Taurus Judge Modify trigger pull
My elderly father keeps a Judge in his nightstand. In our opinion, a great hallway piece. He is having problems with the double action trigger pull, his hand strength is not what it used to be. Also, the trigger is hard to grip for single action. Does anyone know of a modified trigger with a longer tail, allowing greater leverage? Or can the double action trigger pull be modified to bring it down to 3- 5 lbs.? I haven't yet reviewed the schematics of the Judge. Thanks
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Check the Wolff Springs website for a reduced power trigger return spring or you can "stone" the contact points for a smoother pull if you have any experience with that method. 0 -
I've never heard of ANY true double action gun getting a 3-4 lb trigger pull. While I suppose such a system is mechanically possible, I'd question its safety and reliability.
With ordinary revolvers, usually anything less than 6-7 lbs won't reliably set off the rounds, and that weight FEELS a lot lighter when its double action.
In terms of lightening the pull, I don't think increasing the trigger length to increase leverage is a practical (or even necessarily possible) solution here. Are you going to cut away the trigger guard too?
You're going to need a traditional trigger/action job, including (possibly) a lighter spring. My understanding is that the Taurus revolvers are basically Smith copies, so that's probably a good conceptual starting point in terms of what may need to get done mechanically.
I also don't think altering the trigger geometry to get a better single-action reach/feel is practical either. Short of replacing the entire gun for one that's more friendly to your hand (which is what I'd suggest here), the most practical way to get a better trigger grip on a revolver is to alter the grip.
Specifically, increasing thickness of the grip behind the frame will increase trigger pull length. Decreasing it decreases the pull length.
As a secondary issue (and you didn't ask), I have to disagree with the assessment of the Taurus Judge as "great" for ANY purpose (other than limited novelty value). .410 buckshot has poor stopping power, particularly from a short barreled pistol. At hallway range your "pattern" (if you can even call it that) is only going to be maybe 3" wide, meaning you still have to aim.
While .45 Colt is quite an effective round, the problem there is that if you are going to be using .45 Colt rounds, there are far better platforms to shoot them through than the ungainly, inaccurate, and difficult to shoot Taurus.
My suggestion is that if you like the idea of a shotgun, simply get one (ie a real one). . .it doesn't have to be a 12 gauge.
If you prefer a double-action revolver (and personally, I do), good quality double-action only bobbed hammer police surplus stainless steel model 64 Smith revolvers in .38+P are still available for about $250.
Not only will these be easier to handle than the bulky Taurus Judge, the trigger pulls will be a LOT better, and I'd consider .38+Ps to be ballistically superior to .410 buckshot from a pistol.0
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