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Spanish Ruby Pistol, Paramount
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05-22-2021 11:12 AM
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I was able to diagnose the two problems and they are related. The part that holds the hammer back is worn and the hammer rides higher than it should because of it and this also makes the pull very rough. Not sure it is fixable without making a new part. Welding a new edge on it probably won't hold for long, not that I plan on firing it much. I filed the back of the slide a bit so I can at least get it off. There is a sloped portion which pushes the hammer down as it goes forward. It just didn't work well as the hammer is riding so high.
Every part that has a number including the frame is stamped with 19 so it must be a build number.
Thinking on this overnight, would it be possible to thin the part to get rid of the lip making it full length again at the contact point. It is plenty thick, I just am concerned it will put the entire thing out of whack and either not work or be a hair trigger or an unreliable trigger.
I should have taken a photo of it before I put it back together as it is a bugger to get in and out.
Pivot point in the middle. Top rides along curvature of the hammer and rests in a notch to hold the hammer back. Bottom is pushed by an extension from the trigger on the left side and the right side has a small spring in a drilled out section to hold it in place. Amount needed removed to smooth out is between a 32nd and a 16th of an inch, probably closer to 32nd. Hammer probably needs touched up as well but that is a harder steel and I haven't taken it out as of yet. I don't recall the amount of play between the trigger extension and the sear.
Last edited by Aragorn243; 05-23-2021 at 08:09 AM.
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The steel these guns were made of isn't the same as we would expect today. Much softer. Be aware. It doesn't make then unsafe, just prone to wearing out faster than you would expect.
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Yes, One source says the lifespan for some was around 500 rounds which isn't much. They are made heavier but do have softer steel. The wear on this isn't bad except for the sear. tolerances are pretty tight. The slide is soft, the frame I didn't mess with but seems harder. The hammer is very hard, sear seems softer. Barrel isn't worn either
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Polished the sear and that fixed the trigger issue. I think I'm going to have to make a new sear out of harder steel. It's getting marked up already after a few hand cycles I think I need a better spring also. This one is bent, not square on the ends and doesn't seem to want to stay in place. Should be an easy fix. It at least works now.
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