Custom Parts for S&W Model 28?

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Just to be different and "old school" I shot the centerfire portion of a bullseye match this weekend with my 4" S&W Model 28. What a hoot! Using .38 Spl. 130 gr. Winchester white box, I shot better than I usually do with my match-grade 1911. Not having fired any revolver in a few years, I was amazed how little recoil there was. Think I'll be doing more of this.

Now to the question: is there somewhere I could get a match hammer (and maybe trigger too) for this gun? The only real problem I had was cocking the hammer during timed and rapid fire.
 
Find an ICORE club and start shooting those matches and you will really learn DA revolver shooting.
 
Bullseye (NRA Conventional Pistol et. al.) is shot with one hand. It'd be REALLY hard to do it double action. That's why target revolvers like the K-38 have a hammer spur that's wider and lower so it's easier to cock while maintaining your grip.

Don't know what ICORE is, but I have no desire to learn DA revolver shooting.
 
Switching to 148 grain Wad-Cutter match ammo will for sure improve your scores over WWB FMJ ammo. It is not only way more accurate, but the WC will sometimes cut a scoring ring a RN would have slipped by.

Any N-Frame target hammer of similiar vintage will fit your Highway Patrolman, but may not work with your existing trigger to give as good a SA pull as you already have.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=34624/sku/Hammer_Assembly___500___Target__Blue

It appears S&W is out of the old forged target triggers, and all I see now are new MIM smooth triggers, which you don't want. Trust me on this!

The timed & rapid cocking will come with more practice, even with your narrow hammer.

rc
 
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For a hammer and trigger try:

www.e-gunparts.com

www.brownells.com

If you get serious about shooting Center Fire with a revolver (and ther's no reason you shouldn't) consider buying a used Model 14 or a Colt Officers Model Match or Officers Model Match. Also switch from the white box stuff to 148-grain mid-range wadcutters. They are more accurate, easier on your barrel, and have about the same amount of recoil.

If you should buy a Model 14 (K-frame) Numrich (e-gunparts.com mentioned above) has or had a S&W manufactured optional hammer & trigger set that eliminates the double-action feature and shortens the single-action cocking stroke.

Refering to RCmodel's post:

Smith & Wesson post 1947/ K, L and N frame revolvers use the same trigger, but in each case the hammers are different. Keep this in mind while you look around.
 
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Try Gunbroker auction

I have had good results in buying used parts on GunBroker.
I think many of the parts came off destroyed weapons that had the parts taken off prior to cutting the frame. Just a guess.
You might just bite the bullet and buy a dedicated bullseye revolver.
 
Thanks for all the replies. I actually used to reload 148 gr. wadcutter ammo when my wife was shooting a Model 52. All my reloading stuff is in storage while we're building a house, and the white box stuff was all I could get at the local gun store. If I get serious about this I will for sure go back to reloading .38 Spl.
 
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