Posted by: Micah Michalski on December 15, 2002 at 15:19:16

the early firing does sound like hammer/sear wear to me. Your safety could also be messed up. have you tried taking it out and looking at it? I'm not sure of your year, bbut mine has a little set screw. Do you really ues your safety any way? Just clear your barrel before you leave the field and it's not needed. as long as it still cocks reilably and shoots reilably, you should be fine. About the gritty pumpstroke. I had that for a long time and couldnt figure out what to do. I just recently (after getting back from vegas) I bought a crest spin brush (like $2 with a coupon) and I scrubed the inside of the body with some rubbing alcohol. I don't have any kind of a rough grind there like I used to. I also took a very very warn barrel hone and ran it inside of the pump. That smoothed that out really well too. The spin brush is great for scrubbing almost anything too. Best cleaning purchace ever! Hope I could be atleast a little helpful ... -Micah : Hi Guys, : Before I call Mike, I thought I'd run this by everyone here. I did my annual overhaul for my Phantom a while back (new springs, o-rings, and a deep clean) and since then have noticed that my pump stroke seems a bit grittier. Then, the other day I discovered that when the safety is engaged I can still fire the marker by pulling on the trigger. Just that little bit of movement sets it off. I can't find anything that looks visibly broken/worn, and the gun functions fine through the problem. I just want to figure out what's going on and fix anything before it gets out of hand. I'm also worried that the firing through the safety might be a symptom of a sear/hammer problem or something. By the way, I haven't replaced any internal parts except springs and o-rings in over 5 years. Thanks, : Wes

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