Just tried it again and it works fine, weird. Can't believe I missed the little slot for the spring the 50 someodd times I tried it. Thanks guys. I want to reitterate that I have no issues with jim's work, EVER, and will continue to use him. Was just 4 o'clock in the morning when I was fighting with it and I thought someone might be awake to help. Do you folks recommend altering the cocking piece at all to make the saftey work better? Everything seems fine.