Heavy Trigger Pulls Taurus and Rossi

[RussArkansas]

I picked up a new Taurus 9 Shot 22l revolver - Model 94 and of course had to
stop in and shoot it. I also had my Rossi 6 Shot revolver 357 Model R46103 with me. After just a few rounds with each gun my hand was really sore. In fact I had to shoot some 38 specials in the 357 as the 357s were impossible for me to control due to the heavy trigger pulls. It's an understatment to say I was disappointed. So I stopped at my gunsmiths on the way home and told him the trigger pulls on both weapons was ridiculous and with my arthritis there was no way I could use them. He measured the trigger pulls on both and there were between 12 and 14. Bottom line they are now being fixed and the trigger pull will be about 6 on each when he is done. At least two weeks out and $100 US(A bargain price IMO).

Basically what my gunsmith said was these companies are playing at covering their asses. The idea being they don't need a saftey as with such a heavy trigger pull the guns can't discharge accidently, From what I've read the same "Policy" exists on other gun manufacturers. IMHO this is a ridiculous trend and detracts from the pleasure of shooting,not to mention the additional costs and time without your gun getting it fixed. Might be a good reason to spend a bit more for a Rugar or S&W. But to me on a tight budget, even with the additional expense the Taurus and Rossi still make financial sense.

 

[Catpop]

I've read that decreasing trigger pull has a direct relation to striking force of the firing pin. You can reach the point where there is not enough force to sufficiently dent the rim of the ammo to excite the priming mix. Adding to this the variability of the differences of case thicknesses causing some brands to misfire while others do not.
I'm interested in your results as I too have a 94 and it does pull hard DA, just haven't had time to pull it down yet.
Please post gunsmith results after shooting various brands of ammo.

 

[hardluk1]

small .22lr revolvers don't have light trigger pulls period. If you want a 22 revolver with a good trigger pull find a mid frame model. I have a DW revolver in 357 and 22 . You can not tell the difference till it fires . My Taurus 94 I did some trigger assembly polishing. and some good synthetic lube and a cut down spring or stock model 85 spring even try a wolff spring can help if used for a training aid but reliability can be iffy. Mine is 25 years old. And I ened up shiming a wolff spring almost to the point of spring bind and with cci ammo it works 96 out of 100 times with a 7lb DA pull.

http://www.gunsprings.com/index.cfm?page=items&cID=3&mID=65

Might get a hammer spring for a Taurus 85 to try in the rossi too.

My old carry snubby is a Taurus 85 . When retired I lightend the trigger pull so my girls could practice with a center fire handgun over the old colt 22 pistol. Trigger on it is 2lb sa and 4 1/2lb da and very reliable. So give it a try as the design is close to the same as far as hammer spring goes with the rossi. If it does not work your only old a few dollars.

 

[bigtubby]

Thats why I stick to S&W a few more bucks up front which I soon forget about as I am shooting at the range.

 

[Hoppes Love Potion]

Right. Spend $600 on a Smith & Wesson K-22 and never look back.

 

[RussArkansas]

As explained to me by the gunsmith we aren't going to mess with the "main spring" at all this could cause some issues. We are only going to change out the trigger spring. Thanks for the input guys.