BADUNAME30
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A few days back i attempted to remedy and correct the issue.
The Pawl would only work if the gun was pointed downward indicating that the pawl would only work by gravity and not under spring pressure.
After disassembling the gun i could not get the spring or plunger to come out of the gun.Pulling on the spring did nothing but stretch the spring.
The hammer and pawl combination would not come out either indicating that the plunger was partialy forward just enough to prevent the pawl from being pulled past it.
I sprayed some Free All in there and allowed it to soak a day er 3 and today again attempted to remove the pawl.I pulled a bit harder on the spring/pawl assembly this time and it finaly pulled free of the gun.
I could now see that my suspicians were correct. The plunger was indeed partialy forward prohiting the pawl from being removed earlier. The soaking freed the plunger just enough to allow the pawl to be pulled past it while forcing the plunger back into it's channel.
Once the pawl was finaly removed i could see enough of the plunger exposed that i could get a tool in there and ease it back into it's channel. I was able to move it enough to 'break' it loose and pull it out.
This is what i found.
As you can see the plunger is literaly caked with crusted powder residue.
Enough to 'freeze' it into place and prevent it from moving at all.
After a bit more soaking, out of the gun,i was able to clean it up proper and she now works like she's supposed to.
In the end. Patience, some Free All and time solved this issue.
Jist thot i'd share.
BTW, this is a '200 Year' model in beautiful condition that i bought "broke".
The Pawl would only work if the gun was pointed downward indicating that the pawl would only work by gravity and not under spring pressure.
After disassembling the gun i could not get the spring or plunger to come out of the gun.Pulling on the spring did nothing but stretch the spring.
The hammer and pawl combination would not come out either indicating that the plunger was partialy forward just enough to prevent the pawl from being pulled past it.
I sprayed some Free All in there and allowed it to soak a day er 3 and today again attempted to remove the pawl.I pulled a bit harder on the spring/pawl assembly this time and it finaly pulled free of the gun.
I could now see that my suspicians were correct. The plunger was indeed partialy forward prohiting the pawl from being removed earlier. The soaking freed the plunger just enough to allow the pawl to be pulled past it while forcing the plunger back into it's channel.
Once the pawl was finaly removed i could see enough of the plunger exposed that i could get a tool in there and ease it back into it's channel. I was able to move it enough to 'break' it loose and pull it out.
This is what i found.
As you can see the plunger is literaly caked with crusted powder residue.
Enough to 'freeze' it into place and prevent it from moving at all.
After a bit more soaking, out of the gun,i was able to clean it up proper and she now works like she's supposed to.
In the end. Patience, some Free All and time solved this issue.
Jist thot i'd share.
BTW, this is a '200 Year' model in beautiful condition that i bought "broke".
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