First, make sure that the sears snap up and down firmly as the little piano wire springs,or at least the left one, may be worn or broken.If that is not the problem, then the leg of the left sear needs to match the right one. The top of the sear that engages the hammer engages more to the center,but while the sears are out of the forend you can even the surface.My guess is that the bottom leg is in too far and when the hammer falls and the cocking rod moves forward, the sear does not rotate fully up.Cold bending is tricky and you may wish to use heat.A new left sear from Galazan is $75 plus shipping. So,go slowly. The little piano wire springs are $5. I make my own from spring wire.