I'm currently looking for a sear for a Webley Junior pistol (and a barrel catch) and just in case I am looking for some advice.
As far as I know the sears are steel and not sintered. So--is it possible to heat it up with a butane blow lamp, to soften it then tap the front of the sear to either, hopefully bend it up a little or spread the metal upwards a bit.? Then how would I go about hardening it and /or tempering it to a suitable state?
I see Nibbs sell one but they state "May require some fitting. Will need hardening." which i think is pretty poor really.
Ideally someone will have an original one knocking about they can spare, but what do you reckon to the heating and tapping? Thanks