Metric FAL trigger issue

ARJake · January 25, 2011, 15:11

I have an Imbel FAL CAI model. I bought it and never really shot it much. I took it out this weekend and adjusted the gas system correctly. But now it will fire its first round, eject the casing, strip the 2nd round from the mag and chamber, then I go to pull the trigger and it seems mushy and will not fire. The hammer is back but the trigger won't get it to work. I worked the safety selector up and down alittle bit, but it didnt help.

When I took it home and stripped it down, I can take a pin and put alittle pressure underneath the hammer and it will help to engage it.

I have read this is a common problem, but it is hard to locate the exact issue through this board.

Do I need a HST, or compelete HST and spring set from Falcon? The safety selector looks like it has been ground on. Do I need to get a new selector also?

I am new to FAL's but I have several AR Platforms. Thanks for any help.

**Hoot G** · January 25, 2011, 16:59

Sounds like the trigger reset spring/plunger assembly might be weak or dirty. That's the first thing I'd check. Did you push the trigger forward to see if it would reset?

Selector ground on, well, it depends on what was taken off. Pics, or a better description, would help.

Another thought, did it work ok before you adjusted the gas? How did you determine the correct gas setting?

Inch or metric lower?

Blood of Tyrants · January 25, 2011, 18:06

CAI has CRAPPY HTS installed in theirs. Polishing the trigger return pin (inside the spring at the back of the trigger). If that doesn't then replace the HTS with a quality set.

ARJake · January 25, 2011, 18:40

It wasn't working correctly before I adjusted the gas, I just didn't think it was resetting the hammer completely. So I adjusted the gas just to make sure it was fully cycling. I will pull out the hammer return spring and see if I can clean it up. Thanks for the quick replies.

Anyone still let me know your thoughts.

**Hoot G** · January 25, 2011, 18:53

Trigger reset, not hammer. It's the little nubbin looking thingy behind the trigger.

Can you duplicate the problem by hand cycling the action?

January 25, 2011, 15:11	#1
ARJake Registered FALaholic #: 62653 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kenova, WV Posts: 2	Metric FAL trigger issue I have an Imbel FAL CAI model. I bought it and never really shot it much. I took it out this weekend and adjusted the gas system correctly. But now it will fire its first round, eject the casing, strip the 2nd round from the mag and chamber, then I go to pull the trigger and it seems mushy and will not fire. The hammer is back but the trigger won't get it to work. I worked the safety selector up and down alittle bit, but it didnt help. When I took it home and stripped it down, I can take a pin and put alittle pressure underneath the hammer and it will help to engage it. I have read this is a common problem, but it is hard to locate the exact issue through this board. Do I need a HST, or compelete HST and spring set from Falcon? The safety selector looks like it has been ground on. Do I need to get a new selector also? I am new to FAL's but I have several AR Platforms. Thanks for any help.

January 25, 2011, 16:59	#2
Hoot G What, me worry? Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 23207 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South MS Posts: 2,076	Sounds like the trigger reset spring/plunger assembly might be weak or dirty. That's the first thing I'd check. Did you push the trigger forward to see if it would reset? Selector ground on, well, it depends on what was taken off. Pics, or a better description, would help. Another thought, did it work ok before you adjusted the gas? How did you determine the correct gas setting? Inch or metric lower? __________________ Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill Always have a go-to-hell plan.

January 25, 2011, 18:06	#3
Blood of Tyrants Registered FALaholic #: 1244 Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 2,843	CAI has CRAPPY HTS installed in theirs. Polishing the trigger return pin (inside the spring at the back of the trigger). If that doesn't then replace the HTS with a quality set. __________________ From time to time the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Thomas Jefferson One day, in the not too distant future, good men and women like those that serve in Iraq, will decide that the United States isn't worth fighting for and the blame will be squarely on the shoulders of the DemocRat Party.

January 25, 2011, 18:53	#5
Hoot G What, me worry? Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 23207 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South MS Posts: 2,076	Trigger reset, not hammer. It's the little nubbin looking thingy behind the trigger. Can you duplicate the problem by hand cycling the action? __________________ Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill Always have a go-to-hell plan.

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January 25, 2011, 18:40	#4
ARJake Registered FALaholic #: 62653 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kenova, WV Posts: 2	It wasn't working correctly before I adjusted the gas, I just didn't think it was resetting the hammer completely. So I adjusted the gas just to make sure it was fully cycling. I will pull out the hammer return spring and see if I can clean it up. Thanks for the quick replies. Anyone still let me know your thoughts.