HELP! Replaced POF furniture lost 2 stage pull

[Orsogato]

Hi all. I need some help. After all the discussion in the other thread about POF production, I thought that mine really looked like crap and decided to replace the furniture. I picked up a real nice furniture set on ebay and went to work. So a job I thought would take about 45 minutes had a lot more fitting and filing than I was prepared for. Nevertheless I got the furniture on. It looks great. But my something is wrong with my two stage trigger pull now after reassembly. Anybody know what the problem might be or how to fix it??

I looked at the Canadian manual that's online. I know I put the trigger assembly back in right, etc. But now instead of two crisp stages, it is one stage on the trigger pull. Any ideas or help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Orso.

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[louthepou]

My first guess would be that the trigger guard isn't fitted properly on the new stock. There's typically a lot of tiny details that need to be correct when you swap furniture on a SMLE.

Take the forend off, then put the trigger guard on the action (include the spacer that you'll take out of the forend). Make sure the trigger pull is ok like that. Then you can start looking into why when you put the forend on, the trigger pull doesn't stay the same.

Lou

[Badger]

I'm not sure if this will help, but with thanks to Advisory Panel member Peter Laidler, there's an article on triggers presented in two parts which can be found in the Technical Articles for Milsurp Collectors and Re-loaders (click here).


"The Trigger Pull-Off" - Part 1 (By Peter Laidler) (click here)

"The Trigger Pull-Off" - Part 2 (By Peter Laidler) (click here)

It's accompanied by a detailed photo montage of a previously damaged skeletonised No.4(T) rifle, used as a training piece for budding Armourers to learn with and develop their skills. As Peter says "It appeared that this ‘rifle’ had never been finished as a ‘T’ as the front pad hole had not been drilled. During bead blasting after a hard life as a skeletonised rifle, it was established that the screw had sheared off and simply been made off level. Drilled out and extracted, it’s back to its former self. Waste not, want not as they say…". Other photos in the article show the clear interaction of the sear, cocking piece and trigger during various phases of its operation.

Article Extract .....

Pictorially, this shows the trigger at the end of the first pull, both ribs touching the trigger bent or flat of the sear with the sear nose at the extreme edge of the cocking piece………, just ready for the off.


(Click PIC to Enlarge)

Regards,
Badger

[Orsogato]

Thanks for info all. I'll play with it tomorrow and see how it goes.

[Peter Laidler]

Mistake number 1 Orsogato. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

You probably have hours of work ahead of you so read and digest what's been written above and be prepared for the long haul.

[louthepou]

You probably have hours of work ahead of you so read and digest what's been written above and be prepared for the long haul.

But, see Peter, that is exactly why I love Lee Enfields!