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The best fix for Model 3 trigger spring So after experimenting for days, I tried to go to Jack first and take a gamble on a trigger spring that did not appear to actually be for the gun as mine had a hammer. I ordered their - S&W Safety Hammerless .38 trigger spring #271-30.1. Well it arrived...

Hi all;I just got my trigger spring to work by using a longer version that would not slip off the ledge because it butted against the housing. So being a real perfectionist, I wnted more "spring". So I tried to open it a bit and .....ooops....I split it. So I didnt have one of the longer springs...

Just a followup for everyone having trigger spring problems. I tried everything at first. Jack, Numrich, made my own from a paper clip and tried at lease 20 times to insert correctly. I finally discovered that the length of the spring is the critical factor. I bought a bunch of old parts that...

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Hi all, old thread but I have the same problem with a third model top break. I have tried over 20 times and the spring just wont function. Does anyone have a suggestion. They say the long leg rests on the ledge and the bottom leg fits in the trigger guide groove. It just does not function. Does...

Hi there, sounds crazy but those may be real pearl grips. I have the same on an auction gun. The trigger and hammer are not plated. Reason might be the tolerances change and are not predictable.

Hi All; I just had the same problem on a 1948 K22. Turns out the hand (on the spring loaded early models) needs to be installed in the trigger first and under tension. Drop the longest pin in ever so slightly, push the hand spring lever down inside the trigger with a roll pin, and push the hand...