fatelk
05-05-2020, 02:00 PM
I have an old Uberti Remington 1875 .45 Colt that has some trigger trouble. I've always stayed away from tinkering with trigger sear engagement because I understand that you really need to know what you're doing to avoid messing them up badly.
I bought this gun used probably 10 years ago. It was part of a matched pair. The guy was selling them single or as a pair (cheap), and the trigger was really wrong on the other one, so I just bought this one. Over the years and hundreds of rounds, the trigger on this one has started behaving just like the other one. It's way too light, and a couple times it's gone off without me touching it. I took it apart and looked at the sear engagement under a magnifying glass, and see that the sear surface of the trigger was worn and rounded. I very carefully shaped it with a fine diamond hone, and it feels right now, but I assume that it's too soft and will likely happen again. I also wonder if a former owner did a home "trigger job" on them, since the other one I didn't buy was the same. (I still should have bought it, for the price. The guy apparently thought they were cap-and-ball, and had them priced accordingly.)
Anyone have experience with this? I'm thinking I should buy a spare trigger just to have on hand; they're not expensive. I'm not going to take it to a gunsmith. I just can't afford that right now.
I bought this gun used probably 10 years ago. It was part of a matched pair. The guy was selling them single or as a pair (cheap), and the trigger was really wrong on the other one, so I just bought this one. Over the years and hundreds of rounds, the trigger on this one has started behaving just like the other one. It's way too light, and a couple times it's gone off without me touching it. I took it apart and looked at the sear engagement under a magnifying glass, and see that the sear surface of the trigger was worn and rounded. I very carefully shaped it with a fine diamond hone, and it feels right now, but I assume that it's too soft and will likely happen again. I also wonder if a former owner did a home "trigger job" on them, since the other one I didn't buy was the same. (I still should have bought it, for the price. The guy apparently thought they were cap-and-ball, and had them priced accordingly.)
Anyone have experience with this? I'm thinking I should buy a spare trigger just to have on hand; they're not expensive. I'm not going to take it to a gunsmith. I just can't afford that right now.