The pictures of the Silver frame show FACTORY TENSION of a rested sear spring. The spring will do no good at all without modification, NEVER mess with the coil of the spring. It ALSO needs to be bent back to get proper position of rested sear with no tension. I will not elaborate a whole lot but the spring leg (long leg) needs to be bent outward to not pass through the interior gap in the frame. NOT liking this I chose to experiment using the old style spring. Heavy sear tension translates into heavier pull weight. This all translates into the FACT that the pull from one of these kits will NOT be a sweet as a Mark 1, 2 or 3 installation. The springs are a much different shape also. It is heavier gauge wire, old springs were about. I figured out that the SEAR SPRING in the new Mark IV is QUITE the BEAST compared to a Mark 1,2 or 3 sear spring.
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Please feel free to scold, lecture and berate me any time I step out of line. The only reason I bought this pistol and modified it was because I am an idiot and wanted someone with all their wisdom to call me on it. That you can live with out of the box ? Is saving a few bucks by buying a cheap plastic Ruger really worth it if you have to add $100 worth of aftermarket parts to make it useable ? And then end up with an unwarranted, potentially unreliable, or dangerous gun ? It sure as hell isn't coming home with me. Carrying a weapon modified like that is certainly asking for trouble should a CCW shooting occur, or if an accident happens at the range.ĭon't you guys even examine the guns, and try out the triggers on the guns you buy before you hand over your cash ? If a gun has a terrible trigger in the store. The trigger cannot be pulled and the slide cannot be retracted with the safety 'on. The safety locks the slide in closed when in the 'on' position.
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You have absolutely no idea how those parts will affect the gun's safety and functioning (and neither does Ruger, which is why they wash their hands of it). The Ruger-57 pistol features an ambidextrous manual safety that locks the trigger bar when the safety is in the 'on' position, thereby preventing the trigger from being pulled. Trying to make a gun with an absolutely terrible trigger better by adding a bunch of unproven, unwarranted parts to it by some amateur 'gunsmith' at the kitchen table is a fools errand. I have done such to many Smith & Wesson, Taurus, Colt, and Ruger double actions, but due to their popularity, this article will deal with the single action Ruger, specifically the. This type of trigger work can be performed on most revolvers, with slight variations. There is a trigger kit for all three guns making them easier to live with. It's what I call a 'Poor Boy's Trigger Job', hence the title of this article. This new kit just came out a few weeks ago, and it is much improved. The original Saints Arms kit, from October 2013, was not good and just plain would not work right. My guess would be the LC380 is targetted for the female shooters, or to compete with the Bersa Thunder. Discussion Starter 1 (Edited) I just installed the new Saints Arms Trigger Kit for the Ruger LC9 and LC380.
All three guns (LCP, LC9, LC380) are DAO with a long trigger pull. I heated the trigger, straightened it, and then polished the trigger. As stated the LC380 is the same size as the LC9. It is much straighter/flatter and makes for a more comfortable pull. I also straightened the stock curved trigger. If this stop was not there, there would be about 1/16 to 3/32 inch more trigger over travel, after the break. Understand I have a trigger over travel stop.
Galloway Precision will soon be coming out with another trigger kit, with a similar pull distance as shown in the video of my trigger pull. This niche caliber is a popular choice for home defense or recreational shooting. This new trigger kit will have about 20% more trigger movement than my trigger, and that only amounts to about 1/8 inch more travel. The Ruger-57 is one of very few firearms to use the 5.7x28mm cartridge. I have the Galloway original trigger kit installed in my LC9, and I will attach a link to the video of my trigger pull. I had to either change my grip or pull from the second finger joint, not the tip joint pad. It has a heavy pull, but the deep breaking is what causes the inaccuracy in shooting. The biggest complaint for the LC9 has always been the long, deep breaking trigger pull.