Posted by John Liles on September 15, 2008, 6:15 pm, in reply to "Hunter One Trigger"
Hello, Does the gun fire on the same barrel regardless of the selector setting on the FIRST trigger pull? Or does the same barrel fire on the first pull when the selector is set for that barrel, but it takes two trigger pulls for the same barrel to fire when the selector is set for the other barrel. If so the condition could be the result of any of several conditions. Have you had the side plates off of the receiver? It is possible that the hammer spring (or hammer) is broken, or the seer is worn for that barrel so that it never re-cocks when the the action is opened. All of these conditions are discernable upon sidelock removal and inspection. My point here is that it may not be a trigger problem. Yes, the Hunter-One Trigger can be an evil troublesome rascal to repair, but if it is to blame there is at least one thing you can try before resorting to a third party money dump if you are at least moderately mechanically inclined. 1)Have the correct screw-drivers on hand to remove the sideplates with-out marring either the screws or the sideplates. 2) After cocking the action by fully opening the breech, remove the sideplates with the hammers cocked. Here you will possibly rule out the seer/hammer/hammer-spring scenario. If the hammer for the non-firing barrel is not in the cocked position, congratulations, it's likely not a trigger problem. If both hammers are cocked....3) With both sideplates off of the receiver, move the barrel selector to the other barrel. 4) Re-install the sideplates. The sideplates should slide smoothly and with firm pressure by hand without any screws so that they are nearly flush with the adjacent stock wood. If not, move the selector back and forth and try again. I had the same problem you're describing on an O grade ejector gun after a third party glass bedding job. I accidently stumbled through the same procedure I describe here in the hopes of not having to ship the old family heirloom off again and it solved the problem completely. Hope the longwinded dissertation will be of some help. John