Pre-lock vs lock triggers

[mrgoob]

I purchased my first lock gun, a 629-6. The trigger is very different than any of my pre-lock revolvers.

On the pre-locks, the cylinder stop engages very distinctly with a slight delay as pressure increases on the trigger before the hammer falls. In single action I can apply a little pressure to the trigger before the hammer falls.

On the 629-6 the cylinder stop engages and hammer falls immediately. In single action, I cannot tell when the trigger will break and hammer fall. No push off is present.

Is this typical of the lock revolvers or indicative of one that someone has been working on? Thanks in advance.

 

[UncleEd]

Never really noticed.

I shoot DA nearly exclusively.

Only time I go "slow" is if I'm
checking the timing on a used
gun at a store.

 

[photoman]

The lock has no impact on the trigger cocking action of the revolver.

 

[Pef]

On my "post-lock" revolvers the cylinder stop engages *before* the hammer falls.

Your revolver might be on the edge of tolerances. If it is new, you can ship it back to Smith & Wesson. If it's used, you can still see if S&W would cover it. Or you might be able to fix it with a new hand from Numrich.

 

[robert1804]

I find that both sa and da triggers vary more between individual guns in either pre or post lock than between pre and post lock guns generally.

 

[jeeps]

As far as trigger pulls and crisp actions with should note ,pre M.I.M. parts had better pulls with there forged and mill stock parts.

 

[Protocall_Design]

That is the variation in individual guns. I can time any of them to lock up way early or just as the hammer falls or anything in between. Any of them can have a killer SA and/or DA. The MIM parts are just as good as the forged parts, they are just different.

 

[bigggbbruce]

On my "post-lock" revolvers the cylinder stop engages *before* the hammer falls.

Your revolver might be on the edge of tolerances. If it is new, you can ship it back to Smith & Wesson. If it's used, you can still see if S&W would cover it. Or you might be able to fix it with a new hand from Numrich.

I have an unfired Commemorative 686 ND and the timing is late.

I'd change the hand but I don't plan on shooting it.. it does happen.

S & W will usually change the hand under warranty as it is a safety issue.

 

[Tom S.]

I have a few Smiths with the lock, and have found them both ways. One has a very noticeable staging before the hammer being released, a few actually vary from station to station, and one has no noticeable staging at all - the hammer drops precisely as the hammer falls. On top of this, I find my pre-lock guns act in the same manner, which is to say some stage, others do not and some do both. It's all a matter of timing. Of the variations, I personally prefer the latter. Although I usually shoot single action, I find the staging distracting when shooting double action.

So in summation, I don't believe it's a pre-lock / post-lock issue.

 

[OLDSTER]

Mechanically, the IL has no affect on the trigger