FWIW I took my new 642 to my gunsmith to see if he would smooth up the trigger and perhaps lighten it. He told me he wouldn't touch it until I had at least 500 rounds through it. He said let the metals get hot during firing and mate up the parts, and the trigger will smooth out. So far I have 150 rounds through it and the trigger is definitely smoother than when I first bought it. And I'm used to it now, so I'm thinking I'll just leave it as is......it should get better on it's own.
New 642 trigger pull
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Do NOT replace springs in a self-defense gun. Instead, get one of those gripper exercisers that is shaped like a V and turn it upside down, grasp one leg with all fingers except the trigger finger, and then use your trigger finger to pull the other leg a few hundred times each night. In no time, you will be able to manage the DA pull on your revolver.
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I have a 442 and have fired about 2,000 rounds through it with perhaps another 500 or so dry fires. The trigger will get smoother and lots of dry fire/live fire practice will make you better with the 642/442 platform. If shooting +p ammo it takes some practice to get good anyways.
Your gunsmith is both correct and an idiot. Temperature has nothing to do it.
Back in the day...the onus wasn't on the user to adequately smooth trigger group parts by repeated cycling of mating surfaces. A least wrt guns. Cars engines, esp piston ring wear-in was just the opposite.
Are we confusing "gritty" with "hard to pull" and "smooth" with "east to pull?" As I stated above my wife couldn't pull the trigger on my 642 without at least 2 fingers, one from each hand, and she had to struggle and shake to do that. So I lowered the pull from an estimated 18# to about 12# by changing springs and now my wife can shoot it with steady hands without struggling. The trigger was always smooth, not gritty at all. Just tough to pull.
I have a M13 I carried a while back, with about a 6# DA pull and a 3# SA pull. If it was 10# and 5# and I changed it to 6# and 3# some folks would be taking exception to that.
I guess I am missing why the objection to lowering the trigger pull somewhat on a 642, notorious for being tough to pull. It's not like it is 12# or so and we are taking it to 2#. And leaving it as is makes it useless to some folks, including my wife.
I have a M13 I carried a while back, with about a 6# DA pull and a 3# SA pull. If it was 10# and 5# and I changed it to 6# and 3# some folks would be taking exception to that.
I guess I am missing why the objection to lowering the trigger pull somewhat on a 642, notorious for being tough to pull. It's not like it is 12# or so and we are taking it to 2#. And leaving it as is makes it useless to some folks, including my wife.
I agree. Personally, I can't see how lowering the trigger pull to 10 pounds or more should be a problem for anyone. My 642 is just over 11 pounds but smooth as silk.
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For a CCW revolver, my preference is a heavy pull for a little more safety when carried.
I am currently CC'ing a cocked SR9C with the safety on.
I'm very aware of safe handling of a firearm and would never dream of carrying a weapon not in a suitable holster.
Accidents do happen. I had read that someone had accidentally shot himself to death by carrying an unholstered Glock tucked in his belt.
A heavier trigger pull might have saved him from his error. The Glock in a proper holster would have too.
I've also read people voice concern over the PPQ and is it safe enough to use for CCW, even in a proper holster.
I know people have very different opinions on what is safe and what is not.
