gsp7 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 How light is you trigger pull in lbs. or ounces on your slicked up Uberti cattleman or what ever you got ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 What is yours set at? OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Most of mine, Colts and Ubertis, are 2 to 2 1/2 lbs. If they are too light, heavier springs can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I shoot Duelist and need around 2.5 to 3 lbs to keep from having AD's Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Stock Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Just measured 32 oz on my scales for my 3 (Pietta) pistols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throckmorton,23149 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2.5 lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFields Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Pretty light!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Light weight not as important as crisp clean break. Too light causes opps sometimes. GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2# 6 oz - 73 Cattleman 1# 5oz - Thunder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I don't want to hijack the thread but I do have a question with trigger pull. How can you change it? Hammer pull is easy but I've never heard about someone changing the trigger pull. I imagine it can be done but how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Trigger spring. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 46 minutes ago, Kid Rich said: Trigger spring. kR Changing the main spring also affects trigger pull. Lighter main spring equals lighter trigger pull, and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 To lighten trigger pull, the angle of the sear has to be modified.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sear_(firearm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45 Dragoon Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Full cock notch is the most important. It depends on if it presents a positive, neutral or negative engagement. You can work a sear any way you want and a negative engagement will always be negative. That = possible/probable ad, is very dangerous and only gets worse . . . lighter mainsprings / trigger springs only magnify the problem! Be careful . . . Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 2 hours ago, John Boy said: To lighten trigger pull, the angle of the sear has to be modified.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sear_(firearm) "has to" is not correct. That is one way to do it (and MAY be the only way, depending on the angles and wear), but as mentioned, lighter springs also lighten the trigger pull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Shooting Dullest I have went back to factory trigger springs. Have fewer issues with the hammer dropping before I am ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas John Ringo, SASS #10138 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 All MY guns have really light triggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Single Action video to lighten the sear .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Changing the main spring also affects trigger pull. Lighter main spring equals lighter trigger pull, and vice versa. Get your MS where you want it then get your TS where you want it. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 18 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: Shooting Dullest I have went back to factory trigger springs. Have fewer issues with the hammer dropping before I am ready. Same when I started gunfighter. Did not change sear angle. So far I have changed the springs on three sets of revolvers. kR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ray Davis Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Here's where this sport ruins movies and TV. In an episode of Have Gun, Will Travel (excellent show), Paladin describes his custom pistols as having rifled barrels (Duh!) with 1 ounce triggers. MY Word! Don't sneeze or you'll shoot your toe off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCandless Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 On 7/22/2020 at 8:22 PM, gsp7 said: How light is you trigger pull in lbs. or ounces on your slicked up Uberti cattleman or what ever you got ? How light the hammer and trigger are set should be dependant on the individual shooter and your shooting style. There is no magic number. It is a matter of training and practice to find what is best for you. Shooting with a two-handed grip vs. a one handed grip, slip hammering vs. triggering each shot, riding the trigger vs. full let-off after each shot, jerking the trigger vs. a disciplined technique honed over continued practice... Start with an inexpensive Wolff Spring Kit, (or whatever brand you prefer), and see how it works for you. Don't start changing sear engagement unless you really are familiar with working on these. You can always put the stock spring back. Short-stroked Ubertis like the "Taylor-tuned" models use a factory mainspring, in order to reliably fire different brands of primers. I made the mistake early on of setting my triggers too light, resulting in firing the revolver sooner than I was "on target". Years later now, I am most comfortable with the triggers set with a clean break, (minimal or no creep), at approx. 2 lbs. I don't set up the triggers myself, properly done, it's more than just springs. So, I've had gunsmiths like Mike Brackett and Three Cut do them for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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