Lee Martin
Hunter
To begin disassemble, capture (pin) mainspring before unhooking trigger spring. Forecepts are handy.
Correct screwdriver, applied with down pressure. (Unsupported cylinder frame shown for photo only.)
Note rust spot. Good reason for light lube everywhere inside.
Perfect trigger work may be done with all factory parts. One leg cut from trigger spring reduces pull by nearly half. Drift punch inserted through coil may be used to bend spring----keeping both legs intact. This is at least as reliable as any aftermarket spring
Work on hammer dog must preserve regain feature of Ruger angles.
Trigger tuned for dead clear break at 1-pound with sweep-rearward follow through. Regain intact
Hammer and trigger pins mounted through paper, ready to check hammer dog/trigger sear engagement.
By mounting hammer & trigger outside cylinder frame, sear engagement may be checked and studied. Begin by observation of untouched factory hammer and trigger. This job is on original SRM .357 Maximum hammer & trigger.
Longest of five grip frame screws has post, which holds groove in hammer pin. Two lugs in grip frame engage cuts in cylinder frame. One (or both ) lugs is is scalloped to clear the long screw.
As only one lug is scalloped for the long screw on this 1979 grip frame, screw and hammer pin must match.
Loop of trigger spring is tucked above trigger shelf before grip frame flushes up to cylinder frame. An exposed spring----as seen in photo----is out of place. Be sure pawl spring is not pinched by back strap, and cylinder latch spring pushes cylinder latch.
Work on hammer dog and/or trigger sear is checked on revolver by dry firing. The front trigger guard screw will secure grip frame to test letoff----a.k.a. trigger pull. To start small screws, counter-rotate until you hear or feel a light click. Turn clockwise.
Grip frame is flushed to cylinder frame before final tightening of grip frame screws.
No matter how light a trigger is set----or squeezed----it must sweep rearward at hammer fall.
Trigger spring must be strong enough to reset trigger.
A revolver that played the game.
IHMSA secretary and Chosin Reservoir combat veteran Bob Barnett of Oklahoma spotted as this revolver, shooting against a wind, cleaned the rams to win the International Championship.
Correct screwdriver, applied with down pressure. (Unsupported cylinder frame shown for photo only.)
Note rust spot. Good reason for light lube everywhere inside.
Perfect trigger work may be done with all factory parts. One leg cut from trigger spring reduces pull by nearly half. Drift punch inserted through coil may be used to bend spring----keeping both legs intact. This is at least as reliable as any aftermarket spring
Work on hammer dog must preserve regain feature of Ruger angles.
Trigger tuned for dead clear break at 1-pound with sweep-rearward follow through. Regain intact
Hammer and trigger pins mounted through paper, ready to check hammer dog/trigger sear engagement.
By mounting hammer & trigger outside cylinder frame, sear engagement may be checked and studied. Begin by observation of untouched factory hammer and trigger. This job is on original SRM .357 Maximum hammer & trigger.
Longest of five grip frame screws has post, which holds groove in hammer pin. Two lugs in grip frame engage cuts in cylinder frame. One (or both ) lugs is is scalloped to clear the long screw.
As only one lug is scalloped for the long screw on this 1979 grip frame, screw and hammer pin must match.
Loop of trigger spring is tucked above trigger shelf before grip frame flushes up to cylinder frame. An exposed spring----as seen in photo----is out of place. Be sure pawl spring is not pinched by back strap, and cylinder latch spring pushes cylinder latch.
Work on hammer dog and/or trigger sear is checked on revolver by dry firing. The front trigger guard screw will secure grip frame to test letoff----a.k.a. trigger pull. To start small screws, counter-rotate until you hear or feel a light click. Turn clockwise.
Grip frame is flushed to cylinder frame before final tightening of grip frame screws.
No matter how light a trigger is set----or squeezed----it must sweep rearward at hammer fall.
Trigger spring must be strong enough to reset trigger.
A revolver that played the game.
IHMSA secretary and Chosin Reservoir combat veteran Bob Barnett of Oklahoma spotted as this revolver, shooting against a wind, cleaned the rams to win the International Championship.
