Recommend for the Smoothies Modern Double Action! (Not Korth - too expensive)

[MrBorland]

Like any shooting endeavor which requires adherence the the fundamentals (I.e., all shooting ), it’s never a bad idea to lay a solid foundation with a .22, so don’t rule out a 617 or 17. JMO.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I have one old Taurus and several old Smiths with absurdly smooth triggers. I don't know if they were worked on or not by previous owners.

I traded three pistols and $100 for a Ruger Match Champion recently. It's a modern revolver. Not sure what they cost new. Probably over a thousand. It really does have an outstanding trigger.

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I hear tons of good things about that Ruger Match Champion !

 

[commygun]

Hate to be that guy, but my favorite smooth DA revolver trigger is on a Kahr K40.

 

[bangswitch]

After reading my own post… it’s a 2.5”, my mistake.

If that's the one you're planning to run hot loads through, you'll get tired of it quickly. Even with the Hogue grips it's the lightest K frame .357 and is brutal after a while. If you reload, put together some .357 loads with 158 grain bullets at around 1000 fps. They will be plenty hot for that gun without beating it (and your hand) to death. .38Spl+P is another choice, they run as high as about 800 fps in that short barrel.

 

[Mark_Mark]

Hate to be that guy, but my favorite smooth DA revolver trigger is on a Kahr K40.

they make revolvers?

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

The older Smith and Wesson revolvers would be ideal but if you go modern, here are my recommendations:

.38/.357: Smith and Wesson 686 Pro SSR

.22 lr: Smith and Wesson 17-9 Classic

The SSR is good to go out of the box. Watch out for barrels that are off position of top dead center for the front sight.

The 17-9 Classic is a great shooter. It may need some smoothing work on the inside or shoot it a bunch. What a great .22 revolver!

 

[UncleEd]

Might check out "Trigger Job" DVD featuring
Jerry Michulek. Available at Amazon. It's
fairly basic but a good primer on S&W
revolvers. He does basic smoothing and
spring replacement work on a
S&W Model 10 Heavy Barrel.

Interestingly, he does warn that a lesser
hammer/return springs substitutes should
not be used in a duty revolver where the
stuff could hit the fan.

Remember, he's an exhibition shooter mostly
and his guns are tuned for that, not street
level work.

Personally I like a DA trigger of around 10 pounds.
And among my favorite revolvers are the S&W
Combat Masterpiece .38 Special and the OP's
Model 19 with 2.5 inch barrel.

I liked Colt's 2020 Python DA trigger but not its
sharp ridged trigger or its winky-dinky rear sight.
When I had it, I smoothed down the ridges some.
But it went into the "trade" hopper for another
S&W.

The Ruger GP100 is an excellent albeit heavy
L-frame sized revolver that easily benefits from
just a slightly less heavy trigger return spring.
Ditto the same for any S&W L-frame. But to
repeat, I try not to go below 10 pounds in DA.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

32 posts and nobody had the right answer yet......

Never shot a Korth or MR73, but the Dan Wesson crushes all my Colts and S&Ws for silky smooth DA. My most accurate centerfire wheelgun too.

 

[WestKentucky]

I can’t believe I am inviting competition to my quest, but here goes. Get on Gunbroker, type in PPC revolver and see what pops up. Most will be 38spl with a heavy barrel, big aircraft carrier of a sight rail, and the smoothest action ever. Some of them are converted to DA only, but not all. The sweet spot seems to be the models 10, 15, and 686 converted fluffed and buffed to might near perfection.

If you see a Smolt then get your wallet prepared for some significant drainage.

 

[Mark_Mark]

The older Smith and Wesson revolvers would be ideal but if you go modern, here are my recommendations:

.38/.357: Smith and Wesson 686 Pro SSR

.22 lr: Smith and Wesson 17-9 Classic

The SSR is good to go out of the box. Watch out for barrels that are off position of top dead center for the front sight.

