Knight Bighorn firing pin help

[Crunchy]

OK, the tiny little spring in the middle of the pic needs a home.  I disassembled the firing pin and got distracted for a few hours.  Now I cannot remember where the pin goes.  Any experts help me out?

[HntnFsh]

I think it goes under the sharp dome shaped part that helps keep the safety held in the safe or fire position

[Crunchy]

No there is already a spring there.  Good guess though

[HntnFsh]

Had mine apart recently and remember the spring,but location is evading me. I can pull mine apart and take a look in the morning.

[HntnFsh]

Another guess. It's the spring that keeps the trigger in the forward position?

I'll look tomorrow.

[Crunchy]

Another guess. It's the spring that keeps the trigger in the forward position?

I'll look tomorrow.

I bet that is it.  The trigger didn't feel right.  Just need to know exactly where it goes.

[LDennis24]

@Sabotloader

He knows exactly where it goes. Seems like he helped someone on this very issue before.

[HntnFsh]

Is this one in place?
If not I'll dig deeper.

[HntnFsh]

I havent tore my trigger completely apart yet, but it sure looks like that spring goes behind the trigger adjustment screw and locking nut. I can look through the tiny hole behind the screw and see the spring working with a magnifying glass when I work the trigger. The spring in the last pic I put up is too big to be the one your showing.

[Crunchy]

that first pic yes that spring is in place.  the one in my pic is much smaller

[elksnout]

Pull up the Bighorn trigger assembly online??

elksnout

[HntnFsh]

I'm positive it's the spring behind the trigger adjustment screw. It looks like you can pull the screw and put the spring in.

I looked for a schematic online. No luck.

[HntnFsh]

Any luck?

[Crunchy]

Any luck?

yes and no.  I put the trigger back together and it works, still needs adjustment.  Makes me wonder if that spring was part of the trigger assembly or just happened to be in the area I was pulling the trigger apart.  I was ticked off enough about it that I bought a new muzzleloader today haha. 

[RobinHoodlum]

Looking at mine now. Fairly certain this spring... DISREGARD.

Closer inspection - my best guess from the feel of the trigger and visual inspection is that it sits between the forward upper part of the trigger and the aluminum trigger pack housing. There is spring tension there, but I don't want to pull it completely apart.

[Crunchy]

there already is a spring there, unless it goes inside the bigger spring

[ctwiggs1]

If you call Knight, they do pick up the phone.  They’re very responsive with emails as well.  Great customer service.  When I had a trigger issues, the GM himself reached out and walked me through the problem (my fault).

[HntnFsh]

I still think its the one behind the trigger tension adjustment screw. Did you pull that screw and check?

At least you got a new muzzy out of it.

[Crunchy]

THERE ARE TWO SPRINGS IN IT CURRENTLY. 

[HntnFsh]

THERE ARE TWO SPRINGS IN IT CURRENTLY.

Sorry, I misunderstood your post.

[Crunchy]

I still think its the one behind the trigger tension adjustment screw. Did you pull that screw and check?

At least you got a new muzzy out of it.

You have me scratching my head.  I Hate to pull the trigger apart again, but let me check

[IFunk]

@Sabotloader

He knows exactly where it goes. Seems like he helped someone on this very issue before.

If anyone knows, it's Sabotloader.   

[Crunchy]

Yeah, I am done messing with it for the most part.  I have had this gun for 10-15 years.  Never had an issue with it, but never really hunted a lot with it.  This year hunted muzzy elk.  Twice during my hunt, I got back to camp and attempted to dry fire it with no luck.  The trigger wouldn't release.  First time I took it home couple of drops of oil, and blew it off with air.  Seemed to work.  Hunted a few more days and same thing happened after a day in the woods.  Trigger would not release.  Sprayed it down with WD and penetrating oil and after 24 hrs. still could not get the trigger to release.  Disassembled it, not so gently, cleaned it, and had some trouble getting it back together with those two retaining clips.  $200 bucks for a new trigger is what Knight wants.  Think I paid 300 for the gun new 15 years ago.  Plus the new gun was $800 lol.  Gunsmith would probably be as much as the new trigger.  So I will probably buy a new trigger and put this thing in the back of the safe so I don't have to look at it.

[Crunchy]

I got the new trigger.  Nice one, Timney.  Everything works fine now.  Took it to the range, fired it once, cleaned it and to the back of the safe it goes.  New muzzleloader gets a workout with load development.