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Old 10-09-2014, 10:30 PM
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Hey all I have a 1971 model 60 snub nose. What pound hammer and re bound spring do you guys recommend. Def wanna reduce da pull. Not a carry gun range only.
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Leave the hammer spring alone. It doesn't make much difference anyway. Get a set of different weight rebound springs. Try the lightest one first. If the trigger resets quickly and reliably you're done. If not, go to the next heaviest etc.

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A range only Model 60?

If you're on a serious hunt for a slick superb trigger, spring changes alone aren't enough, and can be problematic as reduced spring weights will accentuate any hitches in your lockwork.

Simply:

Step 1) Comprehensive action work by a qualified revolversmith smoothing all contact points throughout the revolver.

Step 2) Wolff Reduced Power mainspring; there's only one and if I recall it's eight pounds versus factory eight-and-a-half.

Step 3) Lowest weight rebound spring; again, if I recall, 11 pounds. If the action work has been performed properly, trigger reset will still function with this light a rebound spring because of less resistance throughout the lockwork. If it doesn't reset well, go up in poundage, but if it's a range plinker, why worry about perfect reset?

Step 4) Experiment rolling your own loads until you find a round that will reliably ignite and accurately hit.

A little too involved? Do Step 1 and forget the rest. A quality smoothing of contact surfaces, in my experience, will give you a much better trigger on a J-frame than spring swaps.
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Yes range only welcome to maryland I can't carry or shoot a robber or invader without going to prison and I don't have a farm

Thanks for all the advice looking to get this little snubby shooting like glass
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Just be sure to remember to tell whomever may buy it in the future what spring weight it has in case they want to carry it.
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