The 17-9 Classic is a great shooter. It may need some smoothing work on the inside or shoot it a bunch. What a great .22 revolver!

THANK YOU!

 

[Mark_Mark]

32 posts and nobody had the right answer yet......

Never shot a Korth or MR73, but the Dan Wesson crushes all my Colts and S&Ws for silky smooth DA. My most accurate centerfire wheelgun too.

I would buy a Dan Wesson Revolver on the SPOT! Show up to the range with a DW classic and want the old timers drew hard!

 

[Mark_Mark]

I can’t believe I am inviting competition to my quest, but here goes. Get on Gunbroker, type in PPC revolver and see what pops up. Most will be 38spl with a heavy barrel, big aircraft carrier of a sight rail, and the smoothest action ever. Some of them are converted to DA only, but not all. The sweet spot seems to be the models 10, 15, and 686 converted fluffed and buffed to might near perfection.

If you see a Smolt then get your wallet prepared for some significant drainage.

LOL! revolver Race Guns! love it

 

[J-Bar]

A S&W K22 Masterpiece from the 1930s may not be too "modern", but the action defines 'butter' in both SA and DA. $1000+ if you can find one.

.38/.357? My S&W 27s, 28s, and 14s are very shootable as they came from factory. A person with more exquisite touch might perceive improvement with additional gunsmith attention, but I'm happy.

I hear the new Colt Python has a good trigger. I'm afraid to try one. It might get expensive!

 

[Dave Markowitz]

My $0.02 is if you want to learn to shoot a revolver DA, get a S&W K or L-Frame. Supposedly, the L-Frames are optimized for DA shooting. I'm not a fan of full underlug revolvers so I've never gotten into them.

I learned to shoot DA with this S&W Model 15-3 Combat Masterpiece that I bought used in 1996.

Back then they weren't expensive so I didn't think twice about knocking the sharp edges off the grooved trigger with a grinding stone in a Dremel.

Back in the 90s I was able to buy a box of Zero brand .38 wadcutter commercial reloads for around $6. I shot the heck out of that gun and within a few years, and with coaching from my dad, learned to shoot a DA revolver well.

If you don't handload then taking that up will let you shoot a lot more for the same amount of money. .38 Special is the ideal cartridge to learn how to handload with. .38 wadcutters are easy to load and have mild recoil which allows you to concentrate on marksmanship fundamentals. You can also load "full charge" wadcutters that give good terminal ballistics and accuracy out to 75+ yards. (I shoot such loads in the Model 15 at an IDPA silhouette at a measured 75 - 80 yards and if I miss, it's my fault.)

The absolute smoothest DA wheelgun I've handled was a S&W Model 19 that belonged to the late Walt Rauch. He carried it when he was on the Secret Service Presidential Protection detail. He'd shot it enough that it had two trips back to S&W to get retimed. I've been fortunate to handle several guns with very nice action jobs and they didn't compare to Walt's Model 19.

 

[UncleEd]

Dave Markowitz,

Just curious, was Walt Rauch's Model 19 a 4-inch barrel or the 2.5-inch barrel which
I believe at one time was standard with the Secret Service?

For the record I've favored the Model 19-5s because the recessed chambers
were eliminated and the triggers are smooth from the factory.

 

[Dave Markowitz]

Walt's Model 19 was a 4 incher. They were actually issued Model 15s, but he and some other guys carried Model 19s because they wanted .357s rather than .38s, and from more than a couple feet the difference between the two was unnoticeable. He was on the Presidential Protection details for Johnson and Nixon.

The reason that his Model 19 was so smooth is that they were issued as much .38 ammo for practice as they wanted, and they took advantage of that. They shot a lot.

 

[Mark_Mark]

A S&W K22 Masterpiece from the 1930s may not be too "modern", but the action defines 'butter' in both SA and DA. $1000+ if you can find one.

