SP101 trigger job

[Action_Can_Do]

Hello everyone. I have a ruger SP101 that I love, but the trigger on that gun is the worst I've ever seen on a revolver. I was wondering what it's going to set me back to have a gunsmith slick it up and how much of an improvement can I expect. I know that smaller frame revolvers never have triggers as nice as their bigger brothers. The creep in this trigger has to be felt to be believed. It's going to be my self-defense gun if I can get it working right.

 

[mjrodney]

My bride's SP-101 was worked on by Grant Cunningham, out on the west coast.

An amazing difference, I'll have to say. We are very pleased with his work.

We paid less than $200, maybe $180, and it was worth every penny.

www.grantcunningham.com

 

[nelson133]

I dry fired my SP101 about 1000 times and the trigger smoothed out real well. It cost a lot less than $180.

 

[treebeard]

I came really close to getting an SP101, but steered away from it just because of it's horrible trigger. I called a master gunsmith that I was referred to and he told me it would be $120 for a real smooth trigger job.

 

[19-3Ben]

I'll second Nelson. Just keep dryfiring it.

I've never heard that a small revolver can't have as good of a trigger as a larger gun. Are you sure about that?

 

[Old Fuff]

I've never heard that a small revolver can't have as good of a trigger as a larger gun. Are you sure about that?

In terms of of being reliable under all conditions, that's true of double-action trigger pulls. The lockwork, especially the hammer is lighter in weight and doesn't impact the primer as hard. Then the pivot points between the hammer and trigger are closer together, so the trigger doesn't have the leverage that larger-framed guns do. To overcome all this, manufacturers use heavier springs - which many owners switch out - but this comes at some cost in reliability.

When it comes to single-action trigger pulls, small framed revolvers can be the equal of larger ones.

 

[rj112275]

easy trigger job

polish all the internal parts. replace the main spring with a wolf spring. i like the 10lb spring. it took only a bit of Flitz polish and a felt wheel on my dremel tool. over all about $20 of stuff and some time. i really got to know the inside of the sp101 after work... tweek... work... tweek...

some snapcaps and lots of dryfiring got boring. easy job. if you do it yourself, it will make you proud you did.

 

[lawson]

Buy Ammo/Use Up/Repeat

Shoot 250 rounds per week for a month and see if you still need that trigger job.

 

[MK11]

Probably will. I'm a big SP101 fan but a big part of the problem in addition to the grittinness of the pull are the sharp edges of the trigger. Whether you do that on your own or send it out, those should be addressed.

 

[don95sml]

If you want to try fixing the trigger pull yourself, I recommend you check out www.rugerforum.com and search for info published by a member named Iowegan. He tells you what Wolff springs you will need, how to disassemble the gun, which parts to polish and how, and then how to put the gun back together again. He has a similar procedure for the GP100, which I successfully followed with mine (and I'm no gunsmith). It's like having a delightfully new gun!

 

[Action_Can_Do]

Thank you everyone.









Dan