trigger is getting hard to pull

[Rasmuth]

My old Crosman 761xl....from the mid 1970's...still works great, but lately the trigger is getting more and more difficult to pull...and it gets worse the more pumps I put in the gun.

I'm not too mechanically inclined...anybody have a clue as to what might be happening and how to fix it?

[sghr220]

Hi there, my guess would be that sear surfaces are getting rough and old oil or grease getting caked with dust. If you could take it (the trigger group) apart a good polishing and lube of the sears (contact points) and the trigger pins will do wonders, and remember: DON'T change the sears angles.