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Trigger weight

penguin
Technically this is a force applied to the sear by the hammer via the trigger actuating spring. The result is measured by the pounds required to actuate the trigger.

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  • babun
    I don't know when you're going with this, but I" ll tell you how
    the NRA range officers tested my rifle.
    When shooting in certain NRA smallbore matches, a min. 3 pound trigger
    was required.
    The range officer hung a bent rod on the trigger with the gun cocked and a 3 pound weight
    on the end of the rod. Held the muzzle straight upward .
    The gun must not "fire". Then he lightly jerked the gun vertically,
    To "bounce" the weight. It had to "fire" then.
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  • montanajoe
    • Community moderator
    you need a new range officer,,[V][V]
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  • babun
    That range officer is long dead.
    The year was 1969 at the winchester plant match run by the NRA officials.
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  • mrmike08075
    Color me stupid but I use trigger pull scales from brownells

    Mike
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  • penguin
    Sorry guys. You do not understand what I am asking.
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  • mrmike08075
    Hammers are spring-tensioned masses of metal that pivot on a pin when released and strike a firing pin to discharge a cartridge. Strikers are, essentially, spring-loaded firing pins that travel on an axis in-line with the cartridge eliminating the need for a separate hammer. The connection between the trigger and the hammer is typically referred to as the sear surface. Variable mechanisms will have this surface directly on the trigger and hammer or have separate sears or other connecting parts.

    Tension - friction - release - direct impingement - there are many types including some that don't function or behave like we imagine

    Please expand on your inquiry and thoughts - include us in the quest

    Mike
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  • 35 Whelen
    quote:Originally posted by penguin
    Sorry guys. You do not understand what I am asking.




    Well then, enlighten us, oh Sage one.
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  • penguin
    What would you change to reduce trigger pull weight in a 1911 or similar pistol? How does the change work?
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  • mrmike08075
    Sanding or stoning flat bearing surfaces or actuation contact points

    Extreme caution is needed as you can always take more off but you can't put metal back on

    For a 1911 I would do a drop in adjustable trigger - I prefer videcki but they are long out of business

    That way you can easily return the gun to stock OEM issue status

    Mike
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