Molon Labe
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(Note: I first posted this in THR's Handguns: Revolvers forum, but did not receive any responses. Perhaps I'll have better luck here.)
For Christmas I bought my wife a Taurus model 651 5-shot revolver in .357. (This model is very similar to the Taurus model 605, and most internal parts are interchangeable between the two models.) The gun is very nice, but she said the trigger force was too high.
So I looked into installing some lighter springs. W.C. Wolff Co. sells the following replacement springs for the 605/651 revolvers:
Hammer Spring (Mainspring)
Reduced Power: 9 Lb. (factory is 11 lbs.)
Trigger Return Spring
Reduced Power: 6.5 (factory is 14 lbs.)
Trigger Return Spring
Reduced Power: 9 Lb. (factory is 14 lbs.)
I purchased a kit from Wolff that contained all three springs. After disassembling the gun I did the following:
1. I removed the 11 lb. factory hammer spring and installed the 9 lb. Wolff hammer spring.
2. I removed the 14 lb. factory trigger return spring and installed the 6.5 lb. Wolff trigger return spring.
After reassembling the gun, I test fired it in the backyard using Federal .38 FMJ. About 20% of the time the round "hangfired," which means the firing pin hit the primer but the round did not go off.
There's no doubt that the problem is due to the lighter springs. So what should I do? Should I remove the 6.5 lb. Wolff trigger return spring and install the 9 lb. Wolff trigger return spring? Should I remove the 9 lb. Wolff hammer spring and install the 11 lb. factory hammer spring? Or should I reinstall the both factory springs?
Thank you
For Christmas I bought my wife a Taurus model 651 5-shot revolver in .357. (This model is very similar to the Taurus model 605, and most internal parts are interchangeable between the two models.) The gun is very nice, but she said the trigger force was too high.
So I looked into installing some lighter springs. W.C. Wolff Co. sells the following replacement springs for the 605/651 revolvers:
Hammer Spring (Mainspring)
Reduced Power: 9 Lb. (factory is 11 lbs.)
Trigger Return Spring
Reduced Power: 6.5 (factory is 14 lbs.)
Trigger Return Spring
Reduced Power: 9 Lb. (factory is 14 lbs.)
I purchased a kit from Wolff that contained all three springs. After disassembling the gun I did the following:
1. I removed the 11 lb. factory hammer spring and installed the 9 lb. Wolff hammer spring.
2. I removed the 14 lb. factory trigger return spring and installed the 6.5 lb. Wolff trigger return spring.
After reassembling the gun, I test fired it in the backyard using Federal .38 FMJ. About 20% of the time the round "hangfired," which means the firing pin hit the primer but the round did not go off.
There's no doubt that the problem is due to the lighter springs. So what should I do? Should I remove the 6.5 lb. Wolff trigger return spring and install the 9 lb. Wolff trigger return spring? Should I remove the 9 lb. Wolff hammer spring and install the 11 lb. factory hammer spring? Or should I reinstall the both factory springs?
Thank you