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Originally Posted by Redcoat3340
I'm wondering if I lighten the hammer springs on all these guns to ???? can I drop the trigger weight by a pound + or -?
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In several of my 3rd Gens I've put reduced weight mainsprings/hammer springs in them. They are range guns & I've never had any issues with light strikes on mine. I'm not saying you can't/won't, just that I haven't.
Obviously other factors can come into play & later when the spring gets old & tired it'll weaken, so...
Going down 2-3# on mainspring will generally net you a 1# lighter SA trigger. I've never gone lower than a 17# M/S.
I can't quote you a DA pull reading cause my trigger gauge doesn't go that high but you should feel a difference.
If you shoot light loads, like in the W-W white box ammo, I doubt you'll need to make any adjustments to the recoil spring, provided it's new.
If you shoot full/+P loads then going up two pounds on the recoil spring will likely offset the mainsprings difference & suffice.
There's not a 1-1 ratio between them but it's a place to start.
A before & after comparison test would be helpful.
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