Considering sending mine to Frank Glenn for several modifications to include smoothing the trigger face, cut serrations on the back strap, honing and numbering the charge holes (consistently have one hole that empty brass hangs up in) and an action smoothing (I feel the trigger pull could be lighter). Still waiting on a grip from Hogue.
He makes it look so easy. I learned, the hard way, in the Eighties, that I should never free-hand a grinding tool, of any kind. IIRC, I used the exact same attachments and tool, and, well, let’s just say it is a good thing that I decided to buy a take-out trigger, from a gun show, to try to learn, first.
Retar’d LE. Kinesthetic dufus.
Don’t tread on volcanos!
@Rex G
Larry Potter says he’s resting his hand on the vise, but even that can be tricky for many. I use Dremel tools that have super slow rotation ability. Colt won’t sell parts to the public, so it’s not a piece to learn on for sure.
Well there's always the other method. Files, sandpaper and polish. Contrary to popular opinion powered tools aren't mandatory to achieving good results.
Here's an example. I refurbed an old and well used Delta Unisaw (tablesaw) and moved the table extension to the other side of the main table. It needed a bevel on the leading edge I thought. This was done with nothing more than draw filing with a bastard file. It took about 20 minutes or so. If would have had a double cut file on hand I could have done it in 1/3 of the time. Pic is while I was in process but was on the way to finishing it. I wanted a nice flat straight'ish bevel to match up with the rest of the table and didn't want to try that with the grinder. Same thing could be done on a trigger but it's definitly going to take longer. I've got about 3 of them to do myself as I can't stand serrated triggers either.
Perhaps a Dremel workstation would help?
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Firmly in the FWIW column…
I picked up a Python 4.25 last week, having wanted an example for decades now. The date on the trigger tag was 9/9/2021. I’m rationalizing this admittedly irrational purchase as wanting to have a nice training tool for trigger work, and it was $100 under MSRP.
Have put 250 rounds of 158 grain jacketed AE .357 Mag and 250 rounds of AE .38 spl ball through it as well as couple of boxes each of Golden Sabers, Hornady, and the last of my ancient Hydrashoks. Everything went bang with zero drama. It’s a darn lightning bolt.
The DA action breaks at 8 pounds 4 ounces, the SA breaks (with zero visible travel or overtravel) like the proverbial glass rod at 4 pounds 10 ounces, which is a bit on the heavy side, but it pops every primer and I get one ragged hole at 10 yards with everything I have run through it, and 4” groups all day long at 25 yards in DA on my hind legs, which is pretty good, for me. It cleans up nicely, too.
I have access to a 70’s era hardly-shot 6” Python in Royal Blue, and while the SA is sublime on that example, the DA stacks like a … stacky thing. Not on this new one.
Further to my irrationality, I’m really tempted to carry this puppy in the holster Rob Leahy is building for me, with a couple of Safariland Comp II’s filled with some Underwood hollowpoints… but I will do my best to remain rational. I’ll really, really try.
(And, I suppose that if I were to dual-wield the Python with my ancient 686, the Earth might stand still due to the counterrotation of the cylinders, so I will definitely refrain from that.)
The 4.25” is my prized possession of all that I own.