trigger job for colt trooper mk3
Has anyone ever sent their colt trooper mk3 for trigger job to cylinder and slide?
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No, but I have little doubt they'd do a good job.
http://www.cylinder-slide.com/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=prodshow&ref=CSM513
Edit: Responding to below, its certainly worth calling cylinder and slide and speaking with one of their gunsmiths to find out EXACTLY what their action job entails on these Colts: ie polishing parts, altering their geometry, replacing springs, etc. I'm sure they'd have no problem telling you exactly what they do or don't do, and why. They've been working on these guns for a long time, so I doubt they're going to do anything that will ruin one (and their reputation along with the gun!).
On the guns themselves, I think Bartman has it, and these use sintered steel internal parts, which is basically an older version of the MIM molding that Smith and others use today. They're not coated exactly, but rather case-hardened on the external surfaces. That leaves a nice hard slick surface, but its super-thin, and stoning or polishing can ruin the parts. I don't know if this is true of ALL of the parts, or which ones it applies to (ie there might still be a few parts in there that are OK to work on).
On pull, the one below has a nice light single action pull that personally I wouldn't mess with. Haven't measured it, but my finger guesses its about 4lbs.
DA pull is pretty heavy. Its probably over ten lbs, and I suspect they're all like that. New spring, or working on the existing one could probably take that down a bit.
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Contact Colt. The Mark lll series parts are designed to be replaced, not refinished. The parts are sintered metal with a hard coating and are unable to be polished or machined as that would destroy the coating. I just picked up a 99% 22lr that was used and has a great trigger pull. Perhaps with additional use the trigger may smooth itself out.... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by bartman45
Contact Colt. The Mark lll series parts are designed to be replaced, not refinished. The parts are sintered metal with a hard coating and are unable to be polished or machined as that would destroy the coating. I just picked up a 99% 22lr that was used and has a great trigger pull. Perhaps with additional use the trigger may smooth itself out....
I am pretty sure that those triggers will not wear out and need replaced with sintered metal parts. The last I knew, all the parts on the Colts were forged.0 -
quote:Originally posted by tsr1965
quote:Originally posted by bartman45
Contact Colt. The Mark lll series parts are designed to be replaced, not refinished. The parts are sintered metal with a hard coating and are unable to be polished or machined as that would destroy the coating. I just picked up a 99% 22lr that was used and has a great trigger pull. Perhaps with additional use the trigger may smooth itself out....
I am pretty sure that those triggers will not wear out and need replaced with sintered metal parts. The last I knew, all the parts on the Colts were forged.
They were forged until the Mark lll. Google Trooper Mark lll - many sites will confirm the parts change with this model...0 -
Well, regardless, you will still have to pay at least $60-70 shipping each way (Fedex or UPS Next Day Air), plus the gunsmith's charges. That makes it really pricey for what, at best, will be marginal improvement.
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quote:Originally posted by nmyers
Well, regardless, you will still have to pay at least $60-70 shipping each way (Fedex or UPS Next Day Air), plus the gunsmith's charges. That makes it really pricey for what, at best, will be marginal improvement.
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I suspect most of the improvement you'd see in this case would be just be from swapping the mainspring for a lighter one.
But again, its perfectly fair to ask C&S what kind of improvement you might expect to see. They probably won't be able to guarantee you an exact pound weight on the final pull, but they should be able to tell you "we typically can take these from 12-14lbs down to 8-10#", or whatever. Don't forget there is a floor to how low you can get a revolver double-action pull to be before the hammer doesn't hit hard enough to reliably set off a stock primer.
On shipping costs, I agree if you really have to pay $120+ for shipping and another $150 for the job, that total basically makes the job not cost-effective. Toss in *another* $100 and you can buy a pretty nice second gun!
On the other hand, as C&S suggests on its shipping page, you might be able to reduce the shipping costs considerably by having your local friendly FFL ship the gun for you, since FFLs are allowed to ship guns via ordinary US postal mail.0
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