Ruger Mark II - sticky trigger

[UpperAtmosphere]

I've got a Ruger Mark II that I sent to Clark Custom Guns for a full workover, and it has developed a sticky trigger - it doesn't always happen, but when I pull the trigger sometimes I'll have to give it a little extra tug (while up against the trigger stop screw), or it'll take a hair longer than expected before the hammer drops.

I thought "oh, it's just dirty." Dismantled it entirely, gave it a thorough cleaning, put it back together, still doing the same thing.

Suggestions?

 

[rcmodel]

Back off the trigger stop screw a frog hair more?

Sounds like it's set too close, and slack in the trigger linkage sometimes isn't getting it all the way back.

rc

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Exactly right -- back off on the trigger stop and see if it doesn't solve the problem.

 

[greyling22]

or back off the pretravel screw. That can cause issues as well. At least it did when I installed set screws in my trigger.

 

[Confederate]

Mind posting a photo or two of your gun?

A number of years ago, AMT put out a version of the Ruger auto called the Lightning. It had all the bells and whistles, but at a huge price difference. I picked one up, then Ruger succeeded in getting an injunction filed against AMT, and the gun vanished. A few friends and I got some of these before they went under and they shoot exceedingly well. I initially shot about 40-45 rounds through mine just to make sure it worked, then I put it up and haven't shot it since. My friends shot theirs, however, and they still work fine. AMT also sold some stainless mags that fit the Rugers, and I got a bunch of them, but have misplaced them somewhere. The two reasons I didn't continue to shoot my AMT is 1) I have a slight hand tremor and can't benefit from a target pistol; 2) I thought it might become a collector's pistol one day. Oh, and I could shoot my friends' guns if I had the urge to shoot one.

The gun had Millet sights, a Clark trigger, stainless screws and Pachmayr wrap-around grips. It also had a slightly longer barrel.