Two Smith & Wessons....AMAZING!

[Topgun]

I have both a M36 (1965 vintage) and a M640. Both are on my CCW, but I'm removing one as I don't wish to qualify with EACH and I ...never... carry the 640. Yeah, it's a MAGNUM...but the 36 has a shorter barrel and slim profile and with its SMALL grips, drops into a jeans pocket with no trace visible unless I carry it long enough to wear its silhouette into the material.

ANYHOW....point of the post.... since I'm going to qualify with ONLY the 36...and it had the narrow grooved trigger while the 640 had the wide SMOOTH trigger, I got the bright idea of SWITCHING.

40 year interval in manufacturing. One DA/SA, the other DA only. All I had to do was change out the hand (which is a bit different and matched to the cylinder) and it worked out SLICK!

Now I have a lil bitty .38 with a ....smooooooth....trigger and no more sore trigger finger if I dry fire the snot out of it.

It amazed me that the tolerances would simply interchange without messing up the letoff in single action on the 36.

 

[Hardtarget]

I don't think that idea would have come to me...and I'm surprised it worked. Good for you. Since you like that smooth trigger, are you planning to get another so both guns will have the same feel?
Mark.

 

[Topgun]

Nope. It was "good enough" for just shootin. I no longer use the 640 so it just sits in the safe.

I just like the smoother feel on the carry piece. And, strangely, it smoothed the action on the 36 also. Before, it had a slight (VERY slight) "catchy" feel to it. Must be ...jussssst....enough tolerance difference to correct that one minor flaw.

I also clipped the return spring a smidge. Very nice now.

 

[FPrice]

Topgun...

.but the 36 has a shorter barrel and slim profile and with its SMALL grips, drops into a jeans pocket with no trace visible unless I carry it long enough to wear its silhouette into the material.

I'd strongly suggest that you consider a pocket holster for your Model 36. I carry a 342PD and use an inexpensive Uncle Mike's. It helps with the outline and covers the trigger. Also adds a small measure of protection to your pistol from pocket lint and such. Just a thought.

 

[jobu07]

It helps with the outline and covers the trigger.

I carry my 36 sans the pocket holster, it does get lint in the barrel sometimes and in the chambers, but it cleans out nicely each night. However, i'm not worried about covering the trigger myself. The way I see it, you'd have to have one helluva snag to make that puppy go off DA.

 

[Topgun]

I usually use a pocket holster, but sometimes not. I use the pocket holster in the front pocket and carry "raw" in hip pocket. In summer with shirt out, I use IWB.