Seems to be a few of these with posters on this board. I'm curious about the trigger pull you have. I saw a UTube video where a guy claimed 5 lbs. after an action workover. I bought a couple of them a couple of years back, one for me and one for a daughter. I worked mine over after checking the pull on them. I had something over 13 pounds, daughter 15. Worked mine over changing springs, stoning, and shimming the action and the best I could do with mine is 9.8 lbs. Just redid my daughter's which was 10.8 lbs. after only changing springs. Now I get 9.7 lbs after stoning and shimming. I don't see how you can get down much lower without cutting coils of the springs which I won't do. The guy on UTube didn't show the trigger pull on a gauge. It was just a claim, which I don't believe.
Note that I've already done all this. AND MORE. Guy is an amateur. Sideplate screws are buggered and he didn't know the hammer was dragging on the sideplate. So was my daughter's. I've stoned the insides AND shimmed trigger and hammer. What I asked is what is your trigger pull.
I used an 11# rebound spring and stoned the recess and the rebound block as well as the hammer, which was rubbing on the sideplates, (just like the one in that video,) as well as changed the hammer spring to an 8# spring. I ended up with 9 and 8 oz. and 9 and 7 trigger pulls. I'm asking what is the trigger pull on yours. I'm skeptical about anyone claiming to be much lighter. I doubt you'd have reliability.
Both daughter and I have arthritis, which is the reason I've done all this.
5 pounds on the double action only trigger of the M642? And it reliably lights up ALL primers and loads? Because that's the question, does the handgun fire all loads reliably?
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
5 pounds on the double action only trigger of the M642? And it reliably lights up ALL primers and loads? Because that's the question, does the handgun fire all loads reliably?
EXACTLY why I asked the question!!
I've not had ANY problems with mine at 9 lbs. 8 oz so I doubt my daughter's gun will do any different a one ounce less. But the cowboy on UTube made the claim after a very amateurish video without showing trigger pull test. Lightening up the trigger just two or three pounds from stock makes quite a bit of difference and I'm guessing he was just ballparking his guess. The only place you can save energy for the pull is smoothness and weight of the hammer spring, and 8 lb. springs feel pretty light. I would have liked to get into the 8 lb. pull range but I don't believe that possible and still have reliability, which is the reason for my post and question.
Shot both pistols, mine and daughter's, yesterday to confirm reliability. Good! No misfires. Checked trigger pulls after the shoot. Over 10 pulls daughter's averaged 9# 2oz with one of the pulls at 8.15. A few more rounds and I'm betting it will average below 9. Mine was 1 oz heavier than hers and never made it to the 8's over 10 pulls on the trigger gauge.
Would sure love to hear from other owners on their trigger weight.
