1911 Hammer Issue

**cdi** · February 10th, 2010, 08:36 PM

I'm fairly new here too but I gunsmith for a living. I do lots of work on 1911's.
The best bet for the OP is to send the gun back to Springfield.

The hammer follow could be caused by a couple different things. The most likely cause ( I'm speculating because it's a used gun) is an improperly done trigger job.

**BigMikeM31** · February 10th, 2010, 10:11 PM

Just talked to SA earlier today. They said the sear was the problem. Apparently it was an aftermarket sear (and hammer, but the hammer was OK), so it wasn't covered by the warranty, but it only cost me $16.50. As far as I'm concerned, this was a very positive interaction with SA. I bought the gun used, it had already been tinkered with and not only did they honor the warranty even though the gun was used, but they didn't charge me any labor to do the work.

**Exbiker** · February 11th, 2010, 06:22 AM

Originally Posted by Shawn.L

If you adjust it (lycan know what hes talkin bout) as noted and it behaves dry, when you go to fire do a number of mags with just 2 in just in case it goes on ya.

That`s the type of service I have always gotten from SA, the best. That is why I continue to buy their products.