kirkcdl Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I just got an Elite Match in 9mm,and the hammer goes to half-cock every round.I got it used,and I'm certain it has a relatively high round count.What do I need to fix or replace?There's not enough momentum to fire from this position,so I have to manually cock the hammer every round... Also,what spring do I change to bump up the trigger pull weight?I had an EM in .40 years ago,but this new-to-me gun has a trigger that's too light for my comfort,I'd like to add 2 lbs or so... Thanks in advance,all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstagn Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Probably hammer, sear and the rest of the fire control system including springs if it has a high round count, have a good gunsmith look at it .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngeyes Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Welcome to the Forums. If a trigger pull is too light, that can happen. A worn sear or other parts of the trigger group, can also cause it. Gunsmith time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmarsamson Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Heck prabably lock on the reset. Adjust the srew on the trigger. It happend with my match in the middle of a competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkcdl Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Ok,to add some info-when the hammer fully cocked,I can push the hammer forward to half-cock with my finger,but to get it to move beyond that I have to pull the trigger...Could that mean the sear is worn out?Or the sear spring? Edited March 19, 2015 by kirkcdl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Ok,to add some info-when the hammer fully cocked,I can push the hammer forward to half-cock with my finger,but to get it to move beyond that I have to pull the trigger...Could that mean the sear is worn out?Or the sear spring? The sear sounds like its rounded off. If its a stock sear, that can happen fairly easily. Also if the overtravel screw is set too tight on the trigger, it will cause the sear to hit the hammer hooks when the hammer goes down and that will round the edge of the sear off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkcdl Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Thanks for the response,Nealio.Please explain what you mean by too tight,do you mean the overtravel screw is allowing too much or too little overtravel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvincent Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Too little over travel. Pull the trigger and hold it and work the hammer fully fore and aft with your thumb You should feel no contact with the sear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkcdl Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Okay,did that,cvincent,didn't notice any contact,but I did notice that when I just rack the slide the hammer follows the slide to half-cock,so I'm thinking a rounded sear as Nealio said...SIGH...Guess I need to buy a sear...Now,can anybody tell me how to increase the trigger pull,or will a new sear take care of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvincent Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Is that a SA only or DA/SA? You will probably notice some increase in trigger pull with a new sear and hammer. I guess it would depend on what's in the gun now. If it has lighter springs you could go to factory springs. I have a limited SA only with all factory springs and a 2 lb trigger. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Okay,did that,cvincent,didn't notice any contact,but I did notice that when I just rack the slide the hammer follows the slide to half-cock,so I'm thinking a rounded sear as Nealio said...SIGH...Guess I need to buy a sear...Now,can anybody tell me how to increase the trigger pull,or will a new sear take care of that? Yeah get that new sear first. Right now it sounds like you have 0 resistance from the sear and hammer. If that's not enough, you can put a new hammer spring in it. If you could get it on a trigger pull gauge and post the pull weight for us it would help us figure out what needs to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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