1006 trigger question

[7gables]

My very first post here. I have two new to me 1006 s&w. When firing in single action one has a fairly long continues pull before firing. The other one about half way through the pull has a let off in resistance and a faint audible click then continuing the pull fires. I like this because I know more precisely when it's going to fire. Was there two different factory trigger pull set ups, maybe depending on year of mfg? Or possibly did someone have a trigger job done to make it this way? Thanks

[JohnHL]

Welcome to the Forum!

Search "trigger play spring" on this Forum to find the cause and cure for your trigger click.
It's a fairly common problem with a relatively simple solution.

John

[BLUEDOT37]

These threads should cover what you need.

New to Me 4566 has a clicking problem

Trigger clicking in Mod 457?

Hopefully your's isn't broken, just loose, & you can rebend/tighten it.
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Welcome to the Forum !

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[7gables]

Yessir the trigger play spring was it! Took it over to my shop this morning and with a plastic pic gently eased both sides of the spring forward just a little. The mid trigger pull click is gone. Thanks to all and also the picture from sw cqb 45 really helped! So much for my thinking I picked one up with a high dollar trigger job!

[mike0010]

Originally Posted by 7gables

Yessir the trigger play spring was it! Took it over to my shop this morning and with a plastic pic gently eased both sides of the spring forward just a little. The mid trigger pull click is gone. Thanks to all and also the picture from sw cqb 45 really helped! So much for my thinking I picked one up with a high dollar trigger job!

Had the same click on my 4566TSW and did the bending forward thing; it worked for a while and is back. I believe metal fatigue sets in at some point and eventually the spring ($3-4 at Numrich) will need to be replaced. If you do go that route, there is a small rivet that also will need to be replaced, and I don't recall if that comes with the spring, or needs to be added to the order.

[Denver Dick]

Originally Posted by mike0010

Had the same click on my 4566TSW and did the bending forward thing; it worked for a while and is back. I believe metal fatigue sets in at some point and eventually the spring ($3-4 at Numrich) will need to be replaced. If you do go that route, there is a small rivet that also will need to be replaced, and I don't recall if that comes with the spring, or needs to be added to the order.

As a S&W technician told me about 9 years ago, you should always get three rivets for each trigger play spring. "Those little guys get lost real fast." I told him that I was using a file on edge set in a vice to provide support for the head of the rivet as I set it in the draw bar with a small punch. He told me with a chuckle that they use the same approach in "the shop." By the way, the new trigger play springs (rev. 4, I think) are a big improvement and will last a very long time. Good luck.

[Sevens]

I'm still baffled at why I have never experienced this issue in any S&W 9mm and my earliest one was made in 1964... but the first time I pick up a fairly clean but formerly issued 4566TSW, it's not only present, but horrific, and I asked my buddy to replace that spring for me.

[Denver Dick]

Originally Posted by Sevens

I'm still baffled at why I have never experienced this issue in any S&W 9mm and my earliest one was made in 1964... but the first time I pick up a fairly clean but formerly issued 4566TSW, it's not only present, but horrific, and I asked my buddy to replace that spring for me.

Around 1992 I helped a very good friend of mine pick out a 4566 at his LGS. After he fired a couple boxes of ammo, he sold it to me in around 1995. I shot it a little bit and then traded it to my brother a year or so later. My brother shot it quite a bit. I got it back from him in a trade in 2007. I completely disassembled it replaced a few springs, parts and cleaned/lubricated it. I noticed he had broken off one of the fingers of the trigger play spring. He like many others are a little bit overly zealous about cleaning around those fingers. I also got his 4516-1 that suffered from the same rough use of Q-Tips (or a patch wrapped around a small screwdriver). Later I picked up a 3913 from a retired police officer. Apparently, he cleaned his 3rd Gens in a manner similar to my brother. As you can see, I've had a little experience replacing the trigger return spring.