TRIGGER PULL WEIGHT RUGER SBH

[millwright]

What is a good pull weight for hunting?  My SBH is between 5 and 6 pounds.

[Graybeard]

2-3/4 to 3.5 pounds. Much less and with gloves on in winter you'll not have enough feel to properly control the break and much more it tends to throw off the shot trying to force it to break. I shoot for an even three pounds and settle for anything within about 8 oz either side of it if necessary.

[Lloyd Smale]

most of my guns are set at 2lbs. but a good crisp 4lb trigger will work. Creap is more detrimental to accuracy then pull weight.

[millwright]

I guess I should be thinking of changing springs or visit a gunsmith.  Thank you for the replies.

[44 Man]

You could try a poor man's approach first.  Take the grips off and unhook one side of the trigger spring and try it.  If that seems better for you, then take a pair of pliers and put a bend 'down' in the middle of the leg of the spring that hooks on the grip frame pin.  Do this to both sides and try it.  Cycle it a couple of times with the grips off and see if the 'bent' portion of the spring hits the mainspring.  A bump is ok but if you put too much bend in the arm, it can lift off the pin when the mainspring hits it, and you will have to re-adjust it.  There are reduced trigger pull springs out there but I find this is usually enough for me.  Do not put a 'reduced' mainspring in as this affects your hammerfall and that the wrong direction to getting a better trigger pull.  44 Man