'smith question - Taurus .22 Mag - trigger/hammer spring

[kludge]

My niece has a Taurus .22 Magnum 8-shot 4" (maybe 5" but I think it's a 4") that my BIL bought for her for HD. Looks a lot (just?) like this one. Might be a Model 941, but I'm not 100% sure.



Assume that she has no money to buy a different gun or have any smith work done, which is literally the case. She is 5'2" small/weak hands and ~110# soaking wet.

The trigger is *very* smooth in both double and single action, the problem is that it is also *very* heavy. So much so that after ~10 rounds in double action she can no longer pull the trigger in DA.

Same deal in single action. After about 20 rounds she can't cock the hammer any more.

I would estimate the trigger pull at ~14#

Saturday was the first time she had shot it or any gun, and she amazed me by putting all her shots on the paper plate at 15ft in DA... no small feat with that trigger.

Will lighter springs help? Will it adversely affect reliability? Are they even available for this Taurus?

 

[Guillermo]

Wolf does not recommend them for the 941

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

 

[rcmodel]

Wolff sells them.
But goes on to say:

(NOT RECOMMENDED FOR 94/941)

Heres the link if you want to try it anyway:
Maybe it will work and maybe it won't?
http://www.gunsprings.com/index.cfm?page=items&cID=3&mID=65

Tauri trigger / hammer geometry is a little different then a S&W and they tend to be heavier in general.

Then again, a .22 RF takes a harder whack to be reliable then a centerfire too.

rc

 

[Jim K]

She might want to buy one of those squeeze balls to build up the muscles of her shooting hand and fingers. But in reality, if she can get off a cylinder full in double action, accurately, that will be about all that is needed. She can gradually become more poficient, but 8 shots from a .22 Magnum in the right (or wrong) place should take care of any problem she is likely to encounter.

Jim

 

[kludge]

Thanks, guys.

Then again, a .22 RF takes a harder whack to be reliable then a centerfire too.

That's the part I'm worried about. Might be worth trying.

Do I need this tool?

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=774/sku=080-666-000/Product/Rebound-Slide-Tool

Would I get a meaningful reduction by just replacing trigger rebound spring?

 

[rcmodel]

Would I get a meaningful reduction by just replacing trigger rebound spring?

No, I doubt it.

The hammer spring is the one thats like a dump truck spring.

I'd just get the Standard 11 pound mainspring and a 9 pound rebound spring from Wolff.
It will be lighter then the springs in the .22 you have, and probably about the lower limit you can go.


The Brownell's rebound slide tool is nice to have.

But you can get by one time with a screwdriver and possibly some cussing.

Or you can make one like I did with a piece of round bar stock, bent, and slotted with a hacksaw.




PS: Come to think of it, a Taurus doesn't even have a rebound slide like a S&W anyway!
So you don't need the tool.

rc