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Adding trigger overtravel stop? #209054 11/13/2020 8:15 PM
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When dry firing my Super Blackhawk Hunter off hand I have noticed that a large portion of the time at the hammer drop the crosshairs drop straight down a noticeable bit pretty uniformly. I have some precision rifle training, trigger control being a big part of it, but even when trying to be very disciplined its generally there. I initially attributed it to hammer inertia (at least that's how it "feels") but playing with the gun I notice there is a considerable amount of over travel in the trigger.
Would that, contribute to this?
Has anyone installed an over travel screw on their stainless SBH?


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Re: Adding trigger overtravel stop? [Re: Vance in AK.] #209057 11/13/2020 11:13 PM
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Vance, Though not stainless, I did it to a ?blue? Super Blackhawk around 1980. I had observed the same thing that you are experiencing. I drilled, tapped, and installed an Allen set-screw! It certainly helped my bench shooting, but, not so much my offhand shooting. I just can?t shoot a single-action (Ruger) as well as a Smith. Hopefully, you will see improvement......Good Luck! memtb

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Re: Adding trigger overtravel stop? [Re: Memtb460] #209088 11/16/2020 1:58 PM
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My youngest brother glue a reshaped pencil eraser to the trigger guard then file fitted it. It worked quite well.


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Re: Adding trigger overtravel stop? [Re: reflex264] #209093 11/16/2020 8:10 PM
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You can drill and tap a stop but the eraser or piece of leather is a good alternative, and easily removed if you don't like it.


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Re: Adding trigger overtravel stop? [Re: junebug] #209098 11/17/2020 12:12 AM
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I had fixed trigger overtravel stops done to all my big bore revolvers and would recommend it to everyone I know. Trigger control is aided by having the trigger stop a very short time after ignition is occurring.


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Re: Adding trigger overtravel stop? [Re: Jeffrey G.] #209104 11/17/2020 2:24 AM
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try the glue on first in case that isnt your issue and you havent drilled a hole in your revolver for nothing


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Re: Adding trigger overtravel stop? [Re: gunslingerdad] #209105 11/17/2020 6:04 AM
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Thanks all.
My thoughts were similar to yous so for now I went with a few wraps of wire to give it a try before I did something permanent.


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