Winchester trigger

[Obie73]

Can Winchester lever action triggers be lightened and the trigger travel shortened?

I like to shoot as accurately as I can, paper targets at 25, 50, and 100m, with a Miroku Winchester Model 1873 rifle in 357. A lot of people use lever actions as short range bush guns etc. and that's fine and makes sense. I don't go overboard about accuracy but I do like to get the group sizes as small as I can with a simple bench rest and also standing off hand.

Okay, so maybe some might wonder why the **** would you care about accuracy with a 357 LA? Because that is, specifically, my hobby. So there! I really like the 357, and lever actions are the only rifles I like to use.

So I'd like to get the trigger pull lightened a bit. Not a hair trigger by any means, just a bit lighter. And if possible to get the trigger travel shortened after the hammer falls. Maybe a mm or so of travel? Is this feasible? I want to find a gunsmith, and someone has recommended a fellow in Toowoomba so maybe I might ask him. There is a guy at Pomona but I've heard he always has a full job list.

[bladeracer]

Can Winchester lever action triggers be lightened and the trigger travel shortened?

I like to shoot as accurately as I can, paper targets at 25, 50, and 100m, with a Miroku Winchester Model 1873 rifle in 357. A lot of people use lever actions as short range bush guns etc. and that's fine and makes sense. I don't go overboard about accuracy but I do like to get the group sizes as small as I can with a simple bench rest and also standing off hand.

Okay, so maybe some might wonder why the **** would you care about accuracy with a 357 LA? Because that is, specifically, my hobby. So there!

So I'd like to get the trigger pull lightened a bit. Not a hair trigger by any means, just a bit lighter. And if possible to get the trigger travel shortened after the hammer falls. Maybe a mm or so of travel? Is this feasible? I want to find a gunsmith, and someone has recommended a fellow in Toowoomba so maybe I might ask him.

Maybe look at Cowboy action kits? I don't know if they specifically look to lighten the trigger but I believe they are designed to lighten all the springs to make it quicker and easier to run the action.

You could certainly lighten the mainspring, which should reduce the pressure on the trigger, but eventually you'll start having light strikes.

You made me curious so I just measured my Cowboy rifles. The Uberti 1866 has a trigger pull just under 7lb. The Rossi 1892 has a pull of a little over 3lb, I never noticed before but it's surprising nice. The Coachgun has triggers of 8lb and around 12lb (right off the scale). They were all bought secondhand so I can't say whether any work has been done on them before I got them, but internally they look totally stock to me.

I just received a tang sight from Marbles in the US which I was going to put on the Uberti, but now I'm thinking of putting it on the Rossi. The .357 Mag cartridge has a lot more potential than the .38 Special at 400m+. I haven't test-fired it yet but my rough calculations tell me the sight at its lowest setting (1.350" above the standard sights) on the Uberti should zero out around 550m. With the faster, flatter-shooting .357, and higher wrist of the Rossi I suspect minimum zero will be over 700m. They only had the long-range "upright" in stock, but I'm chasing the mid-range and standard uprights still.

[TuskerOrd]

The Model 94s trigger sure can be lightened. I"ve lightened my Mod 94s trigger to break crisp and light. Loved shooting it after that.

[bigrich]

Can Winchester lever action triggers be lightened and the trigger travel shortened?

I like to shoot as accurately as I can, paper targets at 25, 50, and 100m, with a Miroku Winchester Model 1873 rifle in 357. A lot of people use lever actions as short range bush guns etc. and that's fine and makes sense. I don't go overboard about accuracy but I do like to get the group sizes as small as I can with a simple bench rest and also standing off hand.

Okay, so maybe some might wonder why the **** would you care about accuracy with a 357 LA? Because that is, specifically, my hobby. So there! I really like the 357, and lever actions are the only rifles I like to use.

So I'd like to get the trigger pull lightened a bit. Not a hair trigger by any means, just a bit lighter. And if possible to get the trigger travel shortened after the hammer falls. Maybe a mm or so of travel? Is this feasible? I want to find a gunsmith, and someone has recommended a fellow in Toowoomba so maybe I might ask him. There is a guy at Pomona but I've heard he always has a full job list.

jim kent, buffalo gunsmithing toowoomba . he only answers the phone on mondays, thursdays, and fridays . he's a old school gentleman who knows his stuff. tell him big rich sent you