I picked up a Colt 1903 Hammerless (type III) and have a problem where the pistol will fire, eject and chamber a new cartridge but will not fire on the second shot. I have to manually cycle the slide ejecting the new bullet and then it will fire one more time but then not fire the next cartridge etc. Has anyone experienced this phenomenon or heard of this happening before in this or other type of pistol?
When this occurred today, I tried using six different types of ammo - American Eagle, Winchester, Magtech, Hornady Critical Defense and two of my own loads. A mix of 60 and 71 grain bullets. They all had the same problem.
So I am thinking maybe the spring isn't sending the slide all the way back to reset the hammer? Or maybe a more complicated problem with the sear worn down which is way out of my area of expertise. If you have any ideas please let me know, I appreciate it.
Paul
P.S. - I'm new to the forum and found it through the efforts of EddieCoyle (from this forum) who developed a fantastic Savage Model 1907 site (I have one of those also). The site is a wealth of information on these old pocket pistols. Thanks for doing that, it's great!
When this occurred today, I tried using six different types of ammo - American Eagle, Winchester, Magtech, Hornady Critical Defense and two of my own loads. A mix of 60 and 71 grain bullets. They all had the same problem.
So I am thinking maybe the spring isn't sending the slide all the way back to reset the hammer? Or maybe a more complicated problem with the sear worn down which is way out of my area of expertise. If you have any ideas please let me know, I appreciate it.
Paul
P.S. - I'm new to the forum and found it through the efforts of EddieCoyle (from this forum) who developed a fantastic Savage Model 1907 site (I have one of those also). The site is a wealth of information on these old pocket pistols. Thanks for doing that, it's great!