Smith 637 question...

[viking499]

The other day I picked up a Smith 442 Performance Center pistol and like it so far.

Now I feel the need for a Smith 637. Is it better to buy one of these in the PC model also or buy the cheaper, standard version and swap the springs on it to lighten up the trigger?

Anyone been in the same boat before?

Or done the spring swap and say that it changed your life?

Anyone with feedback from their 637 PC series?

 

[Big_Al]

I have a 637 PC Wyatt deep cover, the trigger is noticeable lighter & smoother than my non pc 638. Don't know if it's life changing but it's nicer to shoot.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

I bought my 637 as an ultralight understudy to my 3" M60 Pro Series. Except for the Pachmayr grips it's the basic, as-purchased version. Factory springs.



I was carrying a Ruger LCR, but I never found a load that it would shoot accurately in my hands -- the 637 by contrast shoots just fine. Recoil also seems less punishing than the LCR.

Personally I don't think it needs any Performance Center fairy dust sprinkled over it. I got it as a lightweight gun for bad situations at bad-breath distances.

 

[buck460XVR]

I have had a 637 for over two decades and between shooting it regularly and dryfiring regularly, the trigger has become pretty decent. Being what it is, I don't really know if a P.C. model is going to make that much difference for the price.

 

[Sox]

I had a conversation a few years ago with the S&W PC rep at NRA convention. I inquired as to the difference between the “Pro Series” and the “Performance Center” snubs.mhemtold me the P C guns had true action work, polishing etc. and the Pro guns only had lighter Springs!

Lately, the snubs I have played with at my dealer have had nice triggers, and feel like they might have lighter springs?

 

[nick22]

My daughter has the 637 performance center it's a nice shooter and I do like it a bit better than my 442.

 

[Haywood]

On all my J-Frames all I do is dry fire to smooth the action. Now that my hands are old and beat I shoot 100 rounds once in a while to stay in practice with my pocket gun. I don’t need it for competition so I don’t care to have lighter trigger pulls. My 9mm belt guns are also stock triggers.

 

[Jonesy814]

I had a conversation a few years ago with the S&W PC rep at NRA convention. I inquired as to the difference between the “Pro Series” and the “Performance Center” snubs.mhemtold me the P C guns had true action work, polishing etc. and the Pro guns only had lighter Springs!

Lately, the snubs I have played with at my dealer have had nice triggers, and feel like they might have lighter springs?

My model 60 Pro with an almost 13 pound trigger pull weight didn't seem to have anything done to the action. I installed Wolff reduced power main spring and 15# rebound spring along with polishing the rebound slide and where it rides in the frame. It's still a 10.8 pound pull, but so smooth you would guess it is more like 9.5#.