Originally Posted by
deepcreek
i bought this off ksl a while back.you know ,great condition ,just shot it. yea right. trigger assembly trashed.you folks told me how to get the bolt out and one sent me a new trigger assembly.thats why i enjoy this forum.my problem now is the bolt or striker isn't hitting the cap hard enough it takes three strikes to get it to fire. its an old gun serial#404 but id like to get it up and running it shoulders real nice.with the long barrel id like to try some 600 gr conicals in it just for kicks. any suggestions?
I think the first thing I would do is to try a new nipple. Of course I can see it but your current nipple could be peened.
You should be able to replace the hammer spring also. Might be hard to find and then again Doc White might even have one that he would part with.