homemade trigger pull gauge

[zoner]

seems like i remember something in this forum about a method to measure trigger pull without having a trigger pull gauge....any ideas?

[STUMPJMPR]

A fish scale works ok.... Thats all I have ever used when doing trigger work... It always gave me an idea of before an after....

[quickdtoo]

You can make a crude trigger pull gauge with a milk jug and piece of wire, you'll still need a scale to weigh the jug. Hang the jug from the trigger, add water, when it trips the trigger, stop adding water and weigh the jug and wire.

Tim

[Gohon]

I use a digital fish scale with a length of shaped coat hangar also.  Main downside, at least with mine is you have to be alert to read the number as it trips as the scale doesn't lock in the highest reading.  Good for weighing fish also......

[zoner]

think i'll try the milk jug idea....you should be able to get pretty close reading by measuring the water(7.75 lbs per gallon) and doing some math.......after you do the trigger and stop at say 3 lbs, how much lighter will it likely get just from use(shooting)..seems like i read here that some triggers lighten up on their own from use after trigger job

[quickdtoo]

I've done two to ~2½lbs that ended up at 21-22oz eventually, that's why Perklo recommends not going too low. The trigger and hammer material aren't exactly high cost, so they might work great for a long time, or wear real fast. And a lot depends on how well the honing is done, I know of 6oz triggers that have worked fine, but I think those that can do that kind of work are extremely precise in maintaining angles on the trigger and hammer.

Tim

[bsfarmboy]

not to be a smart a but a gallon of water weighs approximately 8.34 pounds not 7.75.

[Bugflipper]

An old gunsmith showed me a trick with the fish scale. The cheap dial kind. Take it apart and remove the return spring. Take th clear cover off. After you test set back to 0 with your finger. I kind of like the water idea though. Now I wish I never bought the digital scale!