Yes, it can be done w/o having to be sent out, but it somewhat more complicated than the old style Contender. A lighter spring can be installed as well as stoning, to lighten the trigger pull, but never as good as the old style in my opinion. Do a search on the web and you will run across plenty of info on G2/Encore trigger jobs as well a parts and tools; then you can decide if it is something you think you can do yourself or will need to send out.