spring kit for ruger sbh. do it yourself or not

[mstake]

i just got a ruger sbh bisley hunter and the trigger in it is horrible it must be 8 or 9 pounds! everyone tells me to put a wolf or brownells spring kit. is it a do it yourself or do i have to send it to a pistolsmith.

[dave375hh]

Installing a Wolff spring kit is an easy job, if your familiar with disassembly and reassmbly of the Blackhawk. Because all your doing is changing the springs the owners manual will walk you thru the process of takedown and reassmbly.

[Bullseye]

The spring is easy to change and it will lighten the trigger pull.  All of mine also had a bunch of creep which this will not help.  That requires stoning which I leave to a gunsmith.  If your smith is like mine a trigger job cost the same amount whether he is just getting rid of the creep or doing that and lightening the pull also.  So if you have no creep, change the spring.  If you have creep just take it to a smith.

[Jerry Lester]

The spring is easy to change and it will lighten the trigger pull.  All of mine also had a bunch of creep which this will not help.  That requires stoning which I leave to a gunsmith.  If your smith is like mine a trigger job cost the same amount whether he is just getting rid of the creep or doing that and lightening the pull also.  So if you have no creep, change the spring.  If you have creep just take it to a smith.

Like the others have said, simply changing the springs is very easy.

Like Bullseye said though, this will not reduce the creep. I've re-worked at least a couple hundred triggers in quite a few variations of rifles, so I opted to re-work my own in my Single Six, and Blackhawk.

The trigger system in the single action Rugers is actually fairly simple as revolver triggers go, but it's still a very precise procedure. If you don't have a good bit of experience in this area(triggers) then I also suggest you get a good smith to do the work.

[LAH]

While waiting for the spring kit try removing the return spring from one of the legs.

[safetysheriff]

wear eye protection while doing this.....very sincerely.    if a spring or a hammer strut goes flying you don't want it in your eye!

I've done several on gp-100's and super blackhawks with a reloading press, of all things.    By carefully lining things up with the lower end of the hammer strut going down through a shell holder, and a panelling nail to hold it all together when the spring is removed and re-installed, I've found it relatively easy.    But I still wear safety glasses because of the potential for injury.

SS'

[Spyro Andes]

i just got a ruger sbh bisley hunter and the trigger in it is horrible it must be 8 or 9 pounds! everyone tells me to put a wolf or brownells spring kit. is it a do it yourself or do i have to send it to a pistolsmith.

It is a very easy job.

In fact, on Ruger SBHs, a lot of custom stuff is well with the reach of an amatuer.

Free spooling, half-cocking, basic action jobs and etc

[Old Griz]

:cb2: Wow! 8 or 9 lbs.!???!  :eek: You do know you are supposed to cock it first—right?!!!    :-D  

Just funnin'. That's awful. I guess I've just been lucky. I had a spring kit, and some other custom work, done on a Bisley Vaquero, and frankly I couldn't tell the difference. I had two other sets of springs from Midway—waiting to see the results on the first gun—and sent them back. It wasn't worth the time or money. But then I'm about as sensitive as a brick. Good luck!

[Jerry Lester]

:cb2: Wow! 8 or 9 lbs.!???!  :eek: You do know you are supposed to cock it first—right?!!!    :-D  

LOL! You're too much Griz!