Author Topic: ruger vaquero hair trigger (Read 801 times)

lightnin Rick · « **on:** January 05, 2004, 05:22:55 PM »

my vaquero 38-40 has a hair trigger one shot in about 10. Has anyone else had this happen to them before. I did install a lighter spring. But its odd to not happen every shot or one out of 6.

jbr · « **Reply #1 on:** January 06, 2004, 02:27:19 AM »

The hair trigger is often a result of the lighter trigger spring and YOU. Usually caused by still having pressure on the trigger during the down travel of the barrel during the recoil process, only taking just a little more pressure for the "hair trigger" to work. It is a pitfall of the lighter trigger spring being substuted for an action job on the gun. Or so the experts tell me. I only have two of the 8 guns that I have changed springs in that gets me that way. It can actually be somewhat of a saftey hazard to inexperienced shooters in speed shooting events. I thought it was me not paying attention to my actions and found out it was both of us, me and the spring.

Iowegan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 06, 2004, 03:08:05 PM »

JBR is right on. Also check to see if both legs are on top of the trigger spring studs in the grip frame. When one is off, very inconsistant trigger pull can result.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #3 on:** January 06, 2004, 11:23:55 PM »

you probably dont want to here this but throw away that spring and either live with the factory pull or pay for a good trigger job. Dave Clemments does them real resonably.