wide triggers

[iyn]

My friend was helping me shoot my SW 625JM better. he had a SW 25 with a wide smooth trigger and I shoot his better than mine, but I have read a narrow smooth trigger is better for double action pulls. Does anyone shoot double action better with a wide smooth trigger vs. a narrow smooth trigger? Anyone know why?

 

[jonbondave]

different people shoot better with different set ups! I like the target triggers personally.

 

[1x2]

Does anyone shoot double action better with a wide smooth trigger vs. a narrow smooth trigger? Anyone know why?

I know I don't (how helpful of me). I love wide target triggers, they make me feel special, but I can't shoot 'em DA. You want to pull the trigger as straight back as you can, not pulling it back to one side or the other. The wider trigger moves your finger pad farther away from the center of the desired trigger path making the trigger pull harder than it needs to be. Also, because your trigger finger changes its angle on its way through the DA pull, a smooth trigger will allow the skin on your trigger finger to roll over and slide and not hang up on the trigger serrations, so it won't introduce the pull to the side, which moves the barrel away from the target. That's how I trigger it.
Hope this makes sense.

1x2

 

[stantheman86]

I have long fingers, and love wider triggers (plus they look good IMO)

I'm one of those wierdos who uses trigger shoes on my target guns, and shoot very well in DA with them. It helps me pull the trigger through the DA stroke firmly and evenly.

 

[lagavulin62]

I have long fingers, and love wider triggers (plus they look good IMO)

I'm one of those wierdos who uses trigger shoes on my target guns, and shoot very well in DA with them. It helps me pull the trigger through the DA stroke firmly and evenly.

i was thinking along those same lines. I have long fingers too and the larger frames with wide triggers seem to have that better fit for me. more pad on the trigger with a flatter feel. I mean I don't have a problem with reach so it's really not a concern. the answer I guess is individual and dependent on finger length. I do agree with 1x2's logic.

 

[MakeMyNight]

I'm another of the mind set that .500" wide 'target triggers & hammers', and/or .400" wide 'target' and 'smooth combat' triggers are the only way to go.

I'm thinking most later model K,L,N frame 'target' triggers are .400" wide.
S&W 'target hammers' must be exact, per frame size.
Some S&W models utilize a "floating hand", so be careful what You buy for Your gun.

To the best of My knowledge, K frame hammer fits K frame only, L frame hammer fits L frame only, N frame hammer fits N frame only.
J frame hammers/triggers fit only J frame.

Beware of MIM parts for sale....they are not the same parts as original S&W forged hammers and triggers.

Hope this helps!

 

[Nightowl]

For double action shooting, I prefer the .312 wide smooth trigger. But, I have small hands and short fingers. I changed out the .400 triggers on my 627-2's to the narrower triggers. But, the new to me 25-7 still has the wider trigger, and it does not do too badly in double action. I think you just have to work with both for awhile and see which is better. At one time, I thought the wide target trigger was better.

 

[Shooting4life]

I always enjoy the wide triggers and hammers but almost all my shooting is done single action. Double action is only on revolvers with barrels less than 3 inches and then it is still only maybe 15% of the time

 

[lebomm]

Say, Nightowl,
You wanna sell those .400 smooth triggers?

Larry

 

[amazingflapjack]

Some gun smiths offer the smoothing and rounding of target triggers, which would seem to be the best of both worlds to me. Flapjack

 

[Nightowl]

Say, Nightowl,
You wanna sell those .400 smooth triggers?

Larry

Sorry, but I have them in the box in case I want to put them back to original. Besides, I am a hoarder and would tend to buy more, rather than sell what I have.

 

[k22fan]

One vote for old fashioned .265" serrated for DA.

I haven't fired a DA revolver SA in years, maybe decades. If one of your revolvers' main springs are so weak that it won't go off DA shelve it until you buy a new spring.

I don't think that I just like .265" triggers because my fingers aren't long enough for wide triggers because I wear extra large gloves. Curling your finger around the trigger and centering the trigger in the joint gives you much better leverage. Towards that end I don't use stocks that cover the backstrap except on J frames. I like serrations. I never did by into the theory that your finger should slide across the face of the trigger. I keep the joint centered throughout the pull and release.

Something else may work better for you and I should mention that I have no desire to be the fastest shot firing at easy targets, only the most accturate.

Now if I could get one of you gunsmiths to fit my Ruger Old Army cylinder into an N frame I wouldn't have to cock for cap&ball either.

Best Regards,
Gil

P.S. Lebomm, don't bother to ask. I keep original parts so guns can be restored for future colector value.

 

[H Richard]

I use a 686 with a case hardened wide target trigger that has had the serrations ground out and the edges contoured. It is polished to a high degree. It is the most comfortable trigger for double action shooting I have ever used.

 

[Snowbandit]

I find the wide triggers useless for DA shooting. Had the one on my 29 modified years ago and would do it again if I ever ended up with another one.

 

[iyn]

thanks guys