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New guy here with a question.

I have a series 70 with a trigger that has alot of slack in it. It's hard to get used to. Is there anyway to get the slack out?

Any info would be appretiated.

Nice site you have here.

Thx,
blueridge

Describe what you mean by 'slack'. Are you refering to the takeup or is the trigger lose?

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CT Brian Custom
'Blending Art With Firepower'

CT

Take-up before the shot.

There seems to be alot of trigger travel at the start of the squeeze. Then the trigger breaks nice and clean at about 3.5 lbs. and the pistol fires with no noticable over-travel.

blueridge

A certain amount of takeup is necessary. This because the trigger is of a free floating design and the way the sear/disconnector interact with each other.

The amount of takeup can be 'adjusted', but you'll want a competent pistolsmith to perform the proceedure.

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CT Brian Custom
'Blending Art With Firepower'

CT,

I live where there is a lack of gunsmiths. Are you a gunsmith located in Valley? I get down there every so often. Or maybe you can recomend someone down there.

blueridge

If by Valley, you mean Valley of the Sun, you've come to the right place. You have Mister (or Master?) Yost in Tempe, Don Williams in Chino Valley, Chuck Rogers in Prescott, Gary Reeder in Flagstaff - actually considering your proximity to Yavapai Gunsmithing School, the area should be as peppered with 'smiths as Stanford is with veteranarians...

Links for most of the above mentioned 'smiths are here at Louder Than Words

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JD,

Yes, the Valley of the Sun. I guess I should learn to read the page; I see now that CT is from CO. And I see that you're from the Bay area but you sound like you're from AZ. I need to visit the "Valley" and hit the gun places soon anyway.

After owning several 1911 type pistol over the past 25 years, I had one built recently. But I'm having trouble getting used to the trigger. Part of it comes from shooting alot of single action revolvers and being used to that, I think. Maybe I just have to get used to an semi-suto again.

Practice, preactice, practice.

blueridge

Blueridge, welcome to LTW!! As a rule, we don't "how-to" posts here. there is a sticky at the top of Custom Pistols that you may have inadvertently missed:

Please do not post questions on how modifications are done, or the best way to..., or "help me with my home project" .

There are forums all over the net where there are willing hobbyists eager to walk you through any type of modification you can dream up. Rest assured your questions will not go unanswered. Someone's definitely got all the angles figured out, and will share this information with you free of charge. You've probably heard of these experts - they use internet aliases, do not run professional gunsmithing businesses, have little or no training, and are unencumbered by business licenses and insurance. Their advice is generally worth every penny you pay for it.

That type of post will not be allowed here. We won't encourage that type of disinformation and the potential for great harm that accompanies it. This forum is run by professional gunsmiths, whose experience is hard - earned, and whose reputations are the best in the business.

That said,

The smiths of LTW are keenly interested in furthering the trade, and developing the next generation of custom smiths. If you have a question, ask someone offline. I think you'll find everyone helpful.

A few points to remember....

1) We do this for a living. It's not to feed our egos, it's to feed our families. Keep your correspondence concise - no one's got the time to read and respond to a four page inquiry on your project. Don't expect a response on customizing a junk gun, or advice on whether or not to use a specific part or do a specific modification. Time is money, and we all have customers willing to pay for our time. It's an easy decision whose project takes precedent.

2) Be patient ! I can't speak for the other shops, but we get a ton of emails. Recognize that reading and responding to emails sometimes takes a back seat to finishing and shipping guns. Nothing is so aggravating as getting pulled away from work to answer a phone call from someone saying "Hey - I emailed you over an hour ago! Did you get it?"

3) Most here are glad to teach a little, but there are limits to distance learning, and to be frank, we don't have any idea what your skill and comprehension level is. There are some things no one is going to try and teach you - please respect that for the common sense involved.

4) Don't go to the well too often. Remember that education is expensive. A free education is expensive to the teacher, and there's only so much time anyone can give away.

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John Del Pinto

John,

Maybe I should have been more clear. I have a tendency to be brief.

Actually I wanted to know if it was possible to get slack out of this trigger, not do it myself. It sounds as though some adjustemnt might be possible. Now I'm looking for someone to check the pistol out and maybe do the work.

Good 'smiths are hard to find. Mr. Yost was reccomended by someone I trust. I thought this may be a way to get an opinion without taking up someone's valuable time on the phone, during the business day.

blueridge