Trigger Shoe Removal

[03Fatboy]

I picked up a 27-2 with a trigger shoe installed. I'd like to remove it but my gosh that is a small Allen wrench, at least I think it's an Allen wrench. I need to buy one, does anybody know what size I need?

Does anyone have experience removing the show? Is it going to leave marks? Or be an issue?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Golphin]

I am not sure what size but the trigger shoes I have run across are held on with allen screws. Just buy a set for $10.00 bucks and then you will have whatever you need for the next time as well.

 

[03Fatboy]

I have many Allen wrenches, individuals and a set but none are that small.

 

[Mike McLellan]

The smallest one in a set (1/16 or .05) is the one.

 

[rwsmith]

I see a Wiha 35393 mini....

Wiha #353943 mini hex set on Amazon where the smallest is .028"

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PS I'd take the thing off, too. Do they serve any purpose at all???

 

[Shootbrownelk]

In instances like this...Harbor Freight is your friend! Their handtools might be cheap junk made in China, but they do have a lifetime replacement warranty.Check them out.You can probably get a set for under $5.

 

[Golphin]

Wiha #353943 mini hex set on Amazon where the smallest is .028"

Wiha 35393 Mini Inch Hex L-Key Set, 5 Piece in Plastic Holder - Hand Tool Sets - Amazon.com


PS I'd take the thing off, too. Do they serve any purpose at all???

They don't do much unless you think you need a wider trigger with groves in it. The ones I have run across were on older guns like a 64 Marlin 39 Carbine I bought. That gun also had a period correct Redfield peep sight on it. I left both on the rifle. It was like buying a old car that had curb feelers still on it.

 

[03Fatboy]

Thanks all and rwsmith, I will pick up a set. Looks like .028" SAE is as small as it gets. Hopefully it does it, I don't like the way it feels and hoping the hardened finish isn't marred.

 

[usnrigger]

Walmart here has a set of inserts with handle back in sporting goods cleaning section, it's actually a nice little set I carry it in the truck in case I need to work on something away from home or shop. It has the Allen in it, as I used it to take a Ace shoe off today

 

[lebomm]

If the setscrews haven't been set with anything crazy (iodine, superglue, Loctite, etc.) Removing them will be straightforward, and the only damage will be a pair of tiny little circles where the screws bore against the trigger. A couple of my guns have that, and I can simply ignore it. If you can't, I'm afraid the only remedy would be to have the trigger re-cased, a spendy option at best. I recommend the more philosophical approach. hth

Larry

 

[H Richard]

The ones I have seen are at least 1/16" and possibly 1/32". Very tiny, but the screws usually are not lock-tight.

 

[Alk8944]

All the trigger shoes I have ever installed or removed used a .050" Allen wrench. 10 replies and no one knw that, unbelievable!

 

[Muss Muggins]

All the trigger shoes I have ever installed or removed used a .050" Allen wrench. 10 replies and no one knw that, unbelievable!

Unbelieveable that nobody knew what your personal experience was with trigger shoes? Unbelieveable!

 

[Golphin]

I knew I never had a problem removing one but have never memorized allen wrench sizes. My bad.

 

[03Fatboy]

All the trigger shoes I have ever installed or removed used a .050" Allen wrench. 10 replies and no one knw that, unbelievable!

Smallest I have is a 1/16" and it was too big. I have a small set coming with the .05 to .028. That should do it.

 

[Engine49guy]

All the trigger shoes I have ever installed or removed used a .050" Allen wrench. 10 replies and no one knw that, unbelievable!

Actually Mike nailed it in post 4

Mike McLellan " The smallest one in a set (1/16 or .05) is the one".

 

[MichiganScott]

I bought a Model 28 in 1976 that had a trigger shoe installed. In the early '90s, I read that you could shoot double action better with a narrow trigger, so I removed it. After a couple of hundred rounds, I ended up reinstalling it because I shot better with the shoe on the gun. The shoe will remain there it is willed to my heirs.

My point is don't worry about it unless you are absolutely sure you don't want it on the gun. It will leave marks when you remove it.

 

[PALADIN85020]

Trigger shoes, very popular in the 1960s, serve a useful purpose. I found that I shoot double-action revolvers about 95% in the single action mode. While the Smith single-action letoff is already superb, the trigger shoe makes it seem even lighter by spreading the pull of the trigger finger over a wider surface. In 1967 and 1968, I installed them on my model 28 and my dad's immediately after buying each gun. They emulate the target trigger on the Model 29, which is wide for the same purpose. I've never seen fit to remove them, and they give a "period look" to the guns.

John

 

[Mike McLellan]

Axeley, most of my guns have trigger shoes on them. I like them.