Modern revolver with a good trigger?

[liamettocs]

Why would you want a new revolver when for $500-$700 you can get a nice 70s vintage Smith Model 14, 15, or 19? I've got a Model 19-4. DA is smooth and clean; SA is short and sweet. Already broken in and your son can hand it down to his son.

[Garand1911]

Back in the 1990s when Colt was still selling the pythons, they were like $800.
When the S&W revolvers were about half the cost. So its no fair making that comparison, when the Python is/was almost a custom shop gun.

You are waaaaaay better off buying a Smith 686 and paying a smith to tune up the trigger. It will be just as good and more durable.
Just changing the hammer spring on a Smith will help it a lot.

[SLO1911Fan]

I would buy a pre lock smith from gunbroker then sink a little money into an action job and a nice set of grips. I carry a model 66 and with a little work the trigger can be fantastic on the old smiths. It isn't as smooth as some of the pythons I've played with, but it was also a quarter of the price.

[RR.44]

My gp100 match champion is as good as it gets right out of the box. The tolerances are so tight you can't shoot range reloads as it will lockup the cylinder.

^^^^ This^^^^
The match Champion GP100 is the nicest trigger out of the box currently, short of an S&W Performance Center revolver and I don't think those come in under a grand. Check one out if you get a chance I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

[Jimmybacon43]

I always thought the Ruger GP100 had a great trigger for its price. .357 mag, right around $600

[mafbloggerdanny]

Have you looked at the S&W Model 69? .44 mag in a 686-sized frame. Only 5 rds but I think it's pretty nifty.

[crufflers]

I recently bought an older S&W (model 28) that had a trigger job done.

In DA it's like buttery smooth and lite, in SA it's almost to lite.

If it is too light for you or the hammer isn't hitting the primers hard enough, you can adjust the trigger weight. Just remove the grip to access the jam nut/adjustment.

[Dutch Henry]

S&W has the best out of the box trigger of any revolver.

[Lead Waster]

I also have a 686+ and in SA, the trigger is amazing. No movement, then bang! IMHO, it's better than most 1911 triggers I've tried ... not that I've tried THAT many, but it has no creep or take up or anything. I hate the cliche, but "glass rod breaking" is how I'd define it.

In DA, it's smooth but heavy enough that I have to use a "first knuckle" trigger pull instead of a "pad of finger" pull.

[rm1911]

I have an older smith, late 80's variety, and the trigger is amazing. I also have a recent gp100 and the trigger is also very good. Why people bash ruger triggers is beyond me because mine is great, right out of the box both DA and SA.

I'll second the match champion recommendation. If I had the funds I'd have bought one when turners had them on sale. Best advice for revolver triggers is shoot it and smooth it out. You'd be amazed at what a few hundred rounds can do for a trigger.

[Gryff]

I'm looking for a revolver, under $1000 chambered in .357mag or .44mag.

Every single new one I've handled, and I've handled a few of them, feel like ****. I don't know if it's the safeties in the trigger or what, but even the single action pull feels like garbage compared to my mid-80's Colt Python.

So, for an under $1000 budget; What should I be looking at? The #1 thing I'm concerned with, over size and caliber, is the quality of the single action pull.

Two solutions for you:

- Stop comparing a $1000 gun to a Python (which aside from 30 years of use to smooth out the trigger, it's a gun that would cost $3000 to produce today).
- Buy a hand strengthener.

Fresh-from-the-factory trigger pulls on modern Smiths are quite good, although this $18 kit makes them slightly better:

http://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/action-parts/spring-kits/miculek-revolver-spring-kit-prod1474.aspx

[Che762x39]

My tip for bubba wannabes. If you do the cheap and DIY trigger job. Bring a second gun to the range when the 1st doesn't work you do not want to spend money for a rental.

One gent manage to get the first shot off. The next 5 was light of a strike. YMMV but I am just giving a "heads up" to preempt a "EPIC FAIL".

[dfletcher]

If it is too light for you or the hammer isn't hitting the primers hard enough, you can adjust the trigger weight. Just remove the grip to access the jam nut/adjustment.

The mainspring strain screw should always be fully screwed in. Leaving it loose or backed out can cause it to back out even more and result in too light a strike. One "trick" is to shorten the strain screw, allowing it to still be tightly seated but lessening the trigger pull too.

[Rhyyke]

I don't have a whole lot of experience with revolvers.

But damn that Ruger GP100 trigger is beautiful (in single action).

[JBoutfishn]

S&W has the best out of the box trigger of any revolver.

My 686 trigger is excellent, as is the 460 S&W Mag.