ORIGINAL: SwampCollie
I was getting 2" (at best) groups with factory ammo and 1.5" groups with my handloads out of my brand new Encore. I ordered the size one and two hinge pins from Bellm, along with the heavy duty lock-up spring. I put a caliper to the size 1 and found that it was the exact same size as my factory pin, so I went immediately to the size two, which was about .004" larger in diameter. Had to use a fair bit of CLP and a drift pin with mallet, but it went in pretty easy. Gun now shoots .750" as a standard with my handloands. Sweet trigger on the gun too that I had my smith do. All that was needed was a little moly and it was a perfect 2.5 #s, no travel, or overtravel at all. Great hunting trigger. I'm pleased with it.
Sounds great. Mine was pretty simular, but my barrel hole was too small by .003". Thats when I decided to do it right. With todays technology on milling there is no excuse for the slop some of these encores have. They should match by .002" and pins should have to be drifted in, not laid in.
but your right, it makes all the difference in teh world.