SAJohn
Hunter
Several years ago I bought a NM Blackhawk in .45 Colt when Cabela's was clearing out their older inventory as the new with lock revolvers were being introduced. It was my second ever New Model Blackhawk. The trigger pull was pretty grim by my slicked-up old model standards. The factory trigger pull was about 3.5 pounds and gritty with lots of creep.
With help from forum members and Iowegan I did the detailed strip and cleaning, polishing of all of the contact surfaces, shortening the hammer sear distance, and reshaping the trigger spring. Creep was almost eliminated, and the trigger broke at a consistent 2 lbs 6 oz.
Yesterday, I had this revolver back apart to check on fitting a brass grip frame. I removed one leg of the trigger spring to assist in the reassembly. While still in this configuration I checked the trigger pull and found it was down to 1 lb 4 oz. That pull is actually a bit lower than any old model I have ever worked on. I pushed, shoved, wiggled, and banged on the cocked hammer, it held rock solid.
So my conclusion here is that the combination of a real trigger job combined with the "poor man's" trigger job yields a NM with a trigger pull to rival an OM.
John
With help from forum members and Iowegan I did the detailed strip and cleaning, polishing of all of the contact surfaces, shortening the hammer sear distance, and reshaping the trigger spring. Creep was almost eliminated, and the trigger broke at a consistent 2 lbs 6 oz.
Yesterday, I had this revolver back apart to check on fitting a brass grip frame. I removed one leg of the trigger spring to assist in the reassembly. While still in this configuration I checked the trigger pull and found it was down to 1 lb 4 oz. That pull is actually a bit lower than any old model I have ever worked on. I pushed, shoved, wiggled, and banged on the cocked hammer, it held rock solid.
So my conclusion here is that the combination of a real trigger job combined with the "poor man's" trigger job yields a NM with a trigger pull to rival an OM.
John
