Apex Trigger Kit for 642....advice?

O.P. Do you have light primer strikes i.e. ignition problems ?

My experience

I have the Apex XP Ignition kit for my
S&W 625 .45 ACP. THe 'kit' consists of a new
firing pin and a reduced hammer return spring. On the XP
kit, the tip of the firing pin is conical/roundy, in shape and slightly
longer than stock. The XP is recommended for 'carry' guns,
whereas the other 'kit' has a pointy but slightly
longer like the XP ' poiny' firing pin tip profile.

I got it because the stock FP broke, and I asked about the
Cylinder & Slide replace,nment and got better reports on
the APex.

This XP kit doesn't do anything for trigger pull The gunsmith
who installed by Apex xp kit, when I talked to him
on the phone he had already opened it up and called me. He said
he said, "Hey it's all shiny in there" I forgot to mention
it has had the S&W Master Revolver Action job where they
go in and polish points of friction etc.

FWIW I also have a S&W J frame a
Model 60-15 .357 Mag and it's never missed a beat

Randall

I had the Apex kit installed on my 642 shortly after purchase and it was money well spent. Made the pistol much easier to shoot accurately. Mine was also very reliable with no history of light primer strikes.

I've never used Apex replacement springs; I use Wolff springs. If you can work on your own revolver, you can buy the spring and replace it yourself. Concerning the frame mounted firing pin--I don't think the science supports evidence of improved ignition.

With any spring change to a firearm, I consider it un-reliable for self defense purposes until I put at least 200 rounds of my self defense ammo through it without any failures. The cost of changing springs is the cost of 200 rounds of self defense ammo. The money sent to Apex/Wolff is negligible compared to that.

I installed one on my 642 about 2 years ago, trigger feels a lot better compared to stock. Never had an issue with light primer strikes.

Yes, it's worth it. when I installed mine, I also took the opportunity to remove the internal lock system and install "The Plug" to close the hole in the side. In addition, I did an internal polish job, but I would not recommend that unless you know what you are doing.

I have used Wolff kits in my hammerless snubbles with good results. I think the longer firing pin makes a lot of sense.

Installed one in my 438, made the trigger much smoother. Haven't had a misfire either before or after the install.

I've got about 650 rounds one an Apex on a 642, no problems, and I prefer the new trigger pull.

The internal work you get the greatest benefit from is fitting the cylinder...

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Not something I would tackle, but generally, how is this done?