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Old 10-13-2010, 06:03 PM
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My wife has had reconstructive surgery on her elbow and has lost a little hand strength. If it doesn't come back, is there a way to lighten the pull pressure on the trigger of her 642?
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Old 10-13-2010, 06:53 PM
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Might be easier learning to shoot with the other hand, and get her some CS (laser) grips.
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Trade it for a 1911 or Browning HI Power.

Revos can have their DA trigger pulls reduced about 20% below factory (down to maybe 8 - 9#) while maintaining reasonably reliable ignition, but that's about it.

A bottom feeder can have reliable action with triggers as low as 2 - 3#.
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Trade it for a 1911 or Browning HI Power.

A bottom feeder can have reliable action with triggers as low as 2 - 3#.
Maybe, but then how is she going to rack the slide?
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I'd get a spring kit for it from Midway or Brownells, also I've seen some hand exercisers made to gain hand strength. One of those might be a good idea and probably be good for therapy.
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Maybe, but then how is she going to rack the slide?
There are various techniques for racking the slide with one hand.

Requires some training, though.

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If she's only lost a little strength it should come back with therapy. That would certainly be my first approach. And it seems to me that trigger pull in dry fire practice would be excellent therapy, unless for some reason her healthcare professionals advise against that particular motion.

Seems like changing weapons at this point introduces too many new scenarios to learn.

Or, if the 642 pressure is just too high to start with maybe she could borrow a lighter pull double action revolver for a while and gradually work up to the higher weight.

In any injury rehab, slow progress is best! Good luck.
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Maybe, but then how is she going to rack the slide?
She doesn't have to. Both the 1911 and HP are carried cocked and locked. She just drops the safety and pulls the trigger. Somebody else can chamber it before she holsters the weapon.
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There are various techniques for racking the slide with one hand.

Requires some training, though.

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The 1911 with standard guide rod can be "racked" with one hand leaning on a table edge.
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She's doing therapy including one of those hand excersizers and I'm getting some snap caps so she can dry fire also. I think she'll be fine and we can keep the gun as is but I was just exploring possibilities. Not sure about her carry a cocked and locked auto in her purse or trying to rack it one handed, doesn't seem like the best for her CCW.
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Can't a gunsmith do a trigger job on hammerless models? I have a j-frame Mod 60 and had a trigger job done, huge difference. We started with the lightest spring which would ignite 38 spls with no failures, but 357's had light strikes 1/2 the time. We found the middle spring fired everything 100%, and it is a much easier and smoother pull.
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I just read something this morning about having a new revolver worked on to lighten the trigger pressure, flaring the chambers for easier loading and a few other "tweeks". Is this modifying of a new gun typical?
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642 is an excellent CCW. I would not recommend anything beyond a professional trigger job, and that will only lighten the pull a tiny bit (too much $ for too little result). Stick with PT (dry firing) and do not change weapon platforms. 1911's can be tricky, and working the slide with a weakened hand could be more of a problem than she needs.
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