I bought a Ugartechea boxlock as a project. I am not sure of the model, could be a falcon or 221. Looks like someone let it corrode badly, and then covered it up with Gunkote!
Anyway, it will not reliably cock the right hammer. If you really "snap" open the action it will cock, but not all the time. I pulled the bottom plate to see what is going on, and it almost looks like the sear is longer on that side. I measured the distance from the cocking rod (just as a point of reference) to the sear and it is .6 even on the left side (where it works) and about .590 on the right side. I have no way of knowing if this was ever replaced.
I am of course tempted to just start stoning the sear until it cocks reliably, but wondered if there was something else I should dig into before doing so.
I know working on the sear without being a trained, bonded and licensed gunsmith is going to end in disaster.
Thanks,
CHAZ
Last edited by Hoof; 06/28/12 12:44 AM.
