Still looking for a clean Model 12, but you found what is, IMHO, the best of the J-frame line.Originally Posted by Eli
After picking up my Model 12...I've really started liking the older alloy framed guns. I've also never had a Bodyguard. Decided to address both of those.
Model 38.
I did the very same thing last month.
What a difference in the trigger
"... And miles to go before I sleep".
It’s night and day. I took a dremel with a buffing wheel and polishing compound to the trigger return spring housing on both sides it makes contact with the frame, put a drop of lube on both sides, and greased up the springs as suggested in the Apex install video. The trigger feels fantastic now. I wish I had a way to measure the weight.
Last edited by 23JAZ; 09-16-2018 at 07:07 PM.
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I did my most recent J frame just after I bought it. Out of the box it exceeded the 12 lb max on my Lyman digital. After the Apex kit and internal polishing it yielded 9 lbs-5 oz. After several hundred rounds it currently yields 9 lbs-1 oz.
Break weight is only a part of the story though. Smoother throughout, breaks clean and stages nicely if that's important to you. I also removed the trigger while I was at it, softened the edges and polished the face. Feels oh so nice.
I just shoot the crap out of mine. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?
Men freely believe that which they desire.
Julius Caesar
Nothing wrong in that, just as there's nothing wrong in making them a little bit nicer to live with.I just shoot the crap out of mine. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?
Picked this up when Brownells had a sale last week
Thank you Dave Lauck.
340PD & 43C. A good carry/practice combo. Precision Gun Specialities Hideout Grip on both. The 340 has Apex Tactical Duty/Carry Spring Kit, 5,000 rounds of internal polishing, and don't know how many more dry fire polishes. They were good days at S&W when these two J's were built. I've had other J's built on bad days. These are keepers.
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