Anyone have experience on the best way to lighten the trigger on a Ruger SP101? The trigger is smooth, just a little heavy.
Anyone have experience on the best way to lighten the trigger on a Ruger SP101? The trigger is smooth, just a little heavy.
Wolff springs, readily available...I want to say I got mine from Brownells.
Did the job just fine but made my 22lr model very ammo sensitive.
I've heard that about the rimfire model.
I've done a few trigger jobs on GP100s and SP101s.
The Wilson kit is excellent. Coupled with a bit of careful polishing and a shim kit, you end up with a phenomenal trigger.
The lightened hammer strike can cause primer issues with rimfire ammo, and harder primers in centerfire.
Swapping the springs will cost you about 20 minutes. Polishing the contact surfaces and sear, and installing trigger and hammer shims can run you a few hours, but the trigger pull will be amazing.
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Or just spend $95.00 and let me do it, and be done RIGHT with it....
But that avoids the fun and satisfaction of a well done DIY.
For $25 I was able to obtain a very light single action trigger pull, and a quite comfortable double action pull. Trigger and hammer shims eliminated the side-play of the factory pieces, careful polishing made it butter smooth.
A simple spring swap brings me back to 100% reliability regardless of primer brand (though I miss the lighter trigger pull.)
That said, $95 for a professional trigger job is very attractive, and zero risk of destroying a perfectly good sear hook.
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I've seen and handled some of your work, Sir; there is some pure artistry to your gunsmithing. That price for your work is a bargain for anyone who doesn't want the risk, or hassle, of a DIY.
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Just because something is legal to do doesn't mean it is the smart thing to do.
Yes but ours are more then simply a spring swap. plus our goes bang eveytime! Not to mention while being serviced in house you can have the forcing cone trued honed and polished as well as the chambers, and re-crown for in-creased performance. Not for all , but for that those know.
Ron
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