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November 30, 2008, 08:26 PM | #1 |
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Double action trigger pull question
As a carry piece, I pocket carry a 642- a sweet and concealable weapon. I find the trigger action fairly heavy, (and expected), and wonder what advice you might have regarding performing a trigger job on this model...As the hammer is encased, and double action is the only option, I think a lighter pull would only add effectiveness. When I asked my local dealer about this, they declined due to liability issues...Your thoughts?
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November 30, 2008, 08:45 PM | #2 | |
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Read this:
http://www.grantcunningham.com/blog_...rformance.html Quote:
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November 30, 2008, 08:46 PM | #3 | |
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http://www.grantcunningham.com/good_trigger.html
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November 30, 2008, 08:58 PM | #4 |
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Thank you for a lot of information I did not have re: triggers.....I now think that my issue might be with the width of the trigger- not the pull itself....During extended range shooting with the 642, my trigger finger always becomes sore- something that never happens with my other handguns....(All larger)....Any thoughts about changing that? Thanks...
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December 1, 2008, 01:58 PM | #5 |
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There is another factor that sort of gets glossed over, and that is hammer mass. Firing a primer requires a certain momentum, a combination of mass and speed. If a hammer with a low mass (as in a J Frame) has enough speed from a strong spring, all will be well. If a hammer of higher mass has a lighter spring, all will also be well. But combine a light hammer (especially one that has been "de-horned") with a light spring and you may find a bad guy being very unimpressed by a gun that goes "click."
So before going about tinkering with the springs on revolvers, especially small revolvers with light weight hammers, make sure you know what you are doing. And if you do a "trigger job" that weakens springs, and the gun is to be other than a "safe queen" or a range only gun, make sure it will continue to function even if cold or dirty. BTW, just buying commercial "light" springs does not guarantee that the will work; I have seen some revolvers that failed to function after such springs were installed. Jim |
December 2, 2008, 09:49 AM | #6 |
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Point taken. Thanks for the responses. I think I just need to strengthen my trigger finger and determine just how to make it fit better with the trigger itself...Thanks..:-)
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December 2, 2008, 04:26 PM | #7 |
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semi-solution
Find a competent professional pistolsmith and have a trigger job performed.
www.apwcogan.com www.americanpistol.com
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December 2, 2008, 08:13 PM | #8 |
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It is not always just a matter of getting a professional trigger job. I was at the range a year or so ago when one of the club members was showing around his S&W .357. He had sent the gun to one of the "name" pistolsmiths. It had the lightest DA trigger I have ever seen on a Smith and the SA pull was like unto a feather.
He loaded up, aimed, squeezed, and CLICK. He examined the gun and tried again. CLICK. After four more CLICKs he began to rant about the handloads, so someone gave him some factory ammo. CLICK. The primers were barely marked. Some nasty person (me) suggested that the super gunsmith had not done a very good job and had not even tested the gun when he was done. The nasty person was snappily informed that the work cost over $1000 and was done by a SUPER PISTOLSMITH who NEVER made mistakes. I shrugged and went back to shooting my own 586, which has a quite nice trigger pull (my work) and still goes BANG all the time. Jim |
December 10, 2008, 09:07 AM | #9 |
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ditto: "More than professional"
"Competent".
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December 10, 2008, 12:13 PM | #10 |
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My 642, like most off the rack DA pistols was stiff and scratchy when I got it.
Link any rack off the shelf gun, it has burrs, tool marks etc etc from the machining/castings. AND when I first started shooting it, my fingers got a little raw. It was gonna me my carry/pocket pistol. I knew I'd have to put several rounds through it before I could hit something reasonably well, and develope confidence in it (and me shooting it). A few thousand rounds later and tons of dryfiring its now smoother then a prom queens thighs. And my trigger finger had toughened up and go a little stronger. In stead of sending it out to some custom dude, I put my money into powder and primers, cast lots of bullets and learned to shoot the gun. I still go through a min of 200 rounds a week with it to keep in shape. Hard to beat investing you money in bullets down range when it comes to being able to shoot a gun, any gun.
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December 10, 2008, 12:31 PM | #11 |
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The serrations on many triggers hurt people's fingers. I prefer to remove them.
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