2 lbs. Oh well.
What I learned:
1) It is good that I'm not a gambler because I'm sure unlucky.
2) Prior to disassembling even the most simple of mechanisms, you should make sure you understand exactly how it works.
3) The money I spent on this gun should have been spent buying better optics for the 504-T or XR-10.
4) Never attempt to make modifications under time restraints.
5) Just because it says Volquartsen doesn't mean I HAVE to buy it.
6) Drop in parts are easy - it is the drop out parts that can get you.
7) I'm a real...