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#1 ·
Hello - maybe a stupid question and maybe the answer is self evident ... but ...
how do I know if I need a trigger job?
I have a recent browning hp , maybe 3000 rds through it and with mag disconnect removed. it is the only handgun I have shot extensively . I hear people complain about Hi Power triggers, grittyness and etc. I cant really detect anything objectionable in the feel of the trigger. so how can I evaluate what might be gained by sending out for a pro trigger job?
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#2 ·
Peter, either shoot a lot of other handguns for comparison, or else have someone who's shot a lot of guns shoot yours and give you an opinion. There's no way to describe online something that's a subjective opinion that you'll develop after a lot of experience.

Given what you report, I suspect your BHP does not need a trigger job, although lubing the right places in the linkage with TW25b might improve it a bit.

FWIW, I was firing my BHP (similar work done to it, with the linkage lubed as described) this weekend next to three 1911 pattern guns, a couple of revolvers, a Ruger Mk II, etc. The BHP's trigger was better than many of them (the S&W revos' SA pulls and the high-dollar 1911's pull were slightly better).
 
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#4 ·
Hello - maybe a stupid question and maybe the answer is self evident ... but ...
how do I know if I need a trigger job?
I have a recent browning hp , maybe 3000 rds through it and with mag disconnect removed. it is the only handgun I have shot extensively . I hear people complain about Hi Power triggers, grittyness and etc. I cant really detect anything objectionable in the feel of the trigger. so how can I evaluate what might be gained by sending out for a pro trigger job?
- thanks
You already have evaluated your trigger. If you have no complaints it should be ok. Triggers are very personal things; a matter of "feel".
 
#5 ·
While I don't deny that some pistols could benefit from a trigger job, I have to agree with Gammon, if you have not noticed any deficiency then it probably would not add much.

Spend whatever you would have spent on a trigger on more practice ammo...the trigger will only get better with use and your management of it will also improve!

if you have access to a good trigger pull gauge, anywhere between 3.5 and 6 lbs is fairly manageable for an auto pistol. I presonally like 3.5 to 4 lbs but that is probably more psychological than it is practical.

Onward,
Jim
 
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#6 ·
All I can say here is that I have to agree with P.T. Barnum. Anything else would be offensive to some folks so I will not tell you what I think of "Trigger Jobs".

EAGLE'S LAW: "If it works, don't fix it!"
 
#9 ·
Peter, I have one FN BHP that is box stock that has the nicest trigger out. I have another that is as rough as a dirt road. Sometimes it is just how the various parts fit together.

Having said that, I have carry guns 'done over' (trigger & reliability jobs) partly to have them inspected, condition documented, etc. by a qualified pistolsmith in case I might need something in the way of evidence someday. That to me at least, is a valid reason to 'fix what ain't broke'.
 
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#10 ·
The Secret Word here is "Qualified Pistolsmith". Not gunsmith. Pistolsmith. I checked the trigger group on every reliabilty tune up that ever came across my bench. I don't want to even discuss the guns I have taken apart full of junk! S&W's were noted for that. Many times a good detail strip and cleaning will cure a lot of problems.
I never did "Trigger Jobs" or "Action Jobs" because I think that most of that stuff is a dawg and pony show. All of my guns have decent trigger pulls, from 2lbs to 5 1/2 pounds. People who drop the hammer like them. I just do the trigger work like I do everything else. To the very best of my ability, that day. I have worked on trigger groups for two 8 hour days and did not like what I ended up with, but there are limits to what time I can spend on junk. So I had to "Settle" for that. That is not my style!

My tastes are simple. I like the best!
 
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