I did a trigger job on my S&W 586 today

Bafflingbs · Jan 25, 2015

aaron.foulk said:
Agree with Maurauder on this point. You should be fine. I just didn't want you to be all excited and show up at the range and have light strikes and have the big swing from super stoked to super bummed.

Hopefully you'll be celebrating at the range later.

I looked at the nutnfancy video bigalf recommended. it can be found here.

Definitely worth a look for free if you're curious about the next step. The work being done is on a J frame, but the internals are similar enough that everything, with the exception of the mainspring, crosses over.

If you want more details and think you might want to try it yourself, the Miculek video I mentioned is worth buying.

Thanks! Good video. Nutnfancy is one of my favorite YouTube stars. I watched the following video to learn what marauder was speaking of. The video quality seems a little better, though not quite as informative. I embedded our video's. I hope you don't mind.

clandestine said:
BBS, you did good. Just test the gun thoroughly and make sure it hits primers hard in double action. Personally I prefer guns that don't require a Smith to service. You did good.

I would recommend against changing springs in a small frame revolver for defensive use unless you really know what you are doing. Especially S&W J Frames. Personally I think Rugers snubbies are better for Trigger Work and S&W large frames are better for Trigger Work.

My mentor disagrees, but then again we disagree about almost every platform. He likes what he likes, because he likes it. I like guns for common ammo availability, ease of cleaning, maintenances, and readily available parts.

Thanks Chad! :thumbsup:

Bafflingbs · Feb 25, 2015

I took it out today, and put 100 rounds through it. All flawless! The trigger was fantastic! This was an excellent upgrade. :party29:

aaron.foulk · Feb 25, 2015

Good to hear. Congrats.

Bafflingbs · Feb 26, 2015

Thanks Aaron

Pwilliams1 · Feb 26, 2015

I'm jealous, there's something about the 586 that's just beautiful to me. I've never owned a wheel gun, but I will change that with one of these one day

Bafflingbs · Feb 26, 2015

I think it's actually more fun to shoot. Definitely prettier.

GoGoGadget · Feb 26, 2015

Bafflingbs said:
I think it's actually more fun to shoot. Definitely prettier.

Nice job!

Have you gotten into swapping/collecting grips yet? I think Ahrends Tacticals on a 586/686 are my favorite. I seem to shoot better with those grips than anything else.

Bafflingbs · Feb 26, 2015

These are my swap out grips. They fit my hand much better than the standard grips it came with. Yours are very nice though.

GoGoGadget · Feb 26, 2015

Your Altamont grips are very nice. It a great thing when you find a grip that works, isn't it? Took me a while - I went through about 8 pair before I found my "fit"…

EDIT: I just realized you and I had a whole PM conversation about grips around this time last year. haha. Dang, I'm getting old..

Bafflingbs · Feb 26, 2015

That's funny!

BigDaddy · Feb 27, 2015

What is "stack up"

Bafflingbs · Feb 27, 2015

I'm not really sure? I did find this though. I think this explains it.

Bafflingbs · Feb 27, 2015

I did notice that while shooting in double action, it is now, much easier to control a steady aim. It's not so jumpy while pulling the trigger to the rear.

I did a trigger job on my S&W 586 today

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