Since i live in Chinada and finding a good armorer is rare in my neck of the wood, i would like to replace my 44 magnum 629 woth some Wolf springs

I'm shooting during all four seasons. I am more concerned during winter when temperature are mostly 5 to -22.

Is the power ribs and rebound springs adapted to freezing weather?

Due to the reloading componens shortages, i tend to use S&B and Campro/ Unis Ginex large pistol boxer primers.

What do you think and wich weight should i use for shooting all year round.


Thank you.

The following is just an opinion....if you are not having issues with reliability now, I would not change the internals arbitrarily to an "unknown" variable.
Spring changes can bring a host of problems including reliability issues, especially when experimenting with non-factory parts.

If this is a range only gun, where reliability is not a life/death issue, Wolff sells "assortment packs" of rebound springs and strain screws which should enable a bit of adjustment to lighten the action to your satisfaction without compromising reliability.

I personally would not recommend Wolff's Power Rib mainsprings.

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Thank you for this information.

It is not worth changing out the(hammer) mainspring as you may have failure with light primer strikes,



You can use a slightly less rebound spring and it will make the trigger pull a little lighter, But if you need to have fast shooting, leave them alone


Spring changes are not a "trigger job"

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Still Running Against the Wind

I agree, a lighter main spring will create a lighter trigger pull, but also imparts less energy to the hammer, which can create light primer strikes and inconsistent ignition of the primers.

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I've used Wolff Power Rib main springs in several K/L and N frame revolvers over the years. They always did a nice job of reducing the DA pull weight. I've never had issues with lights strikes with the primers I use, which is typically Winchester and Federal.

Wolff springs are NOT better than S&W factory in any way, just different. You cannot do better than factory springs in any S&W. If you feel you need to change them then replace with new factory springs!

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Making a trigger lighter is easy. Making a trigger lighter and still having the gun go BANG when you want it to is not so easy. If you do not find the current trigger objectionable or unreliable I would not mess with it. SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE.

I prefer the Wilson Combat spring kit over the Wolff. I’ve used both and the Wilson Combat is more reliable. Doesn’t have the rib so you don’t have to change the strain screw.

I too like the Wilson spring kits. My most recent set went into a 4” 64 DAO. It improved trigger pull and I could not outrun the spring in double action shooting. I’ve shot the gun several times in the middle of winter with no issues.

In the "Notable Threads" line at the top of the forum page read "Revolver trigger job questions" to see what you can do.

Stu

If you can do your own work I’ve had great success with a simple polishing of the rebound spring assembly

I leave the original springs alone and take that rebound spring assembly out and polish the sides and bottom using some fitz
I’ll then throw a drop of oil on the three contact points and put it back together

It’s made the trigger very smooth just not lighter

Over the years I’ve been amazed at the various rebound assemblies - some are nicely blued or nicely smooth in stainless and other look like they’ve been sand blasted and are grooved up

Easy job that makes things just a touch smoother