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    Things I've learned about wheelguns, #247

    I had several trigger jobs done on revolvers back ten years and more ago that I thought were just the berries.

    I've learned something about DA revolver triggers since then, namely that a butterfly-light DA pull doesn't mean much outside of a PPC match if the rebound is so light you can outrun it with ease and you have to worry about its reliability with S&B primers.

    I had the trigger pull on a few redone here lately as a result. Just picked up my Model 57 and Model 296 today. That N-frame doesn't feel like 9 lb, 6oz... it feels like the platonic ideal of N-frame DA triggers. The pull is still butter smooth and reasonably light, and it resets con brio. The L has a hint of stack, but I'm beginning to think that's just endemic to Ti revolvers.
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    When I shoot to enjoy myself, it is always with a revolver!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gtmtnbiker98 View Post
    When I shoot to annoy myself, it is always with a J-frame revolver!
    Fixed it for you.
    Humility, thy name be J-frame.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JodyH View Post
    Fixed it for you.
    Humility, thy name be J-frame.
    Denny, the guy who did the trigger work on these guns, shoots I don't know how many thousands of rounds of full-bore rock-and-roll .44 Mag out of 629s every year.

    When he did the trigger job on my 432PD and test fired it, I noticed his thumb knuckle was bleeding when he gave it back. I think J-frames just hate people.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tamara View Post
    I've learned something about DA revolver triggers since then, namely that a butterfly-light DA pull doesn't mean much outside of a PPC match if the rebound is so light you can outrun it with ease and you have to worry about its reliability with S&B primers.

    I had the trigger pull on a few redone here lately as a result. Just picked up my Model 57 and Model 296 today. That N-frame doesn't feel like 9 lb, 6oz... it feels like the platonic ideal of N-frame DA triggers. The pull is still butter smooth and reasonably light, and it resets con brio...
    I have had much the same conversion process, myself. I once had a M10 substantially massaged by C&S that felt like the hype on the LCR covered with suntan lotion, but wouldn't do S&B (or some PMC lots). It went away in favor of stoning and stock geometry/springs, as a rule.

    I'd be interested in contact info for good, but not legendary, revolver smiths perhaps like the one you frequent; those that can do it all and are a dying breed. I've been on the wait list for one well-known revolver guy since late 2009-ish with no movement; options are always good to collect and file.

    Congrats on getting your groove back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JodyH View Post
    Fixed it for you.
    Humility, thy name be J-frame.
    Actually, I shot my 60 and 640 a lot at the beginning of the year that really helped my pistol shooting.

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    I've got a few upcoming shooting obligations. When those are complete, I'm going to delve back into wheelguns a bit. First up will be replacing the mangled and bent front sight on my 22-4. After that, some trigger work would be nice. It isn't bad, but it isn't good either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sidheshooter View Post
    I'd be interested in contact info for good, but not legendary, revolver smiths perhaps like the one you frequent...
    I took it to this guy. When it comes to S&W triggers, he is all that and a bag of chips. Plus, he's an epic raconteur.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tamara View Post
    I took it to this guy. When it comes to S&W triggers, he is all that and a bag of chips. Plus, he's an epic raconteur.
    Gee, I remember hearing about him and his .44 back in the late (gosh) 80's!

    My wheel guns have either gone to Hamilton Bowen or JoJo's in CT. Neither cuts springs, but instead just smoothes rough edges. Never had an ignition problem with any work they did.

    Nothing better, than a good N frame for shooting low prob targets. If they were flatter/lighter/higher capacity, I would just carry a N frame.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GJM View Post
    Gee, I remember hearing about him and his .44 back in the late (gosh) 80's!

    My wheel guns have either gone to Hamilton Bowen or JoJo's in CT. Neither cuts springs, but instead just smoothes rough edges. Never had an ignition problem with any work they did.

    Nothing better, than a good N frame for shooting low prob targets. If they were flatter/lighter/higher capacity, I would just carry a N frame.
    Well it looks like the whole world is delicious today as GJM and I are again in full agreement. I don't know if it was that cop work was funner in the 80's, or that I was doing it with my .45 Colt "Hebrew Hammer" 25-5 and triple speed-loaders that looked like tomato paste cans.

    Tam, I had Bowen do their killer fixed sights on my 296 that I carried as a back up gun for a lot of years, and it makes a huge difference.
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