fireman 9731
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With rebound slide bearing surfaces being pretty important in the big picture of trigger quality, I don't understand why Smith & Wesson cant smooth them up before they leave the factory.
Heavy J frame trigger pull
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I tossed the 13lb Wilson rebound spring in my model 60 tonight. I decided to leave the factory main spring in to make sure I have reliablity since this is my only CCW right now. The double action feels alot lighter. Still over my gages 8lb max. But I say it went from approx 12-13 lbs to about 9-10 lbs. My single action went from 3.5 to 2.5. I didn't do any polishing but am dry firing the hell out of it with snap caps. It seems to be getting better already.
With the 13lb spring it seemed a little easy to short stroke the action at first. But the more I work it the better that's getting too. I think a few thousand or so dry fires should really help things out
With the 13lb spring it seemed a little easy to short stroke the action at first. But the more I work it the better that's getting too. I think a few thousand or so dry fires should really help things out
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Yea I'm really happy with the results. Its just a really cheap trigger scale. I picked it up cause I needed a few more bucks on an order to get free shipping and use a promo code a while back. So it was essentially free LOL. Anyways looking forward to hearing the OP's results.
Heavy, gritty trigger is the name of the game with an out of the box J frame.
I love my J frames, but when they're brand new, their actions will make you wonder just why you paid so much for it.
Even worse were the "improved I frame" revolvers. heavier and at least as gritty as a J.
Luckily, they respond well to some polishing and removing the rough edges of the rebound slide.
That, and shoot them a lot. They definitely get better with use.
Even the 586/686 get better with use, and they're pretty great to begin with.
The pull weight of the J frame is the hard obstacle to overcome. But, a heavy, slick trigger beats a light gritty trigger.
I'll take the action of a well used, stock J frame over the horrid abortion of a trigger pull Glocks come with.
I love my J frames, but when they're brand new, their actions will make you wonder just why you paid so much for it.
Even worse were the "improved I frame" revolvers. heavier and at least as gritty as a J.
Luckily, they respond well to some polishing and removing the rough edges of the rebound slide.
That, and shoot them a lot. They definitely get better with use.
Even the 586/686 get better with use, and they're pretty great to begin with.
The pull weight of the J frame is the hard obstacle to overcome. But, a heavy, slick trigger beats a light gritty trigger.
I'll take the action of a well used, stock J frame over the horrid abortion of a trigger pull Glocks come with.
Eddietruett
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I have had several Model 60's that were a little stronger than I desired. Did the same thing suggested above. I put in a Wolff Kit with the 8lb main and 14 return. Also carefully polished the rebound rebound slide and it will make all the difference in the world. I've never tried the dry fire way on a Smith. I did try it on a Ruger SP101 that was horrible. Everyone told me to dryfire it watching TV. I must have pulled the trigger 10k times and it might have helped a little but not enough to make it a fun gun to shoot. It found another home quick. Keep in mind that NO SPRING KIT will replace a professional action job if done by a really gun gunsmith. For my Smiths that are daily shooters, I normally replace the rebound spring with a 13 or 14 lb rebound spring. Some I will change the mainspring to the reduced power Wolf mainspring and some I'll leave alone, but on my several hunting and target guns I will let my gunsmith smooth them out. I've found that lighter sometimes is not as important as smooth. Springs can make lighter but it takes someone who knows what they are doing to really make an action smooth.
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