SP101 trigger Job

[will919]

Greetings

I own a Ruger SP101 .357. I would like some smithing work done... Particularly a trigger job and perhaps change to a fiber optic front. I see a few places that do full custom jobs, but not many if any that will do simple work. I live in Michigan and would rather keep it here, but I am willing to ship; just trying to contain costs.

Thanks

Willem

 

[Sunray]

You could do it yourself without much fuss. Take out the internal parts, polish all the mating surfaces smooth(No files. A buffing wheel and jeweller's rouge only.) and change the springs. Just changing the springs will help too.
Wolf Springs sells a spring kit for $9.79.
http://www.gunsprings.com/Revolver/Ruger_RvNF.html#SP101
You will find that any smithy who does any revolver work will also do triggers jobs. Usually for not a ton of money either. Mind you, it may take a while.

 

[Ghost Tracker]

Go to The Ruger Forum, they've got complete, simple instructions on trigger jobs, etc. for the SP101. I did my own & it came out fine. *P.S. - I decided to stick with stock springs & I'm very happy I did. Good Luck.

If you decide to bite-the-bullet & send it off...try Gemini Customs. They're the Grand Wizards of Ruger DA Revolvers.

 

[PotatoJudge]

If you do it yourself, don't touch the sear or hammer hook. Otherwise, it's pretty idiot proof.

The front site should be a simple job. The proper punch and a padded vice should get you there for about the minimum charge of a gunsmith.

 

[markallen]

Is your Sp101 new?
I can't help with the trigger job. I have the DAO, spurless hammer. After a couple of hundred rounds mine smoothed out nice, or I just got used to it, or both. Mine was pretty smooth from the box.
But the sight I can help with. I installed a Small Wonder from :

www.geminicustoms.com/classified.htm

It takes about ten minutes to do it yourself.
You'll need:
A padded vise, or someway to hold the gun secure.
A small hammer.
A 1/16" pin punch.
A 1/16" drill bit and drill.
A rubber tipped spring clamp, or rubber bands.

Drive the factory pin out from the sight from right to left.
( you can put some masking tape over the pin holes, just in case your punch slips, so that you don't scratch the barrel)
Take off the sight. put the new sight in. I found that I could move the new sight fore and aft a little, in either case move sight till its tight, and sits flush.
Either clamp or use rubber bands to secure it.
Insert the drill bit through the pin hole, and drill about halfway through one side, take the bit out, and drill from the other side, to make the holes meet in the center.
Go slow. 1/16" drill bits are fragile, and the sight is tough.
When you all the way through put the pin back in from left to right.
And you done.
I Really like the Small Wonder sights. They make a Big difference.

 

[ACORN]

I can't get the takedown pin out of mine. Should it pull out or must it be driven out? I've got a spring kit but can't get the *$%@! pin out.

 

[rcmodel]

Takedown pin?
The hammer pin isn't a take-down pin if that's what you are trying to remove.

Try reading this, starting on page 19:

http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firearms/PDF/InstructionManuals/15.pdf

rcmodel

 

[ACORN]

Try reading this, starting on page 19:

Yep, read it.The pin I'm talking about is the hammer pivot shown in Fig. 6. Sorry if I used the incorrect terminology. I was working from memory and didn't have my manual in front of me.

 

[esq_stu]

Besides the springs, get some finger exercise and dry fire a lot. I found that it made a big improvement in the DA trigger pull.

 

[Big Az Al]

Acorn

Did you put the pin (or maybe if the pin was gone from under the grip panel, the end of an opened paper clip) in the hole at the bottom of the main spring guide rod, while the hammer was cocked? when the hammer is let down with the pin in place it captures the tention of the mian spring.

The only reason, I can imagine.............

Yep, read it.The pin I'm talking about is the hammer pivot shown in Fig. 6. Sorry if I used the incorrect terminology. I was working from memory and didn't have my manual in front of me.

For that pin to a bear!

 

[ACORN]

Hi Al, Yes I had the mainspring out of it but the dang hammer pivot wouldn't come out. I trided to gently pry it out with a coin under the tang but it still wouldn't budge. I didn't want to bring out the brass drift and hammer unless it was necessary.