doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Lc w/single trigger fires on closing?

I had an Elsie with DT's that would fire on closing. Returned that one to the seller.

"Is this a FWE series Smith or a Standard frame- as the safety on a FW and FWE with the HOT has to be set up just a bit differently?"
Foxy, where did you make this up? It doesn't make any difference if the gun is an FW or FW E, the safety is still manual because now there is no room for the safety slide. The difference between the FW and Regular frame in a HOT gun is that an FW that came with two triggers and you wanted it converted to a HOT, two things have to be done, one more wood has to be mortised out where the triggers assembly is, and a channel has to be milled out in the top tang area for the spur lever to rise on the second firing. On a Regular frame only the wood has to be mortised out as these frames are larger.

As to bad mouthing Dr. Drew and Dr. Stubbendieck, Dr. Drew is too nice of a person to post anything negative, and Dr. Jim S I believe doesn't post here at all, but their knowledge of "elsies" I believe, far exceeds yours.

Francis: Jerry now maintains his own site http://elsiesmith.boardhost.com/index.php
and I stand on my recomendations for HOT repair.
As has been said before, HOTs work great...until they don't

I have owned to LC's with Hunter One Triggers (HOT) and both worked well. I had one issue with a gun doubling after it came back from a refinish that was resolved byslightly loosening a screw.

The triggers are reliable, though they are sensitive and in the hands of the over aggressive or untutored a challenge.

As for Dr. Drew and Dr. Stubbendieck, I have benefited from their knowledge and advice on the LC Association board and am grateful to them for it. I am sad for those who feel the need to stray from the focus of our board which is the exchange of double gun knowledge and our affection for the guns.

Bill, I had one in the shop that did that. Trouble was a broken selector spring.

"As to bad mouthing Dr. Drew and Dr. Stubbendieck, Dr. Drew is too nice of a person to post anything negative, and Dr. Jim S I believe doesn't post here at all, but their knowledge of "elsies" I believe, far exceeds yours."

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Doc Drew will "turn the other cheek"....me; I ain't that spiritual yet. FOX; YOU'RE A GRADE A JERK.
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I gotta side with Patriot USA and the others on this one!

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The Rolex thing was a little far fetched....he should have said works like a cheap Timex.

Mark, I'll have you look at it at Sagola show. Thanks to all for advice. Regards, Bill

Jerry Andrews is a good guy that does great work at fair prices. He repaired an Elsie stock for me quickly and for a much better price than I could find elsewhere. He has always been more than willing to help when I needed some technical advice.
CHAZ