Wild West Guns Trigger Happy Kit for Marlins
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 4:52 pm
OK, I will admit to being a skeptic.
I was wrong.
This thing is the bee's knees.
I just dropped one into my 1895 to try and help out with the 2nd worst trigger in my inventory (maybe worst, depends on if you go by weight or feel). The factory trigger was very heavy (not S&W DA Revolver heavy but in the 8-9lb range) and felt like sandpaper. Not exactly what I had in mind. Rather than pull out a stone and work through it's issues, I decided to kill a couple of birds with one stone and replace it with the Wild West Guns offering. Supposed to drop it to 3ish lbs, smooth it out and get rid of the annoying loose flop. #1, Its not a one piece trigger like some have said. It's still a two piece. However, the pieces ride on a hollow bushing that the trigger pin mounts through (providing a very smooth action) and they are held in relative position by a pair of very small springs (the flop eliminators). Effort involved in replacing the factory trigger? Nothing more than a very detailed cleaning where you drop the trigger plate to get at the major guts.
The result: I don't have a scale, but I now rate it right alongside my 629's SA trigger or my little .22LR bolt gun with it's adjustable trigger - well under my Colt Rail Gun's 5lb glass rod. Nice clean break and somewhere in the 2.5-3lb range to my untrained finger. No more sandpaper and much much lighter.
I was wrong.
This thing is the bee's knees.
I just dropped one into my 1895 to try and help out with the 2nd worst trigger in my inventory (maybe worst, depends on if you go by weight or feel). The factory trigger was very heavy (not S&W DA Revolver heavy but in the 8-9lb range) and felt like sandpaper. Not exactly what I had in mind. Rather than pull out a stone and work through it's issues, I decided to kill a couple of birds with one stone and replace it with the Wild West Guns offering. Supposed to drop it to 3ish lbs, smooth it out and get rid of the annoying loose flop. #1, Its not a one piece trigger like some have said. It's still a two piece. However, the pieces ride on a hollow bushing that the trigger pin mounts through (providing a very smooth action) and they are held in relative position by a pair of very small springs (the flop eliminators). Effort involved in replacing the factory trigger? Nothing more than a very detailed cleaning where you drop the trigger plate to get at the major guts.
The result: I don't have a scale, but I now rate it right alongside my 629's SA trigger or my little .22LR bolt gun with it's adjustable trigger - well under my Colt Rail Gun's 5lb glass rod. Nice clean break and somewhere in the 2.5-3lb range to my untrained finger. No more sandpaper and much much lighter.
