Lock time and accuracy

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Crosshair

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Folks:

I will be installing a Wolf Gun Sring trigger kit into a .44 Ruger Bisley as well as stoneing the sear and general polishing. With the lighter hammer power spring will any accuracy be lost due to a slower lock time? Is this a trade off between a good trigger and a slower lock or are we talking mili seconds? Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Thanks: Crosshair
 
2 issues

First issue is primer hardness vs spring tension. You may have problems with ignition of the hard magnum primers with reduced tension springs. When I used reduced tension springs in my competition IDPA S&W Model 625's I was forced to use Federal primers as they would nto even fire with Winchester Large Pistol primers, much less magnum primers. You will just have to try and see.

Second issue of "lock time" for a revolver. I shot IDPA competiton for years with a reduced tension spring and had no percieved problems with lock times, just having the front sight on the target shen shooting fast.
 
the lock time on a revolver is sooooo slooowwww anyways, i dont think i'd worry about it. plus the fact a revolver just isnt a BR rifle.
 
You could open the hammer up like we do on the 1911 pistols to give you a quicker locktime, primers would need to be tested but we shoot a lot of 45 acp ammo with light hammers
Eagle
 
The trigger return spring in a single action Ruger doesn't affect the hammer spring but changing to a weaker trigger return spring from Wolf does improve the trigger pull.

I changed to a Wolf trigger return spring in my .45 BlackHawk and left the hammer spring alone. With a bit of deburring, polishing, and a bit of stoning the trigger works perfectly for a hunting revolver. I didn't see any advantage to a weaker hammer spring worth taking a chance on misfires from not hitting the primer hard enough.

Fitch
 
Talk to Jack Huntington at JRH Advanced gunsmithing. If you want an accurate Ruger revolver he is THE guru of Ruger single and double action guns. 530-268-6877
 
The four most important words concerning.........

"stoning" and "polishing" are:

KNOW.....

when......

to...

stop, I say, STOP!!!;);)
 
Stoning and polishing

brian roberts said:
"stoning" and "polishing" are:

KNOW.....

when......

to...

stop, I say, STOP!!!;);)
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Brian,
I have a bag of S & W hammers, triggers, etc. from many years past that I went too far with. Basically, I taught myself how to do a good trigger job by making the basic mistakes on my own revolvers before perfecting my technique. You are right when you refer to knowing when to stop; screw up a couple of pieces and you'll learn real quick. I've found that a felt bob loaded with red rouge polishing compound and a Foredom tool will accomplish most trigger jobs with a minimal loss of material.

Lou Baccino
 
Revolver lock time

lefty o said:
the lock time on a revolver is sooooo slooowwww anyways, i dont think i'd worry about it. plus the fact a revolver just isnt a BR rifle.
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I agree with you.

Lou Baccino
 
Lou, good thing you have.............

that bag of S&W parts, maybe you can send them to Turnbull & have 'em re-cased, if they aren't too far gone. You can't get them anymore unless from the factory$$$$$$$, & they won't be available much longer.;) I believe the finest white ceramic, black Arkansas, or Ruby stones are the only things to be allowed on those parts, as that case is, maybe .005-7.
 
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