Hello, I saw this same trigger on another thread about a 19-3, mine is on a 28-2. I think it looks out of place, but that's just me.
Any information about it would be appreciated.
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Someone wanted a smooth trigger. They removed the grooves and polished the trigger.

I have a 2.5" Model 19-4 that was a St Louis detective's gun. He took a 1/2 inch wide target trigger, had the serrations ground off, and polished it like yours. It's a great trigger (though I wish he had kept the original in the box).

Many of the old lawmen, like Skeeter Skelton, preferred the narrow, smooth triggers for double action shooting. When I went through the police academy in 1979, my firearms instructor preferred these triggers as well. I took a number of fellow students side arms to the instructor's house and smoothed the triggers. A smooth trigger is a lot easier on the trigger finger as opposed to the serrated triggers that were standard on S&W revolvers back then.

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Nice looking 28-2! hardcase60

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I too prefer the narrow smooth trigger on these guns, especially for long shooting sessions and every day DAO use (I hardly ever fire a shot single action). I would not have polished the complete trigger when making this modification, but would have rounded the edges of the face of the trigger while removing the grooves before polishing the surface smooth. I like what works. If it works, the looks does not bother me at all (if the work is nicely done!). I will say that my personal tastes are that a narrow trigger with a polished and rounded face and the rest of the trigger left in the case hardened or blued state is very attractive on these guns.

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I have two Model 15s post 1982, when barrel pinning stopped,
equipped with smooth factory triggers.

As I recall, those of us liked the dropping of the serrations on the
triggers, no longer having to smooth them out or eliminate them
altogether.

Of course, what became standard in the 1980s also became
cheaper to manufacture.

It seems we have come full circle. Starting with the 1896 .32 HE, S&W revolvers up until the late 1920s had smooth triggers. Target shooters that preferred single action firing wanted serrated triggers. Now, we are seeing more smooth ones.

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My Model 28-2 has a trigger that looks much like yours. Mine was very obviously a custom job, as the polisher left a short bit of serration at the very top of the trigger by the frame. Personally, I like the feel of it a lot, which has quelled my urge to replace it with an unmodified one.

I may be extra biased though, as my Colt OP has a serrated trigger that feels like I'm pulling on a stack of razor blades, and this has been the case with other DA revolvers I've had, though not quite to that extent...

My 686 from 1986 and my 19-5 both have smooth triggers. Look good and I like them. Never even thought about it, they came from the factory like that.

I have been hoping to find this being discussed -- better for me to add a post rather than start anew because if I started new thread with my thoughts & question, it would surely be dismissed as a gripe session.

I have a couple handfuls of S&W revolvers like many of us. Love them, they ARE the standard for others to measure against.

I absolutely understand how different folks like different things. No problem. What I cannot understand is exactly what a serrated trigger brings to the party.

I shoot double action nearly all of the time, so yes -- like a cheese grater to me. And I am sure that the serrations are far less caustic in single action fire, but I do not see any advantage to them.

Even my elite Model 52 pistols have serrated triggers. The short travel arc and light pull means they don't grate on me the way double action surely would, but I see no gain in the serrations and the truly amazing Peformance Center guns that evolved from the 52 absolutely don't use serrations either.

It occurs to me this way...
Some folks love aggressive checkering on a handgun or on stocks/grips and while it is uncomfortable to many, it certainly aids in maintaining a solid hold on the handgun, especially under heavy recoil.

But has a man ever had a "poor grip" on his trigger and needed enhancement to actually work the trigger...?!

We all know what the "Three T's!" on a classic S&W revolver means. When I see them or hear the phrase, it lets me know immediately that I will like the trigger less than a smooth faced trigger.

Hello, I agree with seven, my favorite is a wide smooth target trigger on a 65-1 I picked up. I think I just a bought it for the trigger.
I measured it and it's .400 wide. I wish I had a bucket full of those triggers!!!!!
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Most DA shooters, I think, prefer the smooth trigger.

Skeeter Skelton was mentioned early on in this thread and
how he would smooth a trigger.

Yet, today speed shooter Jerry Miculek has mentioned
he prefers the serrated trigger to give him greater
control.


I believe smooth wins out in this day and age.

I did smooth a few triggers on guns which I used for PPC shooting in the late 1970s. I prefer the thin smooth trigger to the smooth but wider trigger which S&W later supplied. Of course I read Skeeter Skelton and Purchased a model 24-3 as soon as they were available.

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Me too! I bought the first 4" M24-3 that came into Birmingham, Alabama. Got it at McCain's Uniform Supply. I thought about calling Old Skeet down in Deming NM and thanking him. Sure wish I had.

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