Taurus M85

BridgeTooFar · Nov 17, 2011

So, I sort of lucked into a M85 today. Pretty happy with it (it will be the gun I carry on my hip when I'm hunting and will replace my granddad's old "service" J-Frame which has far too much sentimental value to be dragging through the mud) so far, but the trigger seems very "gritty" for lack of a better way to describe it.

Is there any way to get rid of this "grittiness" in the trigger? I presume it may be as simple as unscrewing the side plate and cleaning it, but I wanted to ask the masses here before I tried that (I'm not a gunsmith by any stretch of the word, but I'm also not afraid to pop open the cover and poke around some either).

GP100man · Nov 17, 2011

It`s the trigger return spring "grinding" for a better word in the housing it`s in

I took mine apart & took a drill bit that fit in the well & lapping compound & smoothed it up alot .

I also have a bunch of springs for em ,but opted to keep the factory 1s.

Mine is the all steel model, is yours ???

BridgeTooFar · Nov 17, 2011

Yup, all steel. A guy ordered one at my local shop, paid $150 on it, and then decided he didn't want it (and forfeited his down payment). My friend who works there knew I wanted one, so I got it for $150 less than they sell it for. Too good of a deal to pass up.

Cougar · Nov 17, 2011

Initially, my 85 had a heavy, gritty trigger as well. After a hundred rounds or so, some of the grit-causers became evident in the wear patterns. A bit of detail polishing and now people can't believe that smooth trigger is found on a Taurus gun! The biggest culprit was the hammer was rubbing on the frame opening - the frame itself had a bit of a burr, and the hammer sides were rough-machined. A few passes on a sanding block and the sides of the hammer looked much better. Then some additional polishing to those surfaces and the hammer mainspring strut...

Externally, I did a bit of smoothing to the sharper edges to make it a bit more IWB-carry friendly. The slight rounding of the hammer spur and trigger shoe were the best things.

Gotta love stainless for ease of modifications without having to get it refinished!

Onward Allusion · Nov 17, 2011

Yup - Typical Taurus snubbie. Gritty trigger and sharp edges. I own 3 Taurus snubs and they are all the same. If you don't want to do the polishing route, get some spring loaded snap caps and "fire" a few thousand rounds out of it. It will smooth out.

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