Trigger has no resistence suddenly

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Michaellaneous
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Trigger has no resistence suddenly

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hey, I recently got myself a rather nice looking original Mosin 1944. It was pretty old but up until today it was still shooting fine.
I wanted to go shooting again, but when I first tried to operate the bolt, it simply slid out of the back, and I noticed that the trigger had absolutely no resistance. It also didn't return anymore. I opened it up, and it seemed like the plate at the trigger was a bit loose? Bent? Not 100% sure really.

Here is an image, but I am not quite sure what you are supposed to be able to see. So if you need it from another angle, please tell. Thanks in advance.
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Either the sear spring is broken, or the screw is loose.
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Not really sure what broken means in this regard. It at least looks complete, maybe a bit bent?
How hard does the screw need to be tightened? It was very, very easy to loosen.

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Definitely a sear spring issue. And make sure the trigger pin doesn't get lost while you have it apart.
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Re: Trigger has no resistence suddenly

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Yeah I'll take care, I just cannot figure out what's wrong with the sear spring.

e: Alright, after making sure everything was proper again - because the sear spring looked perfect - and some proper screwing in, it all works now again. Thank you very much for the help. Turns out a loose screw was the cause of my worries.
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I bought a couple of "gunsmith specials' years back from Century that the only problem was the sear screw was loose.
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