Steve/Nate: This trigger is only 1 1/8 inches and it should be 1 3/4". Now I have to fine one.

Steve: I think you are absolutely right! I believe the problem is the trigger nose is too short. Do you have one I could buy from you?

Thanks Pete! I wonder if the model 71 trigger is the same? Might be worth a try.

I am wondering if it originally had the set trigger and a standard trigger was substituted and is not the same fit.

Thanks for all the suggestions. It is a puzzler.

Could it be a wrong trigger with a too short latching surface? Something must have been lost and replaced with an improper part when it was being reblued. The original owner died and his grandson found this rifle put away in the attic in this condition.

Something is not right! it is in the safety notch here.

Something is not right. It is in the safety notch.

I believe that it has the wrong hammer! See pix. Notice that the middle front of the hammer is not cut away. The pix shows the carrier in the position to allow the trigger in the safety notch.

I believe that it has the wrong hammer! The hammer does not have the relief in front to allow it to go forward to the safety notch when the carrier is all the way down with the lever closed.

Two pix of problem.

I am having trouble posting pictures.

Thanks for the welcome guys! I tried it with the butt stock off, and no change. The metal shows absolutely no wear, just some stock dings. It is a mystery why anyone would reblue it. Other than some heavy leading, the bore is perfect too. The hammer has the half cock and full cock notches too and if...

I was just asked to look at an 1886 Winchester 40/65 made in 1893. The owner had recently inherited it from someone who had passed away. The metal looked brand new, then I realized that it had a very fine recent reblue job. The trigger pull was very heavy and the action stiff. It does not click into...