SW9VE very hard trigger

[malinjj]

Hi All,
I just did the 2 spring removal on my SW9VE and all the gritty feel is gone and the pull is MUCH better!!! Here are the instructions I followed, it took about 20 mins and was very easy. This is my first gun and I never even fired one before I got this one 3 weeks ago. Here's a link to the page that has the info.

Simple, Zero-Cost Fix for your S&W SIGMA Heavy Trigger Pull

I do suggest once you take the sear out you take some extra pictures of it. I'll be taking it to the range tomorrow and will post the results when I get back.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[vector16]

yup, and that 'll do'er. Be sure to use mome ploymer oil where the metal contacts the inner part of the sear block and you'll get a really smooth pull. You can also use WD-40, the WD-40 will loosen up the spring you left in and take the trigger pull down even further.
Congrats on your first smithing operation.

 

[Garpo]

You can also use WD-40, the WD-40 will loosen up the spring you left in and thak the trigger pull down even further.
Congrats on your first smithing operation.

I don't mean to be critical (for all I know this could be ok) but I was always told not use WD-40 in or around firearms. Reason being that it gums up and subsequently attracts dirt and grime. Have you done this for any length of time? Just curious to see if you noticed any buildup of gunk in this critical area.

 

[vector16]

I don't mean to be critical (for all I know this could be ok) but I was always told not use WD-40 in or around firearms. Reason being that it gums up and subsequently attracts dirt and grime. Have you done this for any length of time? Just curious to see if you noticed any buildup of gunk in this critical area.

I have been using WD-40 on guns since before I can remember. From what I can remember, WD-40 and BreakFree are the same thing. WD costsabout $2, BreakFree costs about $6. Build up is one of those things you have to be pretty careless and distracted from anything to even experience. I could see you getting build up on a more complicated gun, maybe. I personally do not ever seen build up on any of my firearms, EVER. After I shoot any of my guns the first thing I do when I get home is thuroughly clean them. All of them are cleaner as after the first time they were cleaned after I brought them home from the gun shop. They all look and perform as new. I suppose if you never cleaned you gun after shooting it you would get some gunk there after using WD-40, however, if you did not clean your gun yopu would get gunk build up regardless from the regular gun oil.
The WD-40 is just a very fine lube and gets into areas regular gun oil would not. If you put gun oil between metal and polymer it will actually make it have more friction vs. WD-40 which does not.

 

[Garpo]

If you put gun oil between metal and polymer it will actually make it have more friction vs. WD-40 which does not.

What the heck, I'll give it a try and save a few $$ in the process.

 

[vector16]

What the heck, I'll give it a try and save a few $$ in the process.

Speaking of saving a few bucks, Instead of buying Gun grease for $8 a tube, go to your locan Auto parts store and get a tub of High temp. grease for $2. Not the white stuff but the regular high temp grease. Its the same stuff and you'll have "gun grease" for the rest of your natural born life.
I do not reccomend using WD-40 in the bore. Its not that it will not work, its that I have never done it.

 

[Fat B]

While I won't use WD-40 to clean my guns, I do use it to wipe down the barrel of my hunting rifle after it's (with me) been sitting in the rain or snow.

I'm on the fence about the whole issue. On one side WD-40's website says it's safe for all sorts of surfaces and I've used the stuff for years in other applications. On the other side, if I'm not mistaken, WD-40 is a degreaser which may be counter-productive to applying any grease or lube in the future. And it dries to a film that helps lubricate. Is there a build up after years?

Since I don't know and there are conflicting opinions, don't feel I save that much money not to use products that were made for the job.

 

[Hunter61]

WD-40 = water displacement.

 

[Ruger Nut]

I spray my soft gun cases on the inside with WD-40 that hold my rifles.

 

[vector16]

While I won't use WD-40 to clean my guns, I do use it to wipe down the barrel of my hunting rifle after it's (with me) been sitting in the rain or snow.

I'm on the fence about the whole issue. On one side WD-40's website says it's safe for all sorts of surfaces and I've used the stuff for years in other applications. On the other side, if I'm not mistaken, WD-40 is a degreaser which may be counter-productive to applying any grease or lube in the future. And it dries to a film that helps lubricate. Is there a build up after years?

Since I don't know and there are conflicting opinions, don't feel I save that much money not to use products that were made for the job.

I am not saying to use the WD-40 to replace your lube you would normally use on parts like your slide rails, bore or barrel, that is not what I am saying at all. For areas where springs are involved. Likie in the sear block with the trigger spring on your Sigma, or on the striker spring, that is all. I don't see or get build up on my guns. If I were not going to be shooting every week to every other week or store them for months at a time I would clean the guns thuroughly and apply a layer of grease to all metal parts. Then when I take them out of storage clean them, get the grease off, lube the gun and then go shoot, hunt etc, get home, clean, grease store.
My Sigma and most of my other pistols get shot every couple of weeks and then cleaned.

So, as a rule of thumb, don't use anything flamable where it is explosed to direct fire. Springs do not come in contact with fire so WD-40 is fine to use.