eed a wider trigger for my S&W J-Frame 442

[masakari]

I need a wider trigger for my S&W 442, this thin one constantly pinches me at the end if the pull.
And before it comes up, no I'm not modifying my finger placement. I'm simply looking for a wider trigger.
Recommendations on one to go with? This is a defensive gun, not target, but I just hate the pinching.
Thanks guys

 

[9mmepiphany]

I'm thinking you'll need to look at having one welded up for you.

I don't even think I've ever see an after-market trigger shoe for a J-frame

 

[rcmodel]

Where and what is pinching you??

Bottom of the trigger between it and the guard..

Or on the sides between the back of the trigger & guard?

(Never heard of that problem.)

Or the serrations on the face of the trigger wearing your baby soft finger??

Be more specific as to exactly where it is pinching you.

Even better, post a pic!!

rc

 

[masakari]

Sides, as the trigger is fully pressed. I think the issue is that this is the heaviest trigger I've ever felt... And I've shoot j frames before without issues, even used to own a different one. But this trigger is so heavy that it takes a ridiculous amount of force.
It pinches my wife as well, and we're both thin people, it's not like we have sausage fingers. She is also an experienced shooter.

 

[Wishoot]

Maybe try a BK or Tyler grip adapter?

 

[md2lgyk]

You might want to have that 442 looked at. I own one, and the trigger pull is nothing like what you describe.

 

[masakari]

Yeah I'm going to open it up, stone surfaces, and install a spring kit by either Apex or Wolff. This is the worst trigger I think I've ever felt. I used to sell j frames, and none of them were like this. I guess I just got unlucky.

 

[Jim Watson]

Once upon a time S&W made a "target" trigger for the J frame about 3/8" wide. Even if you found one, I don't know if it would fit a 442.

Tyler T Grip makes a trigger shoe to fit the J frame; two versions depending on factory trigger width.

 

[RugRev]

If I recall triggers Smith offers (or offered) were .265", .312" and .342" wide. Perhaps you could turn one up somewhere. Then, it could be contoured to eliminate sharp edges. Another alternative, as suggested above, would be to weld up the trigger and recontour. At one time had Jim Stroh do such for a couple of Colts I had but he is retired.

 

[Old Fuff]

Conduct a little experiment.

Take a low grip on the handle and place you're trigger finger as low on the finger piece as you can. This is so you can see the upper/rear of the trigger.

Carefully pull the trigger and I think you'll notice that the hammer is released and falls before the trigger is all of the way back.

As it is, if you pull the trigger in a heavy double-action mode the hammer falls, but you can't stop yourself from pulling the trigger the rest of the way, and your finger gets pinched between the back of the finger piece and the trigger guard.

If that happens come back and I'll tell you how to stop it.

Also I suspect (but don't know for sure) that installing an Apex kit may accomplish the same, but do it in a different way.

My method is far less expensive, but I'm pressed for time and won't bother to explain unless I'm sure it's the answer to your problem.

 

[Sunray]

All new firearms require a trigger job. Do that and talk to these guys.
http://www.t-grips.com/

 

[340PD]

Trigger shoe. see above post.^^^^^

 

[ku4hx]

Trigger shoe. see above post.^^^^^

Sometimes in the early '70s I bought a trigger shoe for my "T" series Browning Hi-Power. After using it for a couple of months, I removed it feeling it really didn't help as much as I'd thought it would. Those little set screws dug into the side of the trigger really well. Two nice little divots on an otherwise pristine gun. I polished them away as best as I could, but being that deep into the metal polishing was not doing anywhere near what I wanted done. I just lived with that little faux pas until six months ago when I got up the gumption to replace the BHP's trigger group.

For me, the moral of the story for things like this is think twice before acting once. Not a big deal really, but those two stupid little holes bugged me for over 40 years.