A trigger job can mean any number of things, up to and including custom fitting an entirely new trigger to the gun.MedicMan218 wrote:Ok, I'm not familiar with custom guns so explain to me what a "trigger job" is.
I've heard it many, many times....just never knew exactly what it meant
thanks
In the context of this thread, it means taking a polishing stone to the metal on metal mating surfaces of the trigger/sear mechanism. This takes any grittiness out of the trigger, and lessens the "perceived weight" of the trigger. In the case of my Springfield Loaded, the factory advertises the trigger as a "Long Aluminum Match Grade, 5-6 lbs," but it most certainly did not feel like a match trigger. In fact, seat of the pants, it felt more like an 8 lb trigger and it had some grittiness to it. It made it hard to shoot that gun well, and in fact, I always shot my 3" Kimber, with its delightfully light and crisp trigger, better than the 5" Springfield.
My son polished the trigger and sear on the Springfield, and he made some tweaks to the tension on the sear spring. He really didn't remove any metal - just smoothed it out. The net result was a very smooth pull with a trigger that breaks like a glass rod at about 5 lbs.
He ordered a jig from Brownells yesterday to make it easier to do these jobs in the future.
