Poor mans trigger.......

HAs anyone tried the poormans trigger and if so what is your take on it and is it safe?

If you mean removing one spring leg on the Ruger single actions, it does wonders & it is safe. Best 5 minutes you can spend with the gun!

Yes I have. So far no issues. Working the hammer forward with the thumb smooth things out too. my only worry was whether it had enough force to "pop" the primer. So far, so good.

Thats what Im talking about! Man I cant wait to take this gorgeous piece a machinery to the range and put her through her paces!

i did my bisley hunter. it will serve me fine, i'm pretty sure. it feels much better now. i think it feels nearly identical to my redhawk.
a buddy has a bisley hunter that had a wolf spring kit put in. it feels really sweet!....but....mine is close enough for my purposes.

http://www.handgunhunt.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/80016/page/4#Post80016

i don't know why more people won't respond to these posts. i know several others HAVE some single action rugers. i'd like to know how everyone done theirs, how they like it, n which method they prefer.

If I'm not mistaken (I often am...) it shouldn't have any effect on primer ignition. It's just a trigger spring. The hammer spring is on the strut & it controls the hammer's striking force.

I just converted mine and it seems to brake a little cleaner. I just ordered my scope base to top her off with a J Point which I dont think Ill keep.I picked up some Hornady Evos now Im loking for somr XTPs since I dont reload and once its all said and done, off to the range

Man I feel a sickness coming on and I think they call it revolver flu.

All mine have Wolf springs--much better than stock--If you work the parts while it is apart it helps even more.

Mine all have Belt Mtn pins and Power Custom Pawls too--Just like the way that set-up works.

My smith did all mine whlie he had them mounting the scope base

Rite on!

There is no cure my friend... Just treat the symptoms with plenty of reloading & shooting...

I 've really had that bug bad for the last 3 weeks(since the close of deer season)I'm gonna have to do some reloading and casting to turn away the "Revolver Blues"!!

My worry was that by changing anything on the original design may affect operation.

Worked great for me!

Not quite as good as the trigger job on my brothers Vaquero, but pretty close.

Good enough for me, and MUCH better than it was.

MN

I dont reload(dont have the space) but I plan to do some shooting! This is just wrong, I have a couple nice long guns in my gun cabinet and I dont think they wil have any range time this year. Thats just wrong!

Ya... What they said!!!

Duane

After the Poor Mans trigger job I added a sight to it lastnite to see what it looked like.




Doesnt look bad but John Wayne didnt have a red dot on his gun, lol!

Now that is one fine looking handgun!!!!
I have plenty of long guns that do nothing but collect dust. The lone exception is a custom Marlin Guide gun in 450 Marlin. Still, 9 out of 10 times a revolver will be my tool of choice on the hunt.

I think thats where Im headed too. I took a deer with my 629 and about fell out of my treestand. Its on the same lines as archery but on a different level. A handgun can be worked around those tight spots without being busted alot easier to pack and alot more funner to shot. All of my friends shake their heads at me cause when its time to hit the sticks ,they grab their shotguns and muzzleloaders and I grab my pistol and bow. To me it adds to the sport of hunting. To me its not hunting when you drop a animal at 300yrds, thats slaughter to me . That animal never had a chance. Im not anti long gun by any means but I like the fact you having to be on top of your game to score with a hand gun and iron sights.

You're gonna upset Mr. Ernie.....lol

I will say this to try to help those that have not hunted out west. May times a west Texas 250 is the same as a Alabama 75--

I do not use my wheelguns much out west simply because the big deer are very -- very seldom closer than 250 where I hunt--

If you are OK shooting a smaller deer--I stalked within 3 feet of a 1 year old buck and within 20 yards of a 3 year old 10pt this year (no roman nose and his horns were just outsie his ear--next year maybe)

But the 14 pt (scored 206) that was killed the week after we left never got closer than 1000yds--and the cull 7pt I tried 3 times to kill never got closer than 350 that is just to much for the old 356 and a range finder that was hit or miss (when it worked)

No chance with the 44 or 45

Dont wanna upset Mr Ernie, sry Mr Ernie,lol!

Obviously you don't hunt in the open. At times you will be dang lucky to get within 300 yards of a Mulie or Speedgoat in the open.

This is why we have bullseye and speed competitions, nothing is for everyone.

Ok I will give you a little lead way for some situations but not all

No I dont hunt alot of open areas.

I used to enjoy shooting rock chucks at the longest possible (for me)ranges. At that time I had an XP in 221. From there it was contenders. Back then laser range finders were non-existeny (as far as I know. There were some bulky split image range finders but they were not super accurate. Then it was long range (for me) rifles. My favorite was a Ruger #1 in 6mm Rem. Also had a 700BDL heavy barrel in .222 that was a tack driver but had a hard time bucking wind on cross canyon chucks at 400+yds. I still have a lot of respect for the guys that get 'er done at long range, it's just not my thing anymore. I got into muzzle loaders & bow hunting. Passed up a lot of NICE muley bucks in Montana at 200 yds because it was too far for the muzzle loader. Watched a caribou walk at 125 yds for the same reason. Chased moose & elk with the longbow & passed some I could have taken with a compound, a lot I could have taken with a rifle. Now it's the handgun. Like asquires 2 I find it fills the niche for a bow hunter that likes to hear "boom" & is loosing his shoulders.
I like close. Revolver close (under 100yds). I carried my Guide Gun on a brown bear hunt last year because the cover was thick, I was alone, & I'm a chicken :-)

Oh, & I'm a FORD man all the way!

You guys are funny

I just did the Poor Mans trigger job(liftin one arm of the spring) on my Ruger Super Blackhawk and I have to admit that it feels like it cut the trigger pull in half.

Now you're talkin'! VA made (well used to be anyway).

Thats what I thought whe I did mine.

I tried a Poor Man's trigger job on 3 Birds Head Vaqueros and 2 New Vaqueros all in 45 Colt. All turned out fine except for a little creep that will take a good smith to remove. I then tried it on a Super Blackhawk and the trigger wouldn't return without a slight nudge with my trigger finger. I put the leg of the spring back on and it was back to normal. So what I did was take a needle nose pliers to both legs bending them both just enough that it felt the same as removing one leg, but the trigger returns normally now. The part about pulling the trigger while applying force to the hammer has not hurt any of my guns but some very knowledgeable sixgunners cringe when you mention doing that. I am not sure who to believe because the first I heard of a Poor Man's Trigger Job was an article by Jeff Quinn on Gunblast.com. I guess I didn't go too far and break things. I will eventually want a real trigger job done to remove the creep. But it is good for now. Also I found that the trigger pulls on my New Vaqueros don't have the creep that the original Vaqueros did.

on the sbh took one leg off and it did wonders. forced the hammer while pulling the trigger about 10 times and she smoothed up a bit more. dont want to break anything so i stopped there. i also have a single six that i've been trying too wear out for about 30 years. it's still smoother that the blackhawk, but... so i took one leg of the single six. the hammer had a hitch in it when cocked and the trigger sometimes needed a nudge to get it all the way forward. not the way to go with my 22. the 44 still uses only one leg but im thinking of going back to the way she came from ruger.