Win. 94

[Kirk Miller]

After trying three different mold and lazercasr commercial as well as five different powders I think that I can relax a little and just load and shoot.
However, this rifle has a trigger that is almost child proof. Anyone have any suggestions for after market add ons or gunsmithing tricks that could lighten the pull which is a huge handicap for any kind of repeatable accuracy.
Thanks
Kirk

[MtGun44]

You ever do trigger work before? No magic in it, but it is VERY precision
work and requires huge reserves of patience, excellent close vision and
magnification of at least 3x, 10x is better. The biggest issue is finding and
buying the proper hard, true and fine grit stones. Brownell's has some.

Also, sear jigs help the new guy get things lined up. Biggiest issue for
lots of us old guys is we can't SEE the darned surfaces well enough to tell
what it needs and how we are doing. This is critical.

The key is to have the sear and hammer surfaces exactly perpendicular to
a line between their pivot points so that you are not raising (cocking) the
hammer a bit more when pulling the trigger. If that concept is completely clear,
you have a chance to fix up your trigger. If you change the angle and make
it wrong, you can have a completely unsafe gun and will need an expert to
bail you out, or new hammer and sear. Sometimes a lighter trigger return
spring will help. On my Marlin 1895 I had to change the hammer and sear
angles - a bit dicy, but I have been doing triggers for over 30 years and for
pay, too - never had a complaint. If you try, go slow and try it out often. I'd
also find out what a hammer and trigger cost before I started, that is sort
of a worst case bailout cost figure, for risk assessment purposes. [smilie=1:

That said - sometimes all it takes is some very careful polishing of very
rough factory surfaces without any significant material removal. If you
are up to this, you might win out. :)

I can help with some tips, too. But this is work that isn't necessarily right
for everybody. Be realistic in your assessment.

Best of luck!

Bill

[Kirk Miller]

MtGun44
Thanks for the detailed and lengthy reply. Being a mechanical retard I better find a good trigger smith to do the work necessary.
Thanks again for your time and trouble.
Kirk

[Griff]

Not all Win94s are created equal. Sometimes simply getting rid of the rebounding mechanism will do wonders, if so equipped. If yours wasn't new when you gotit, check for broken parts, they've been known to suffer abuse. Make sure the trigger block safety is clearing the trigger when the lever is fully closed.