Help on JC Higgins Semi Auto 22

dwade7551

October 04, 2010 15:00

I have a basket case JC Higgins Model 36 22 Semi Auto. I have downloaded the manuals and also have the Gun Digest Rimfire Assembly Book. However none of them show detailed photos of the sear and sear spring. I cannot for the life of me figure the relationship, maybe I have identified the wrong spring. I assume the coil of the spring goes around the sear pivot pin, and that one leg bears on the sear to keep it up against the hammer and that one leg bears against the trigger housing. Could someone post pics or drawings to help? It also appears that the disconnector is missing, which Numrich has, but if anyone has a pic of it and the correct spring that would help also.

Thanks,
Dale

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  mrs102

  October 04, 2010 18:21

  I can't help with the parts or reassembly, but I did check the cross-over chart in the Blue Book of Gun Values. It says yours is the same as a Marlin Model 80. Perhaps you can find better or different exploded diagrams/assembly/dissaembly instructions for the Marlin to help with your problem.

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  11b6r

  October 05, 2010 00:01

  High Standard Model 34 (JC Higgins had 2 guns that were Model 36- the bolt action was a Marlin 80)

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  JohnStimson

  October 05, 2010 01:46

  There were a number of the aluminum receiver .22 rifles that High Standard made for Sears - 28,29,30,31,33,34,35,36. None of the semi-auto aluminum framed rifles were sold by High Standard with this high standard name on them with the possible exception of some sold to to service men stationed out of the country in the middle 1950's
  
  All of the semi-autos were evolved from the model 30 and there are many common parts.
  
  As to the sear spring, the sear spring goes in legs upward with the coil around the sear pivot pin. The leg with the bent tip goes to the right in the "V" shaped pocket on the right of the receiver. The other leg goes forward of the tab of the right side of the sear which contacts the sear bar. The disconnector is on the sear bar. There are at least a couple of variations of the sear bar ans its spring.

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  dwade7551

  October 05, 2010 04:09

  Thanks for everyones help. I got out a magnifying glass and studied the photos in the Gun Digest Firearms Assembly Rimfire Rifles Book on the Chapter on the Sears Model 31. You can see the sear and spring assembly in photo (9) where the cartridge carrier is illustrated. I was able to determine that what I thought was the sear spring was the disconnector spring. I now have entire trigger group assembled with the exception of the disconnector (which is missing). Numrich website indicates that they have one. I will order it and keep my fingers crossed. Thanks again for everyones generous help.
  
  Regards,
  Dale

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