.38/.357? My S&W 27s, 28s, and 14s are very shootable as they came from factory. A person with more exquisite touch might perceive improvement with additional gunsmith attention, but I'm happy.

I hear the new Colt Python has a good trigger. I'm afraid to try one. It might get expensive!

OOOH YEAH! all one my eventually list! My goal is to really enjoy those guns but learn double action on a modern gun, so I don’t beat up the old classics. My last range session say, this is going to take a few years of practice.

 

[Mark_Mark]

My $0.02 is if you want to learn to shoot a revolver DA, get a S&W K or L-Frame. Supposedly, the L-Frames are optimized for DA shooting. I'm not a fan of full underlug revolvers so I've never gotten into them.

I learned to shoot DA with this S&W Model 15-3 Combat Masterpiece that I bought used in 1996.

Back then they weren't expensive so I didn't think twice about knocking the sharp edges off the grooved trigger with a grinding stone in a Dremel.

Back in the 90s I was able to buy a box of Zero brand .38 wadcutter commercial reloads for around $6. I shot the heck out of that gun and within a few years, and with coaching from my dad, learned to shoot a DA revolver well.

If you don't handload then taking that up will let you shoot a lot more for the same amount of money. .38 Special is the ideal cartridge to learn how to handload with. .38 wadcutters are easy to load and have mild recoil which allows you to concentrate on marksmanship fundamentals. You can also load "full charge" wadcutters that give good terminal ballistics and accuracy out to 75+ yards. (I shoot such loads in the Model 15 at an IDPA silhouette at a measured 75 - 80 yards and if I miss, it's my fault.)

The absolute smoothest DA wheelgun I've handled was a S&W Model 19 that belonged to the late Walt Rauch. He carried it when he was on the Secret Service Presidential Protection detail. He'd shot it enough that it had two trips back to S&W to get retimed. I've been fortunate to handle several guns with very nice action jobs and they didn't compare to Walt's Model 19.

I’m definitely a handloader! They called me today to pick up my model 19!!! headed out there tomorrow!

 

[Dave Markowitz]

I highly recommend this article if you've not seen it:

https://www.grantcunningham.com/2011/11/ed-harris-revisiting-the-full-charge-wadcutter/

 

[shoebox1.1]

The best trigger I’ve ever felt was a classic old school 4 inch python and when trigger was pulled my mind was blown!!! Wow it was awesome. My match champion has had a wolff 9 pound hammer spring and a trigger spring ( I don’t know which) and I dry fired it 1000 times drowned in Kroil. Brake cleaned the fire control group out then normal oil. It’s truly amazing. Feels like “it’s not going to make them go bang” but it does every time. I have not had a gauge on its pull yet

 

[.38 Special]

I second the motion regarding 70s or 80s PPC guns, from big names like Jarvis, Davis, or Tanaka. They often can be had for under a thousand dollars, are essentially guaranteed to choke on anything but Federal primers, and will have a DA pull that is in a completely different league.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I second the motion regarding 70s or 80s PPC guns, from big names like Jarvis, Davis, or Tanaka. They often can be had for under a thousand dollars, are essentially guaranteed to choke on anything but Federal primers, and will have a DA pull that is in a completely different league.

ooooh man those are UGLY!

 

[Mark_Mark]

these look decent

 

[.38 Special]

I don't know what's going on with that first gun, but yeah, that's one ugly gun. The Davis gun, on the other hand, strikes me as pretty good looking, in an "all business" sort way. I'm biased, though, in that I know exactly how incredible they are in use!

Edited to add that "PCP" revolver is kind of hilarious...

 

[JB111]

How about a Smith 27, preferably an older one, but the new ones are nice too. They are built are built like tanks and have a very nice smooth trigger pull imo. The older ones are a bit more smooth but a new one with an action job would be fantastic as well.

The Ruger double actions are not really known for having a great trigger but they are built like a concrete outhouse. The Redhawk was designed for full house .44 magnum so one chambered in .357 should have a lifespan that matches a vampire.