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Old May 3, 2018, 10:38 PM   #1
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Tarus tracker trigger job info?

Im looking for good resources of info to aid me in a trigger job on a tracker in 41 mag. Typical taurus it is long, very heavy and a bit gritty, hoping lots of action polishing wil smooth it up and make it feel lighter.
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Old May 4, 2018, 06:32 AM   #2
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Internals are similar (if not identical) to Smith and Wesson. Wolff makes spring kits for them. Some polishing and a reduced power trigger return spring will probably fix it.
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Old May 4, 2018, 10:18 AM   #3
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Oh no kidding? Cool. And thanks. Im gonna try just polishing first, ran into to many ignotion issues when tinkering with springs in the past.
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Old May 4, 2018, 12:27 PM   #4
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You can just change the springs for a poor man's trigger job. You don't tinker with springs, you put a light one in.
However, the operative word for "action polishing" is 'polishing'. As in no metal removal. No use of files or rotary tools. It's done with a cloth wheel and jeweller's rouge(eye protection is essential) plus a whole bunch of patience.
"...(if not identical)..." No rebound slide.
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Old May 4, 2018, 01:14 PM   #5
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If you want to smooth the internals on S&W or similar revolvers, I highly recommend Jerry Michulek's "Trigger Job" video. It gives a good overview on what surfaces to polish and how to do it. It also covers which areas not to touch, which is extremely important.

Periodically, I look at the revolver gunsmithing videos on youtube, and none of them come close to Jerry's video. His video costs about $20, and I think it is worth it.

If you want lots more info about S&W trigger jobs, I wrote a long article on this subject which is available on my blog at the link below.

Improving the trigger on Smith & Wesson Revolvers
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Old May 4, 2018, 03:36 PM   #6
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Internals are similar (if not identical) to Smith and Wesson.
Although they look a lot like S&Ws, and were originally produced under S&W license, Taurus revolvers bear very little resemblance to a S&W anymore. They are basically a spring-works gun any more. Doing a trigger job is relatively simple unless you don't understand how things work.
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