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Old 12-27-2021, 09:32 PM
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Mark Novak replaces a broken trigger stud on an M29 with a cameo by a TL.

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Yeah, seen this before, what a hack! Makes me shudder to watch this. Where did he address the oblong worn holes in the trigger and the sideplate? He didn't! Among many issues I have with his "repair", I see his homemade trigger stud breaking again in short order depending on the metallurgy of the screw he used and how often he shoots it!
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I watched this video months ago and commented to him - never got a response. I would have liked to have seen the peened side all finished up and blued. He did not show that at all!

As long as he doesn't cycle the action with the side plate off, the repair should last a while - as thee Side-plate secures it also.

Over the years I have repaired two of them myself and without trying to brag, I have to say my repair is heads and tails above his! They have lasted decades now.

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Happened on a 4 " nickel 29 i have back in the 80's. Smith repaired it and renickeled the frame at no charge. Gun came back looking like new. I DON"T WATCH u-tube butchers.
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Yeah, seen this before, what a hack! Makes me shudder to watch this. Where did he address the oblong worn holes in the trigger and the sideplate? He didn't! Among many issues I have with his "repair", I see his homemade trigger stud breaking again in short order depending on the metallurgy of the screw he used and how often he shoots it!
With much trepidation and prostration I must disagree. The replacement stud was fit to the trigger's "revised" profile in order to maintain the proper geometry. This guy repairs all manner of truly exotic firearms, and while you may not agree with some of his remedies I would suggest you watch a few of his other vids before condemning him as a hack. The Springfield Museum may also disagree.


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I agree... I don't understand his reasons for doing the repair like he did, but I wouldn't label him a hack from just one video.

In fact, how he deals with resurrecting rusted vintage firearms is in my opinion, brilliant, in that he doesn't strip the gun down to bare metal and re-blue, he instead boils it (like in the rust bluing process) to convert the red oxide to black oxide and cards it, preserving the original finish.

Skip to time index 13:34 in the video below to see the results.

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Yeah, seen this before, what a hack! Makes me shudder to watch this. Where did he address the oblong worn holes in the trigger and the sideplate? He didn't! Among many issues I have with his "repair", I see his homemade trigger stud breaking again in short order depending on the metallurgy of the screw he used and how often he shoots it!
Sure would like to see a video of how you do the same repair.
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I would liked to have seen him use a milling machine, parallels, tap follower, etc. Instead of a hand drill, tap and red Loctite but it's his gun.
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My 627-0 suffered a broken hammer stud. I brought it to the late Terry Tussey, famed gunsmith and 1911 guru. He looked at it and sent it forthwith to S&W. I am glad he did.
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Granted, the factory replacement of the stud is the best and most visually pleasing of repairs, but necessity is the mother of invention.
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For those that want to keep their broken trigger stud repair all factory, I have found that the useless trigger stop pin in the rebound slide is the exact right size for a trigger stud replacement pin. You do have to trim it to length, but it's a hard to find diameter. I wonder if the rebound slide is just a handy storage area for when the trigger pivot pin breaks?
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Sure would like to see a video of how you do the same repair.
I’m sure you could find one if you searched. I don’t have time to do videos and besides there are better people than me to do and do make videos. Try Midway USA for example.
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