Finished trigger job on the Springfield

[TMan]

I finished the 2-1/2lb trigger pull procedure as outlined in the Jack Weigland article: www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/GunTech/NewsletterArchive.aspx?p=0&t=1&i=349

However, I wasn't as aggressive on the spring tensions as Jack, and my trigger pull is 3lbs, and the hammer doesn't follow the slide with a snap cap.

I didn't like the relief angle I was getting with the stoning fixture, so I used the fixture for the primary angle only. According to Ron Powers, who made the fixture, having it set at 4 clicks should reduce the trigger pull by 3/4lbs.

For the relief angle, I just used the stones in my hand, and then slightly radius-ed the angle that was formed by the stoning. I set it to exactly 60% - yeah right.

When I started, the engagement was neutral, which surprised me because the Taurus was, and still is quite positive.

[TMan]

Having to go to the hardware store this week I swung by the range to shoot a box of ammo through the Springfield. It was flawless, and I was happy - almost. I didn't like the amount of take-up.

So, when I got home, while the wife was running on her treadmill, I took it apart and then using a center-punch on the inside of the trigger bar, I proceeded to put a dimple where the disconnector contacts it. That and I bent the trigger bar. This pulled in the sides, which caused it to drag on the magazine.

Using a magazine as a guide inside the trigger bar, I used a couple of needlenose pliers to get the bar back to where it didn't drag on the magazine.

With the dimple, it effectively moved the trigger further forward because it meant that the disconnector would move sooner. In other words, the movement of the trigger caused the gun to fire sooner. My concern with this was with the grip safety because it might needed to be longer to block the movement of the trigger bar. I was fortunate - it still worked.

In theory you could get the trigger where there is no perceptible movement. That would be cool with a 2-1/2 lb trigger, but I'm a little afraid of doing that with a gun that my dealer is going to shoot. I think for her that I'll stick with just a little bit of pre-travel and a 3lb pull. At least with this she shouldn't have indentations on her finger from pulling the trigger like she had before.

[TMan]

I wasn't completely satisfied with the 3lb trigger, so I did a little more on the springs to get it down to 2-1/2lbs. I took it today along with my latest acquisition (Taurus 92AF, that was on sale for $100 off and came with 4-17 round magazines) whose trigger pull is off the scale.

Being a bit of a show-off, I let my friend shoot two magazines through the Taurus first. I then handed him the Springfield, which he hadn't shot since before I worked on it. He was amazed at how great the trigger was on it, and the groups that he shot with it.

It still has a little bit of over-travel, but there is a screw adjustment in the trigger for that, and I didn't have an allen wrench with me. I'll take care of it before my dealer comes back from the shot show and shoots it.