Trigger too light?

[riverman1]

I bought a real nice 14-1 at the gun show last Sunday. I will be using it primarily as my Distinguished Revolver gun.

So I have been shooting it all week, and man is that thing awsome.

So, I go shoot my first DR match, with this gun, and it will barely pass the trigger weigh in. In fact it was so close that if the RO had not wanted it to pass, it might not have.

So my question is, do I need to change the sear angle enough to make the pull a little heavier or should I try some spring changes first?

By the way, this thing is in excelant condition and I feel like it is box stock.

Thanks

 

[500 Magnum Nut]

What is too light, the SA?
If so, look for fixing push off in the faq. Use a stone........

 

[riverman1]

Yes, the single action is right on the border of being too light. The rules state that the triggeer must be able to pick up 2 1/2 pounds. This one will just barely gets the weights off the table before the sear breaks.

I have checked for push off and see no problem.

 

[jbouwens]

What game are you playing that the trigger being too light make people cranky? I hate rules. You may have to stone the single action notch but it can be a touchy thing, too much will make the hammer push off and lead you too a 50 dollar hammer.

 

[500 Magnum Nut]

sharpen the hook....

To correct push off

The hammer notch must be square, sharp and not rounded. It's only .005 inch tall so use a eye loupe to inspect it. Use a new stone to true it up, if it's not square. (I like ceramic stones for this) Then after the hammer is proper, stoning the trigger will correct the push off.

Remember use a 6 inch long stone. Changing the stone length will affect the trigger pull.

To test the trigger hook, you scrape it on your thumb nail. If nail is scraped off, you got it sharpened correctly.

If you want a lighter single action pull, you dull the angle by lightly stoning the angle parallel to the table top.


OR add heavier springs, but this will affect the DA.

 

[cgt4570]

Also make sure the mainspring strain screw is screwed all the way in (and that it hasn't been shortened). That is often backed out as a poor man's trigger job.

 

[tomcatt51]

Sounds like the stock rebound spring has been clipped or replaced.

 

[JoeHatley]

do I need to change the sear angle

Step 1: Before you modify anything, try this. Take a small pistol primer, remove the anvil, and cap the strain screw. Should add just enough to bump the trigger pull.

Step 2: If step 1 doesn't work (it will), replace the mainspring, return spring, and strian screw with factory new.

Step 3: Gunsmith. Stoning the sear is really easy to go too far on. Don't ask....

Good Luck,

Joe