Hello All,
I have a Beretta 70S and another .380 that was based on the Beretta 1934 design [but with slide safety and side extractor- Tanfoglio GT380].
They are reasonably fun- for a .380 blowback. However, I am a bit of a trigger snob.
I realize there is no way these pistols can be as crisp/light as a quality 1911.
However, I'd like to get the trigger pull down to a safe, crisp and lighter pull- hopefully near 4-4.5lbs.
My thought is that, with the .380blowback design on these, I am not going to have any luck with this.
My reasons for this thought are that the hammer spring has to be heavy-duty to slow the slide properly, or it will move too fast, and that the sear spring has to be stronger than the average as a blowback design feels more 'violent' than those that use something like the 1911 link, or the BHP cam/barrel channel designs.
Do you think I am right?
Or, do you know someone who is a superb Beretta gunsmith and can bring these down to that range I described?
I got both down there on my own, but found the hammer would follow when I dropped the slide on a snap cap [only 1 out of 10 times, but that is too many].
I had to stiffen the sear spring, and now if feels smooth/crisp, and around 5.8-6.8lbs.
Any suggestions?
Oh, I DO have other .380s, but I want each one I own to work at its optimal level.
I am in California, so I don't have as many options as many of you.
Interestingly, the ones I mentioned in this thread are 2 of my 3 newest 380s, and they were made between 1981 and 1995.
My others are from between 1937 and 1957- and I've been able to fine-tune them by doing trigger/action jobs.
I am pretty skilled, but I am still a 'shade-tree' mechanic.
I have a Beretta 70S and another .380 that was based on the Beretta 1934 design [but with slide safety and side extractor- Tanfoglio GT380].
They are reasonably fun- for a .380 blowback. However, I am a bit of a trigger snob.
I realize there is no way these pistols can be as crisp/light as a quality 1911.
However, I'd like to get the trigger pull down to a safe, crisp and lighter pull- hopefully near 4-4.5lbs.
My thought is that, with the .380blowback design on these, I am not going to have any luck with this.
My reasons for this thought are that the hammer spring has to be heavy-duty to slow the slide properly, or it will move too fast, and that the sear spring has to be stronger than the average as a blowback design feels more 'violent' than those that use something like the 1911 link, or the BHP cam/barrel channel designs.
Do you think I am right?
Or, do you know someone who is a superb Beretta gunsmith and can bring these down to that range I described?
I got both down there on my own, but found the hammer would follow when I dropped the slide on a snap cap [only 1 out of 10 times, but that is too many].
I had to stiffen the sear spring, and now if feels smooth/crisp, and around 5.8-6.8lbs.
Any suggestions?
Oh, I DO have other .380s, but I want each one I own to work at its optimal level.
I am in California, so I don't have as many options as many of you.
Interestingly, the ones I mentioned in this thread are 2 of my 3 newest 380s, and they were made between 1981 and 1995.
My others are from between 1937 and 1957- and I've been able to fine-tune them by doing trigger/action jobs.
I am pretty skilled, but I am still a 'shade-tree' mechanic.