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Hello, I have a S&W 66-2, 2.5", SS and would like to find a trigger shoe for it. Can someone tell me which ACE or TYLER trigger shoe is correct for this revolver and maybe where to find one? Thanks in advance! Keener
 
Be aware, that the set screws, almost always leave nasty marks on the trigger.

I was, at one point, enamored of the trigger shoes, but the finish damage, quickly spoiled that.
 
My personal opinion is that a defensive handgun and trigger shoes do not mix. The better route to go is to install a smooth combat trigger. Best to have a gunsmith do this, as it may require some fitting - the upside is that he can slick-up the action some, in the process.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

Adios,

Pizza Bob
 
I'm glad to hear you reconsidered.

Part of the reason I don't think was mentioned is a trigger shoe often
will extend beyond the trigger guard....For strictly a target gun not too big a deal.....But for a carry gun a very unsafe combination.
 
Well, the others have some valid points, but I've had a trigger shoe on my Model 14-3 since I bought it in 1973. I removed it briefly a month ago and didn't notice any nasty marks on the trigger. But I can see how that could happen, especially if the shoe got a little loose and started wiggling around allowing the set screws to scratch the side of the trigger.

Personally, I like the feel and slightly longer reach the shoe gives me and I'm too cheap to pay what a good gunsmith would charge to install a target trigger. But as weatherby said, I wouldn't put one on a double-action carry gun due to the safety factor. My Model 14 is strictly a range gun.

To get back to your original question, I think both the Ace and Tyler #1 will fit most K-frame revolvers. I've seen them for sale on eBay.
 
I've put Tyler trigger shoes on 7 of my Smith and Wesson revolvers that didn't have wide triggers (models 1 K22, 2 K38s, 1 19, 1 36, 1 63, and 1 586-1). I haven't had a problem with any of these and haven't noticed any marks left on the triggers when I've removed the shoes for one reason or another.
 
I have a 1917 with a smooth trigger that I didn't like. I put a trigger shoe on and I can shoot it much better. I have never took it off so I don't know if the set screws have marked the side of the trigger. I don't think the shoe being wider than the trigger guard is as unsafe as some say. Larry
 
Trigger shoes were the thing to do back when holsters didn't cover the trigger guard. But once the cover became common, the shoe became a liability.
Case in point: I sold a fellow officer a nice little nickel, square-butt Chief years ago. He put a shoe on and decided to use his upside-down Berns-style Bianchi shoulder holster with it. First time he went to reholster, it fired into his armpit. I think that pretty well covers why you don't want a 'shoe.
 
I have a small collection of trigger shoes that I talked customers into letting me take off and either change their trigger to a wider model or to smooth the existing to be the same as the factory's combat trigger. All those jobs were in conjunction with internal tuning and trigger jobs. I dislike the idea of trigger shoes so much I won't sell them. I suppose that I just need to pitch them in the garbage can. .....

Since all the Aces that I pulled off had set screws that had been purposely built with a 'cupped' bearing end, every one of them left two sharp circular marks in all those case hardened and colored triggers. Not so much on the Tylers as most of those set screws just had flat bearing ends. So, of course, the Tylers were the ones that were often coming loose. ......
 
I agree ^^^^^^^ with Big Cholla. I too have a collection of over 20 different ones and can't bring myself to sell them because I know they are not the way to go. As BC states above, they belong in the ocean!

If you want a wide trigger, install a wide trigger and forget the trigger shoes. BC is also spot on regarding the two marks the shoes will leave on the actual trigger. While the trigger Shoes were a popular & novel idea back in the 50's I still think they were a bad idea!
 
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About 9 years ago I bought a used 4" Colt Python that had a trigger shoe installed. It was the first thing I changed on the gun, off it came. Trigger shoes were popular at one time but as stated earlier when police duty holsters started covering the trigger guard they became dangerous. You can not believe how many officers added holes in their bodies that were not meant to have holes.
 
Trigger shoes have two main disadvantages;

They (the set screws) can come loose, permitting the shoe to pivot on the trigger, disabling the revolver from functioning, and,

They can be dangerous when holstering due to their width.

Other than that, they are fine...

Rich
 
Trigger shoes are fine for dedicated target guns. I have a scar on the side of my leg that shows why you should never holster one.
 
I have a Model 27 that came with a shoe installed. After shooting the gun for a few months I decided to take it off. After shooting another week I decided I really liked it so I put it back on.

Yes it left marks. But now that its back on I can't see them. Its a target gun and I really like the way the shoe handles.
 
A colleague installed a trigger shoe on a later model Colt Detective Spl (early 70's). The thing slipped down blocking the trigger arc & the gun wouldn't cycle. He got rid of it quick. Foolish accesorizing I suppose.
 
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