Revolver trigger

schatzperson · Post by **schatzperson** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:50 am

Has anyone out here done any work toward taking down a Smith & Wesson Model 14 trigger to 1000 grams and still keeping reliable primer strikes?

Just wound down the main spring set screw a tad on a practically unused 14-3 and best I could get was about 1350 with an occasional light hit ( could have been a case of hard primers).

Thanks!

guest lars · Post by **guest lars** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:48 pm

Leave the mainspring alone and get a lighter trigger spring. This way you will have full power on the primer and an lighter trigger.

william · Post by **william** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:50 pm

Crank that setscrew up tight where it belongs. The way to lighten the trigger is to replace the rebound spring with a lighter one. Kits are readily available, at least in the US, which include lighter mainspring and lighter rebound spring.

schatzperson · Post by **schatzperson** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:58 pm

Thanks guys !
Who sells this kit for the Model 14 ?
I might just order direct from the US.

guest lars · Post by **guest lars** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:03 pm

Try wollf springs : http://www.gunsprings.com/
Have ordered several springs to the S&W 14-3, great revolver btw

schatzperson · Post by **schatzperson** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:38 pm

Just looked at the Wolf site.
They have kits with a lightened main and rebound springs.
Not sure how the rebound spring will effect my need; After all I am only concerned with reducing the single action mode to a little over 1000 grams.

My revolver is SA only anyway; Nice gun, picked it up for about 250 Euro, NOS, in box. Want to use it for ISSF CF.

Gwhite · Post by **Gwhite** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:59 pm

Just be aware, that replacing the rebound spring can be a little tricky. There is a special tool that you can make (or buy) that makes it easy. I know Brownells sells one, and I'm sure there are other suppliers (Midway?). If you are going to work on your pistol, get a copy of "The S&W Revolver: A Shop Manual" Book by Jerry Kuhnhausen. It will tell you all you will ever need to know.

Rover · Post by **Rover** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:18 pm

I got this on my question to my brother, a former NY Police Academy armorer:

"The rebound spring is easy to install as long as you have #1 a small screwdriver with the center of the blade ground down(so the spring doesn't slip off the blade) OR #2 sometimes I used a small Phillips(inserted INSIDE the spring opening). You have to compress the spring then passed the stud then press down the rebound slide.
The rebound spring has 17 coils---snip off 2 and see what happens. If you cut off too much the trigger is very slow to return to the forward position. My spring on my Combat Masterpiece was cut to 13 coils and worked fine but was a little scary for other shooters (TOO LIGHT).
You can also stone the rebound slide with a fine stone (I would have to look up how many strokes are suggested)."

Good luck!!