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Post by rich.tullo 2/14/2023, 5:23 am

Any recommendations I live in NJ. 

I have a S&W M19 and wanted to lighten the DA trigger.
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Post by Tripscape 2/14/2023, 5:48 am

Rich, where in NJ are you? I am up North Paramus area.

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Post by John Dervis 2/14/2023, 5:51 am

I do not have a gunsmith recommendation but this is something you could do yourself if you are inclined.  I have had good results with changing out springs with lighter versions by Wolf.  I have also stoned all of the internal parts that rub together.  I DID NOT touch the sear/trigger/hammer parts where they mate together but just things like pivot points and rub points.  There is a video on YouTube that walked me through it and it was pretty simple.

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Post by Tripscape 2/14/2023, 6:05 am

Proper revolver trigger job not only lightens the pull (and smoothness) but also removes friction on components for a better smoother trigger return. This way you can use lowest trigger return springs and still have a fast consistent return. Doing that while not messing up timing is where experience comes in. In a revolver polishing pins, holes and pivot points does nothing but introduce slack
Youtube videos give a good start and OK job. Nothing wrong with that. Excellent job, however, takes a lot of time and several cuts not shown in the videos (as they don't want you to mess up the pistol and blame them).

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Post by USSR 2/14/2023, 3:29 pm

John Dervis wrote:...this is something you could do yourself if you are inclined.  I have had good results with changing out springs with lighter versions by Wolf.  I have also stoned all of the internal parts that rub together.  There is a video on YouTube that walked me through it and it was pretty simple.

Ditto.

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Post by Thin Man 2/14/2023, 5:43 pm

I prefer the Wilson or Jerry Miculek spring kits to the Wolf.

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Post by Steve B 2/14/2023, 8:10 pm

John Dervis wrote:I do not have a gunsmith recommendation but this is something you could do yourself if you are inclined.  I have had good results with changing out springs with lighter versions by Wolf.  I have also stoned all of the internal parts that rub together.  I DID NOT touch the sear/trigger/hammer parts where they mate together but just things like pivot points and rub points.  There is a video on YouTube that walked me through it and it was pretty simple.

John


I did a couple M14s in years past.  I have the Jerry Miculek video for working on the action which is very easy to follow, it made a great difference in smoothing the DA.  I've great results using Wolff power rib mainspring and their rebound spring kits.  A good gunsmith can certainly lighten and smooth the action further but found doing it myself provided very good results.

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Post by mikemyers 2/14/2023, 9:56 pm

My brother is searching for a gunsmith to lighten the trigger on his new Colt Python.  Any suggestions?   He doesn't like my idea, of shooting it as-is for a while, so he hasn't yet shot the gun at all with live ammo.
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Post by rich.tullo 2/15/2023, 2:27 am

Tripscape wrote:Proper revolver trigger job not only lightens the pull (and smoothness) but also removes friction on components for a better smoother trigger return. This way you can use lowest trigger return springs and still have a fast consistent return. Doing that while not messing up timing is where experience comes in. In a revolver polishing pins, holes and pivot points does nothing but introduce slack
Youtube videos give a good start and OK job. Nothing wrong with that. Excellent job, however, takes a lot of time and several cuts not shown in the videos (as they don't want you to mess up the pistol and blame them).
I live in Cranford, Ironically the former home town of Austin Belhert. Belhert did amazing trigger jobs. No too far from Paramus.
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