Quote Originally Posted by cpc View Post
I didn't read in detail all the posts above but when someone tells me the safety is really hard to set I have them check the hammer spring housing. Normally if the safety is not really bent from trying to apply the safety to an uncocked rifle the hammer spring housing is in backwards. Sure there are other causes but that an a bad hammer will be the culprit. Just something to check.
I was gonna' ask the op if the hammer was cocked or at rest when he tried to engage the safety. OP, the hammer has to be in the cocked position to engage the safety.
Jon