twinrider1
Member
Sent Anaconda to Colt for a recall. When it came back, I dry fired it and, more often than not, the trigger would hang up. The timing seemed fine, everything happened like I expected, but the trigger would stick and it would not return forward.
The repair order read as follows...
...Replace safety connector
...Adjust timing
...Open joint
I should have sent it right back, but I didn't. Put it back in the safe and there it sat. Years passed, life happened. Now I bring it out with the thought of sending it back. I dry fire it again and now it seems to be operating just fine. Dozens of cycles, no issues.
Two questions:
Is it reasonable to think that it was just tight and all the dry firing worked everything in? I've heard of guns getting smoother with use, but I don't know about guns fixing themselves.
Open joint...what does that mean?
I think the next step it to take it to the range. If the local guy thinks it's ok, I'll fire a few rounds and see if it operates smoothly.
Thanks,
Mike
The repair order read as follows...
...Replace safety connector
...Adjust timing
...Open joint
I should have sent it right back, but I didn't. Put it back in the safe and there it sat. Years passed, life happened. Now I bring it out with the thought of sending it back. I dry fire it again and now it seems to be operating just fine. Dozens of cycles, no issues.
Two questions:
Is it reasonable to think that it was just tight and all the dry firing worked everything in? I've heard of guns getting smoother with use, but I don't know about guns fixing themselves.
Open joint...what does that mean?
I think the next step it to take it to the range. If the local guy thinks it's ok, I'll fire a few rounds and see if it operates smoothly.
Thanks,
Mike