Braintrust, Do folks have recommendations for top notch revolver smiths, aimed at improving S&W and Ruger trigger pulls, while maintaining reliability. Anywhere is OK, though something in Maryland, Deleware, Virginia, Pennsylvania would be wonderful. Thanks in advance, Scott
March 13, 2021, 06:00 PM
hi-power man
I recommend these fellows. Marc has worked on several of my Rugers. Excellent workmanship.
Revolver gunsmiths are a dying breed. Marc has done a lot of work for me on S&W wheel guns. He does excellent work.
Ditto.
March 14, 2021, 06:39 AM
SIGfourme
Trigger pull is determined by the springs and contact areas in the revolver. A Master Action trigger job by Smith & Wesson is very reasonable at $165. I did not see the cost for a basic trigger job on Gemini’s website. Gemini’s work takes a factory revolver to a new level.
March 14, 2021, 06:45 AM
maca
Karl Sokol in Vermont.
March 14, 2021, 10:55 AM
Pizza Bob
Pinnacle High Performance just north of Allentown, PA or Dave Olhasso in the Langhorne, PA area. Both have websites.
I had Randy Lee of Apex Tactical do action work on two S&W revolvers, taking DA trigger pull down to 5 lbs. At that trigger pull it shoots factory ammo (at least Federal and RP primers) reliably. This was a number of years ago; I presume Randy or one of his employees is still doing this.
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March 15, 2021, 06:10 AM
WaterburyBob
Cylinder & Slide does good work, but I'd bet they have a pretty good wait time.
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March 16, 2021, 10:11 AM
RNshooter
Slight drift:
Does anyone have a recommendation for a 1950's Colt Detective Special? I don't want anyone changed or improved. Just a checkup and maybe tune up. It was carried by my dad in NYPD and has never been looked over since leaving the factory, to my knowledge.
Correction: it's a S&W Model 36 Chiefs Special. He has no idea what he has and he put 2 felons in the graveyard with it. Typical cop
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March 16, 2021, 02:30 PM
jhe888
quote:
Originally posted by sjtill: I had Randy Lee of Apex Tactical do action work on two S&W revolvers, taking DA trigger pull down to 5 lbs. At that trigger pull it shoots factory ammo (at least Federal and RP primers) reliably. This was a number of years ago; I presume Randy or one of his employees is still doing this.
Lee has a great reputation.
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March 16, 2021, 08:05 PM
ScotP7
Thank you very much for all the good feedback. I am going to research websites and check out locations and prices, especially Gemini.
March 16, 2021, 08:30 PM
psp7304
Let me know if you get in touch with Pinnacle High Performance.
I spoke with him back in mid September about putting a smooth trigger in my S&W Model 625. He said he would order the trigger and get back to me. Never heard from him again. Sent him two emails and got no response. I called him again on March 1st and left a voicemail.
March 16, 2021, 10:24 PM
captain127
quote:
Originally posted by RNshooter: Slight drift:
Does anyone have a recommendation for a 1950's Colt Detective Special? I don't want anyone changed or improved. Just a checkup and maybe tune up. It was carried by my dad in NYPD and has never been looked over since leaving the factory, to my knowledge.
Correction: it's a S&W Model 36 Chiefs Special. He has no idea what he has and he put 2 felons in the graveyard with it. Typical cop
Bruce
The model 36 is pretty stout fora small revolver. Take it to the range and if it works nothing needs to be “. Checked” or “gone over” I prefer used old classics and never felt the need over the countless dozens I have had ( a large percentage of which were S&W revolvers) to have it inspected by a smith. As noted above a decent revolver smith is an increasingly rare breed these days
March 16, 2021, 10:43 PM
RNshooter
He just did his yearly qualification with it. At 72 with a 60+ yr old revolver. I would say they both can still shoot.
Bruce
"The designer of the gun had clearly not been instructed to beat about the bush. 'Make it evil,' he'd been told. 'Make it totally clear that this gun has a right end and a wrong end. Make it totally clear to anyone standing at the wrong end that things are going badly for them. If that means sticking all sort of spikes and prongs and blackened bits all over it then so be it. This is not a gun for hanging over the fireplace or sticking in the umbrella stand, it is a gun for going out and making people miserable with." -Douglas Adams
“It is just as difficult and dangerous to try to free a people that wants to remain servile as it is to try to enslave a people that wants to remain free." -Niccolo Machiavelli
The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -Mencken
March 16, 2021, 11:10 PM
Beanhead
Karl Sokol...Chestnut Mountain Sports.
March 17, 2021, 11:55 PM
SigFan
Another strong recommendation for Gemini Customs. I recently had my Father’s SP-101 .357 customized. The work is impeccable; Dad would have been very pleased to see his old gun after the outstanding work by Gemini — it’s like a new gun; no, actually better than new!
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March 20, 2021, 05:44 PM
smpsmp
Scott,
Shoot me an email. I'm up in harrisburg, and used to do work on s&w revolvers a good bit and occasionally ruger's (another smith wasore into ruger's I worked with). I can send you to the head gunsmith I worked with prior or can go in there and do it myself at that shop.
