Hammerli International 208/211/215

Hammerli 208
Sight Adjustments

Clockwise down.
Clockwise right.
1 click = 10mm @ 25m

Trigger Adjustments
Trigger weight adjustment
Trigger Weight

Insert allen key through hole in trigger guard into the trigger adjustment screw.
Turn clockwise to increase trigger weight.


Trigger stop adjustment
Trigger Stop

Strip pistol as described below.
Loosen locking screw, pull down trigger guard and adjust trigger stop screw (as indicated in photo). Clockwise to decrease back-lash.
Manual recommends back-lash should be no more than two to three tenths of a millimetre.


Stripping
Stripping Hammerli 208

Check pistol is unloaded and remove magazine. Leave slide in forward position.
Loosen screw at rear (below rear sight) and remove the complete rear sight assembly by pulling the latter out backwards.
Remove the forward barrel weight by loosening the screw(s) and sliding forward.
Remove the slide thus: Hold the pistol with the right hand, pull the trigger guard fully downwards and push this to the left with the right index finger. Now pull the slide back to the full extent of its travel, lift it up, and let it glide forward so as to leave the barrel freely.

To reassemble, proceed in reverse order.


Accuracy testing of a 208 in the Hammerli factory