trigger job

[cridertj]

could some one tell me where i would get a good trigger kit for a t/c encore?

[cwop]

good news! i tried the bending the spring idea listed on this forum and you dont need a different spring. take the action apart down to the frame onlly. remove the screw you see on the side, push out the trigger pin. when it is out you will see a spring with an L on it take a screwdriver and push it back quite a bit you may have to do it more than once i did it 2x.

put it back together watch for the tiny spring that has to go under the pin you screwed out if you turn it upside down you will see it. put it back together and bingo you should have a trigger between 1 or 2lb. i took mine apart sevral times until i got what i wanted. this is the easiest triggrer fix you can imagine.

thanks to whoever came up with this idea i have an encore i am gong to work on now.

best of luck

bob

[KN]

I have done that to my Encores as well. Works great! But only push the spring once at a time. I did one of mine twice and it was so light it was scary. I had to bend it back and start over.    KN

[scsims]

Can someone provide a link to the thread discussing the trigger adjustment or be so kind to give the instructions again?

Thanks,
Scott

[cwop]

scot

this is one thing you cant screw up. here is how to do it again. take the forend and the buttstock off. take the barrell off. then look at the frame you have in your hand for a minute.

find the screw that hold the trigger guard in its the only screw there. look at the trigger there is a pin holding it in. take this out you will have to find something to push it out with i used an old spring and my small allan wrench. when this is out llook into the frame you will see a L spiing this is the one that hold the trigger. put a screwdriver on the L end and push it forwards. you may only want to do it once the first time.

reassemble test fire if you want it lighter do it all over again until you get what you like my triggers are now 1lb. i love it. did 3 actions in less that 30 min. the first one takes the longest. HAVE NO FEAR YOU CANT FOUL UP.

good luck and courage

bob

[Varmint Hunter]

Just curious but....................

What is it that the T/C gunsmiths do to a trigger that they normally charge $50 for the standard trigger job and $100 for the deluxe trigger job?

[cwop]

this trigger adjustment is a new thing

bob

[Tom W.]

Whaddya mean, I can't screw it up? I invented the term....

[cridertj]

thanks i think i will try this very soon

[cwop]

tom

i can screw up a one car funeral and an iron bar but this trigger fix is absolutely fool proof. try it you will like it.

bob

[Coltdriver]

One thing that I have done for years now is to disassemble my actions and treat all of the metal parts with moly disulfide.

You can get enough to treat several guns for $20.00  Go to the springco website and check out their mso2.

Without modifying anything you can come up with a trigger that is light and crisp.  It is also great for treating the barrel.  If you follow the procedure on the sprinco site you can pick up an easy 100 fps and the barrel will always be much easier to clean.

[THEPLUMBER]

Will this work on a contender? I know the frames are different, but do the triggers have a different set-up? (G-2)

[cwop]

yep no problem. the g-2 has a small spring you have to look out for you will see it. when you put the screw back in the tip has to go under this screw very easy to do. i think my g-2 has a much nice trigger now than the encore but that is just my opinion.

bob

[Ladobe]

Just curious but....................

What is it that the T/C gunsmiths do to a trigger that they normally charge $50 for the standard trigger job and $100 for the deluxe trigger job?

Some of them just grind 1/3 of the width of the sear off at a 45 degree angle on BOTH sides of center to lighten the pull (AND make the frame very dangerous).   Sorry for the vent, but I actually had a very well known TC specialty shop do that to a brand new frame I bought from them years ago, and paid the extra $20 for the great job they did.   That shop is out of business from lots of problems plaguing it thankfully, but some of the machinists from it are still doing TC's elsewhere.   So be careful who you choose.

On the last TC CC frames I had the gent that became my TC smith "tune" (Jim Henry), he charged me $20 each to completely disassemble a frame, thoroughly clean it, stone away all burrs and the trigger pulls to a crisp (and safe) 1# or 1.5# depending on my use for the frame, re-lube everything with the correct lubes (3-4 different), reassemble and fit up to several barrels to a frame (locking bolts).   That was 4 or 5 years ago so I don't know if he has raised prices or not.   But he has tuned all 20 of my EOCC frames to the best they have ever been.   He lives in Barstow, CA and is an FFL, so frames can easily be sent to him direct and returned direct to you for only the cost of shipping (no transfer fees).   I always saved frames needing work to be done until his next trip to town, the next SHOT Show or when a local shooting pard was traveling down to or through Barstow and could drop them off/pick them up on the way back.   Great guy that even Tim and Ken at TC had high respect for.

Rather than posting all his contact info here that might cause problems, I'll just add that he's in the phone book.

 

[SlowLeadBullets]

Does any one have any pictures of the process of bending the spring?  I'm not too certain about my ability not to screw things up.

Thanks
Rob

[cwop]

rob

read my notes. if you take it apart i guarantee you will get it back together it is impossible to mess up but you must make the attempt. there is no need for pictures for this simple job. if you cant get it back together there are folks here to guide you.

bob

[ourway77]

Try typing Bellm.com. A wealth of knowledge about trigger adjustments