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OK,

So I got one more question for today an will leave y’all alone for a bit. I got a Kentucky pistol that needs some help with the trigger. Where do I focus the stone? The sear or on that thin piece of steel on the trigger?

I’m sure they have different names as to what I’m giving them but I think y’all understand what I’m getting at. I have the necessary equipment to handle this job but just not sure which one I need to focus my attention on.

Thoughts?

RM
 

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OK, not sur if this is what ya want.
 

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just as Flintlokr says, all, ALL, rubbing surfaces need polished. including the lock plate where the tumbler rubs, the shoulder of the tumbler, the face of the tumbler where the sear bears, the underside of the bridle that bears on the tumbler. this takes complete disassembly of the lock.
the under side of the sear arm also needs polished. also polish the top of the trigger blade. there are many other things involved in modifying the weight of pull, creep, and crispness of the lock/trigger. weird things such as depth of the inlet for the trigger plate if the trigger has one. placement of the trigger in relation of the sear arm influences weight and travel also.
without seeing the trigger and its placement i am useless to advise.
another cause of sponginess/heavy pull can be wood rubbing from too shallow of inletting for the parts or too deep of inletting of the plate.
hope this makes some sense and helps.
 
So, while I’m waiting on the new main spring, I took some pics of the tumbler and sear. I have not touched it yet.
 

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