Can I do my own shotgun trigger job?

roman · 02-23-2003, 08:13 AM

How difficult is it to touch up the trigger on my turkey gun? I have taken toms with it but I would like to inprove the feel.
Thanks, Mark.

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basserman · 02-23-2003, 11:57 AM

roman,,, IMO leave it for a qualified gunsmith. I' ve been one for 27 years and can' t count the number of times I have had to repair a " tinkerer' s weapon.

roman · 02-23-2003, 07:02 PM

Basserman,
What should I be looking for ? Do I need to have the Smith change the poundage? What should I have done ?
Thanks.

basserman · 02-23-2003, 07:08 PM

roman, Yup, take it to a smith! It is not that expensive. A qualified gunman can " hone and stone" to approve but you need to know what you are doing. Personally, for a shotgun shooting shot IMO you really don' t need to mess around with it. LOL

roman · 02-24-2003, 02:45 AM

I should have been told you , it is a turkey gun.

eldeguello · 02-24-2003, 08:57 AM

I did my own in my M 37 Ithaca Deerslayer. use fine hard Arkansas stones, polish up the surfaces of the moving parts and engaging surfaces/notches, etc., BUT DON' T REMOVE ANY METAL OR CHANGE ANY ANGLES OF ENGAGING NOTCHES, ETC.

basserman · 02-24-2003, 09:10 AM

elde. is correct...but, if you don' t do it right its " smith" time!

Ruger-Redhawk · 02-25-2003, 09:08 AM

Take it to a competent smith,It will cost you less in the long run if you screw it up.I' ve never have had a trigger job done on any of my scatter guns.I personally don' t see the need for a shotgun with a light trigger. To each their own.
Ruger Redhawk

roman · 02-25-2003, 05:59 PM

Ruger Redhawk,
It is a turkey gun , tight groups at a small target. Thought you needed to know.