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byf43 · 10-09-2012, 07:27

I echo the others that have said to shoot the snot out of it, first.

There are several ways to lighten the trigger pull on S&W revolvers.

Replace springs.
"Snip" springs.
Loosen the mainspring tension.

I DO NOT recommend that you do any of these things, yourself.

What I do recommend is to CAREFULLY remove the sideplate
(*Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers. . . . READ how to do this, FIRST!!! You CAN ruin the sideplate and/or SCRATCH the bovine scatology out of the revolver IF you don't know how to do this!!)
Clean the revolver 'innards' completely and lube the mating parts with a GOOD gun oil.
(Breakfree CLP. . . hint. . . hint.)

Find the book "Pistolsmithing" by George C. Nonte.
Well worth the $$$!!!

I did a trigger job on my beloved mdl 19-4, many years ago (including installing a Target Hammer and Target Trigger).
When this revolver was taken to a Washington, DC ("MPD") Armorer, to have the forcing cone re-cut, he removed all of the original springs (rebound spring and mainspring) and replaced them with factory fresh springs.

This old revolver had been 100%, ever since S&W replaced the barrel.
The springs that the Armorer installed, are in a zip-lock bag, lightly oiled, in the back of the gunsafe, somewhere.

10-09-2012, 07:27	#13
byf43 NRA Life Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 12,339	I echo the others that have said to shoot the snot out of it, first. There are several ways to lighten the trigger pull on S&W revolvers. Replace springs. "Snip" springs. Loosen the mainspring tension. I DO NOT recommend that you do any of these things, yourself. What I do recommend is to CAREFULLY remove the sideplate (Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers. . . . READ how to do this, FIRST!!! You CAN ruin the sideplate and/or SCRATCH the bovine scatology out of the revolver IF you don't know how to do this!!) Clean the revolver 'innards' completely and lube the mating parts with a GOOD gun oil. (Breakfree CLP. . . hint. . . hint.) Find the book "Pistolsmithing" by George C. Nonte. Well worth the $$$!!! I did a trigger job on my beloved mdl 19-4, many years ago (including installing a Target Hammer and Target Trigger). When this revolver was taken to a Washington, DC ("MPD") Armorer, to have the forcing cone re-cut, he removed all of the original springs (rebound spring and mainspring) and replaced them with factory fresh springs. This old revolver had been 100%, ever since S&W replaced the barrel. The springs that the Armorer installed, are in a zip-lock bag, lightly oiled, in the back of the gunsafe, somewhere. __________________ G21 Gen2; G19 Gen3; G30SF; G23 Gen3; G26 Gen4. GLOCK Certified Armorer* "Live Free. Practice democracy. Make a difference. Love your family and your country." H.N.K. (My Dad) 09/02/1924 - 05/11/2012 Last edited by byf43; 10-09-2012 at 15:03.. Reason: tpyo!!! :)