[ujiro]

Yeah I loctited the silver piece in place.

Leaf spring is in the right place. I suppose I could try putting in the guarder 150% hammer spring that I have (only used the stronger recoil spring). But the only thing that is weird is that it randomly worked, after I switched from the trigger that came with the Shooters Design real SV pistol grip to the original TM one, but then, for no reason, after roughly 8 successful cockings and returns of the hammer, it began to do the same thing again (only going halfway forward), and then, again for no reason, the hammer stopped catching at all. Now it is back to doing the half-cock thing again.

Leaf spring is in the right place. I will try the new hammer spring.
Illusion where art thou, indeed.