Why the Ruger "Poor Boy's Trigger Job" is a stupid idea...

Works just fine on mine, and there is a difference in trigger pull. Never had a problem with thousands of rounds fired.
 
My Ruger SP101 came with a 14 lb trigger pull. I really noticed it when trying to rapid fire it in da mode.
I changed the spring, so far so good. Does a revolver really need a 14lb spring? my other revolvers work just fine without one.
 
I don't own a Ruger revolver of any type so I'm completely unbiased about this. I think part of the problem is the statement that the "trigger job" is a stupid idea. The OP is telling a bunch of shooters, some with decades of experience, that they've done a stupid thing based on a sample size of one. Perhaps if the thread were entitled "Why the Ruger 'Poor Boy's Trigger Job' is not for everyone," then it wouldn't have garnered such negative reaction.

So, I guess I'll go back to eating my popcorn and watching all the excitement. :D
 
Whew....some of our members have short tempers!! Who'da guessed? And BTW, the poor boy trigger has worked to perfection on an even half dozen of my NM's and reduced the felt pull weight noticeably. As to lock time?....are you kidding?...on a SA of any persuasion, lock time is measured by use of a calender! Best Regards, Rod
 
Just for the heck of it I tried it and nothing improved or even changed!
I guess my Single Six didn't need any work?
ZVP
 
Could there be some other thing that, added to the drop leg created your problem? Maybe something you didn't see because it was "obvious" the drop leg was the cause?
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Same thing I was thinking. I had symptoms similar to OPs. Turned out to be a loose cylinder pin spring allowing the cylinder pin to move forward, causing the hammer to lock up. Just saying.
 
Quinn is alright, but put me in the camp that won't be doing this mod. The return springs just aren't that hard to reset and most of what's wrong with the New Model trigger relates to creep and over-travel, anyway.
 
I actually discovered this entirely on my own, and years before the term "Poor Boy Trigger Job" (or the internet) was a gleam in anyone's eye.

ONE leg of the trigger spring dropped off the stud. I'm in the camp that has done this (10 newmdl guns over the last 35 years). Never any issue. Not even once.

And it always resulted in a better trigger pull. (my guns, my opinion on the trigger pull is the only one that matters..;))

I don't care if you think its a foolish idea. Your experience with it could be just the opposite of mine, and if it is, then, for you, it is a foolish idea.

but I don't think its a stupid idea. (yes, I see a difference between foolish and stupid)

Dropping one leg of the spring has one unique advantage over any other "trigger job". And that is, if things are not to your satisfaction, you can undo it, and be right back where you were before you did it. You can't do that with trigger jobs that include polishing/stoning, etc.

"If its stupid but it works, then it ain't stupid". I think this kind of applies.

You make your own call, its not just your right, its your responsibility. I made mine tens of thousands of rounds, and (probably) hundreds of thousands of action cycles, over three decades ago.

It ain't stupid.
:D
 
Before the Wolff lighter springs came out I did a number of "poor boy" trigger jobs for CAS shooters. Mine were done a little differently though and included internal polishing and sear adjustment. I took needle nosed pliers and bent a moderate v in both legs of the trigger spring. It lightened the trigger pull but left both ears still on the studs.
 
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