After shooting around 60 rounds this afternoon, the trigger on my Impact froze in the cocked position and will barely move and will not fire. Has any one had this problem?
Is there a quick fix?
Thanks,
Tom
Is there a quick fix?
Thanks,
Tom
FX Impact Trigger Problem
- Thread starter TJE
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Have you checked that the grub screw holding your pellet probe has not worked it's way loose?
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Everything that should be tight, is tight. I have pulled the cover plate over the trigger mechanism, but I can't release the pressure on the trigger, so I am hesitant to take it apart.
Tom
Tom
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Try adjusting the big grub screen to the back of the trigger.
sorry miss typed!
grub screw bu the big one!
sorry miss typed!
grub screw bu the big one!
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You might have taken off the wrong cover. Take the trigger housing off located below the trigger. Take the 4 screws out of the trigger housing and with the gun upside down look at the trigger plate that the trigger comes out of.. The first screw (towards the muzzle) is your first stage travel screw. The next one is the huge screw that you don't need to mess with. Then comes the actual trigger itself. The next screw behind the trigger is the spring adjustment (probably don't need to mess with that) ... and then the next screw is the second stage adjustment screw. The last screw is your safety adjustment screw. After you finish with your adjustments and get the trigger working you will need to make sure the safety engages and may need to screw that safety screw in or out to get it working again.
I believe that you can get the gun working again simply be trying to make adjustments to the first stage screw and the second stage screw. The second stage screw may have lock tight on it and may require a little bit of heat to loosen up the lock tight
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For some tips at how the mechanism works you can go to Ernest Rowe's web sight where there is a small tutorial on how it works.
But you can fix almost anything with that trigger with those adjustment screws on the trigger plate
Hope this helps
John
I believe that you can get the gun working again simply be trying to make adjustments to the first stage screw and the second stage screw. The second stage screw may have lock tight on it and may require a little bit of heat to loosen up the lock tight
.
For some tips at how the mechanism works you can go to Ernest Rowe's web sight where there is a small tutorial on how it works.
But you can fix almost anything with that trigger with those adjustment screws on the trigger plate
Hope this helps
John
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Thanks for all of the help. I was able to talk to Ernest Rowe and he was able to guide me through the repair over the phone. You guys had it right. Some how the trigger got out of adjustment. It is now back to working fine.
Thanks again,
Tom
Thanks again,
Tom
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Good deal TJE, I know you are relieved to not have to send your gun back for repairs which could have took as much as a month to complete.
Last time I sent mine back to FX USA it took them 5 weeks to open the box ... I know because I had not heard from them for over a month and so I called and they told me the box was still sitting on the shelf ... said that they had a whole slew of guns come in at one time and hadn't gotten to it yet. I had asked them to do some warranty work on the regulator and for Ernest to give me a tune and it was shipped back with only the regulator fixed. I put a note in the box asking Ernest to tune it up for me and I would gladly pay whatever he wanted for the work ... the note was shipped back in the box with nothing done as far as the tune goes ... but then ... hey, at least they didn't charge me for it. Life does get complicated sometimes!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not commenting on FX USA or Ernest in a bad way ... they are just getting started up in NC and I know there are a lot of loose ends that appear which probably wouldn't happen in a outfit that had been around for a longer period of time ... but I'd be lying if I were to say that I wasn't a little disappointed.
Anyhoo, it is good that you have your gun working again.
Love, Live & Laugh
It's a short pony ride
John
Last time I sent mine back to FX USA it took them 5 weeks to open the box ... I know because I had not heard from them for over a month and so I called and they told me the box was still sitting on the shelf ... said that they had a whole slew of guns come in at one time and hadn't gotten to it yet. I had asked them to do some warranty work on the regulator and for Ernest to give me a tune and it was shipped back with only the regulator fixed. I put a note in the box asking Ernest to tune it up for me and I would gladly pay whatever he wanted for the work ... the note was shipped back in the box with nothing done as far as the tune goes ... but then ... hey, at least they didn't charge me for it. Life does get complicated sometimes!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not commenting on FX USA or Ernest in a bad way ... they are just getting started up in NC and I know there are a lot of loose ends that appear which probably wouldn't happen in a outfit that had been around for a longer period of time ... but I'd be lying if I were to say that I wasn't a little disappointed.
Anyhoo, it is good that you have your gun working again.
Love, Live & Laugh
It's a short pony ride
John
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It's really funny to me how most of these gun manufactures are un aware of thread pitch and fit. They need to make these parts with and interference fit so it doesn't work it's way loose so easily.
Glad you got you issue resolved!
Shoot safe!
Glad you got you issue resolved!
Shoot safe!
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I agree. I think some of the problem is fx won’t give exact details about how to set it up properly. As in start from scratch with step by step instructions.
Before Ernest went to fx he did do a video but we need more info.
Can’t help but feel there are a lot of liability issues.
Even for fellow forum members.
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