New member. Q: Polishing edge of 586-4 trigger?

[DanP7]

Hi Folks! Just bought my first .357 magnum, and it sure is sweet. It is a 6" 586-4 that I picked-up with some of the proceeds of my annual bonus from work. I've been dry-firing it (with snap caps) quite a bit the past two days, and have noticed that the edge of the trigger is irritating my finger a bit. I have an old K-17 and it has the grooved trigger that does not do this and a colt agent that is fully curved, so no irritation from those two revolvers. I am thinking of polishing the very edge of the curved radius of the trigger with a dremel or hit it with a file. Can this be done? And, is it the best method? Or is there an abrasive paste that I can rub on it. I don't mind putting the time in, but want to just round-off the sharp edge a little bit. Do I have to take the trigger out? Should I just go see the friendly local gunsmith? I don't want to lighten the action, just smooth the physical trigger itself.

Thanks folks!

 

[DanP7]

Hi Folks! Just bought my first .357 magnum, and it sure is sweet. It is a 6" 586-4 that I picked-up with some of the proceeds of my annual bonus from work. I've been dry-firing it (with snap caps) quite a bit the past two days, and have noticed that the edge of the trigger is irritating my finger a bit. I have an old K-17 and it has the grooved trigger that does not do this and a colt agent that is fully curved, so no irritation from those two revolvers. I am thinking of polishing the very edge of the curved radius of the trigger with a dremel or hit it with a file. Can this be done? And, is it the best method? Or is there an abrasive paste that I can rub on it. I don't mind putting the time in, but want to just round-off the sharp edge a little bit. Do I have to take the trigger out? Should I just go see the friendly local gunsmith? I don't want to lighten the action, just smooth the physical trigger itself.

Thanks folks!

 

[Mike34]

Dont use the dremel, it can cause a disaster.
Remove the trigger or be very careful and use a small piece of emory cloth with machine oil on the surface. Slowly polish that trigger 'corner' to your specs. Go slow, it will work.

Mike

 

[robotoid]

I have several guns with fully serated triggers (which I cannot stand) that have been sanded and polished smooth via the Dremel. Trigger should be removed from the gun for this. And protect the sear engagement surfaces of the trigger while out of the gun with some tape.

 

[H Richard]

+1 on removing the trigger from the gun to work on it. You can get a cloth-backed sandpaper in various grits. Use fairly fine, such as 400 or 600, and with the trigger in a padded vice, and the sear covered with masking tape, cut the paper into strips and work the paper back and forth like shining a shoe, but don't put excessive pressure in it and go slow until you get the result you want. I'm with robotoid, I don't like any serrations if I use it double action, and the guns I use double action have had the serrations polished out entirely.

 

[DanP7]

Thanks folks! I'm going to try the emory paper. I'll call around the local hardware stores to see who has it tomorrow. I don't need to move too much material at all. There are no burrs, but just a little rougher than I would prefer on a surface that I must manipulate constantly. I'm not too hot on pulling the trigger from the gun, so if it seems that I might nick the blueing, or just can't get the angle I need, I'll just take it into the local smith. I'll leave the dremel in the toolbox I think.