A trade might make sense. I'm also thinking that you might be able to swap out the hammer. It's a pretty modular gun.
Brownells lists the hammer assembly for $31. They also have the spring kits I mentioned earlier for $9 - $10 depending on manufacturer. Believe me, if I can work on this gun without screwing it up, then it should be really easy for any qualified gunsmith. And they have to remove the hammer to replace the springs, so changing the hammer would be zero incremental effort, unless it needed some fitting or something.
I'd recommend a visit to a good gunsmith for a quote.
Brownells page:
http://www.brownells.com/search/index.h ... &ksubmit=y
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- Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:28 pm
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- Topic: Revolver Trigger Lightening
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- Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:11 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Revolver Trigger Lightening
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Re: Revolver Trigger Lightening
Ahh, that makes more sense. The problem is that you don't want to go too low on the DA pull with a revolver, even if it were possible. I'm thinking a new SP101 with exposed hammer might fit the bill nicely (just in case you are looking for an excuse to buy another gun)Abraham wrote:Thanks all!
I neglected to mention this is a spurless hammer model, so it's strictly DA only.
Seriously though, I loved the gun before, but I really love it now that I have worked on the trigger. Taking it apart and seeing how solid every part was just made me love it all the more. There is something nice about seeing nothing but solid metal parts in this age of plastic guns.
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 3:55 pm
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Re: Revolver Trigger Lightening
I have the same gun. (Actually my second of the model. The first was lost in a divorce).
I'm assuming you are referencing the DA trigger pull as the SA pull is pretty light out of the box. Personally, I would not want the DA pull to be that low on a revolver for safety reasons. That said, you can lighten the pull quite a bit by switching out the hammer spring and the trigger return spring. There are spring kits available from all of the usual sources.
I switched the springs on mine and polished up the internal contact surfaces, along with installing some hammer shims. That, plus just pulling the trigger (a lot) gave me a nice smooth, and light trigger in both SA and DA. It is now my 16 year old daughter's favorite gun. Although she still finds the DA pull too hard and always cocks it first at the range.
I found this gun easy to work on (about on par with switching out parts on a Glock), so you might well be able to make this a DIY job if you want. One word of warning, with the lightest springs installed, I was getting light primer strikes on my .357 range ammo, so I moved to the next higher springs.
I'm assuming you are referencing the DA trigger pull as the SA pull is pretty light out of the box. Personally, I would not want the DA pull to be that low on a revolver for safety reasons. That said, you can lighten the pull quite a bit by switching out the hammer spring and the trigger return spring. There are spring kits available from all of the usual sources.
I switched the springs on mine and polished up the internal contact surfaces, along with installing some hammer shims. That, plus just pulling the trigger (a lot) gave me a nice smooth, and light trigger in both SA and DA. It is now my 16 year old daughter's favorite gun. Although she still finds the DA pull too hard and always cocks it first at the range.
I found this gun easy to work on (about on par with switching out parts on a Glock), so you might well be able to make this a DIY job if you want. One word of warning, with the lightest springs installed, I was getting light primer strikes on my .357 range ammo, so I moved to the next higher springs.