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Old October 5, 2008, 01:58 PM   #1
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Ruger Blackhawk question

Have any of you changed the springs out in your blackhawk? I am talking about the trigger spring and the hammer spring. I am looking at getting the Wolf springs kit for it but I want to know how difficult the install was before i bought it. Is it something you can do yourself or do you need a gunsmith to do it?
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Old October 5, 2008, 02:04 PM   #2
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Old October 5, 2008, 02:14 PM   #3
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Is there anything I should give extra attention to when taking it apart?
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Old October 5, 2008, 09:18 PM   #4
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I installed the Wolfe spring kit in 2 of my 45's several years ago. The instructions are first rate and you should have NO problem doing this. Besides, there are not a LOT of moving pasrt to worry about. Single actions are pretty simple.
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Old October 6, 2008, 11:48 AM   #5
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Changing the hammer and trigger springs are not difficult. The base pin spring that comes with the kit requires a special driver tip. If you don't want the new base pin spring installed, you got no problem.
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If you really want to be impressed, check out one that's been tuned by having a 90 degree sear done to it.
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