1911 half cock question

[jcaoloveshine]

Baer TRS 1911 (about 10K rounds).

When I pull the hammer bacj to half cock (right where it clicks), the trigger is stiff. However, if I pull the hammer slightly past half cock and release it back to half cock, the trigger is totally loose (if I pull the trigger, hammer doesn't fall).

No hammer follow when releasing slide, thumb and grip safety engages properly. Passes the function test.

For 1911 owners, does you half cock work like this too?

[ThatFishGuy]

Your disco didn't reset because the slide didn't cycle

[jcaoloveshine]

So is what I described normal?

[ThatFishGuy]

Well I'm not sure what you mean when you said you "push the hammer to half cock". Are you saying you pull the trigger, then ride the hammer to half cock? In any case, it sounds like the disco is not reseting, because there is no longer tension on the trigger bow. It only has spring pressure from your sear spring pushing on the leg of the disconnector.

[jcaoloveshine]

Oh sorry, "push" might have been confusing.

So, hammer is down.

When I pull the hammer by hand back to exactly half cock (right where it "clicks"), the trigger is totally stiff. However, if I rack the slide slightly past half cock, release the slide, and let the hammer go to half cock, the trigger is totally loose. if I pull the trigger, hammer doesn't fall.

Is that normal?

[heidad01]

OP, What is the use of the exercise you are describing?
Why do you have pressure on the trigger while you are sending the hammer to half cock, doing it by the slide or pulling back on the hammer???!

[soulbyte]

First, why are you pulling it back to rest on half cock? Half cock is a safety feature to catch the hammer in case it accidentally falls. And, I hope you're not dropping the slide on an empty chamber when you're testing for hammer follow. If you are, that's one messed up Les Baer.

[soulbyte]

Oh sorry, "push" might have been confusing.

So, hammer is down.

When I pull the hammer by hand back to exactly half cock (right where it "clicks"), the trigger is totally stiff. However, if I rack the slide slightly past half cock, release the slide, and let the hammer go to half cock, the trigger is totally loose. if I pull the trigger, hammer doesn't fall.

Is that normal?

Yes that's normal. Half cock is a safety feature. You should never use half cocked position for anything. If your hammer is ever in the half cocked position it's because your seat and hammer failed and the half cocked position caught your hammer to keep it from firing. Your trigger should not work in this position.

['ol shooter]

See the half cock? It's a hook on the hammer, not a shelf like the cocking notch, because it's meant to catch a falling hammer in case the cocking notch fails. Sometimes it is narrow, sometimes full width, depend on the hammer manufacturer. Because the sear is trapped in the hook, that is why it is hard to move the trigger, because the sear cannot move.