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kel · 12-30-2008, 05:20 AM

2 1/2 pound triggers do not require small engagement surfaces. Trigger pull weight is set via the sear spring. The engagement is chosen separately and can be as much or as little as you like. The days of 2 1/2 pound triggers being hard to set up and maintain are long gone given the quality of the parts and expertise available.

The OP asked about improving accuracy and there is no better way to improve your accuracy then a trigger job. It doesn't have to be 2 1/2 pounds if he isn't comfortable handling a gun with a trigger set at that weight, but a trigger job is going to give the most immediate improvement in consistency and group size. Trigger weight is easy to change as it is simply a matter of tweaking the sear spring and you can trust any local smith with that task (not so with a trigger job).

Until you have approached the general level of mechanical accuracy the gun is currently capable of there is no reason to replace the barrel. I haven't shot the gun so I can't say what it is capable of but 3 inches @ 25 yards would not surprise me. Consistently grouping 3 inches @ 25 yards is a lot harder then it sounds.

I agree 2 1/2 pounds is not suitable for self defense but they are commonly used in the action shooting sports (by regular joes no less) where drawing from a holster, shooting in and around obstacles while carry props, and reloading at speed is common place. They don't go bang if you keep your finger out of the trigger guard and on the slidestop.

12-30-2008, 05:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
kel WARNING: FLAMMABLE Location: Ask Acetylene	2 1/2 pound triggers do not require small engagement surfaces. Trigger pull weight is set via the sear spring. The engagement is chosen separately and can be as much or as little as you like. The days of 2 1/2 pound triggers being hard to set up and maintain are long gone given the quality of the parts and expertise available. The OP asked about improving accuracy and there is no better way to improve your accuracy then a trigger job. It doesn't have to be 2 1/2 pounds if he isn't comfortable handling a gun with a trigger set at that weight, but a trigger job is going to give the most immediate improvement in consistency and group size. Trigger weight is easy to change as it is simply a matter of tweaking the sear spring and you can trust any local smith with that task (not so with a trigger job). Until you have approached the general level of mechanical accuracy the gun is currently capable of there is no reason to replace the barrel. I haven't shot the gun so I can't say what it is capable of but 3 inches @ 25 yards would not surprise me. Consistently grouping 3 inches @ 25 yards is a lot harder then it sounds. I agree 2 1/2 pounds is not suitable for self defense but they are commonly used in the action shooting sports (by regular joes no less) where drawing from a holster, shooting in and around obstacles while carry props, and reloading at speed is common place. They don't go bang if you keep your finger out of the trigger guard and on the slidestop. __________________ "It better be funny" Last edited by kel; 12-30-2008 at 05:32 AM..