A little S&W J Frame Love

[BrokenolMarine]

Bugs, I am fine with basic work on smith revolvers. Wouldn't try to install parts that required fitting... but i'm good with takedown, cleaning, and assembly. I inspected the department's model 64s once a year until we made the switch to the Glock 40s. Then I went to the Glock schools. Lol.

[Bugs]

Took it to the range today and put 50 rounds through it. 100% positive ignition with Speer 38+P factory loads and my reloads with Winchester primers. Accuracy much improved with the nicer trigger pull. Target below shot offhand at 7 yards. Prior to the trigger work I would have been all over the target. I give the APEX Trigger Kit a big thumbs up.

[Bugs]

Bugs, I am fine with basic work on smith revolvers. Wouldn't try to install parts that required fitting... but i'm good with takedown, cleaning, and assembly. I inspected the department's model 64s once a year until we made the switch to the Glock 40s. Then I went to the Glock schools. Lol.

You can pretty much just drop in this APEX Trigger Kit but it doesn't hurt to stone and smooth the rebound slide and debur other parts.

[BrokenolMarine]

I will most likely call brownells tomorrow and order two kits. One for the 340 and one for the airweight 642. I may add a basic trigger pull gauge to the mix.

[BrokenolMarine]

Placed my order. Two kits and the trigger pull gauge. Brownells has 100% satisfaction policy. Have bought from them for thirty years, never had to use it.

[BrokenolMarine]

Went over today and spent a few hours with my shooting rabbi. He wanted to make sure the installation of the apex kit went well. Let's just say guns, reloading, shooting... and anything to do with them... well; it's his thang. He's eighty, and forgotten more than I could hope to learn.

He told me up front that he would show me a couple tricks during my spring kit install... ... good thing I didn't need to be anywhere. Oh my, introduction to basics. Folks pay big money for this. I left there with a lot more than a sweet eight and a half pound double action only trigger. (Down from thirteen and gritty.)

I learned to do this.
Never do that.
Do this, but just a touch... a kiss of the stone.
I still remembered the things he taught me years ago.
He didn't think I saw the little smiles when he noticed.

A great morning.
Semper fi, Gunny.... and Thanks... once again.

[BrokenolMarine]

Funny thing. We were going to do both guns... and I took out the "Beast" first. But we couldn't figure out how to get the grips off. The factory Hogue Grips didn't have a visible screw anywhere. Put that gun back in the bag and took out the Airweight 642... did the trigger job on It... it had factory rubber grips with standard screws.

Googled "Removing grips from Smith M&P 340."

Step one: Call the idiot who sold you the gun and yell at him for ten minutes for not including the required wedges for removing the factory grips. Step two: slip a credit card between the frame and the pins in the base of the frame, on both sides, slide the grips off.

I ordered wood grips... boot style... when they come in. I'll do the trigger job on the beast.

[BrokenolMarine]

In today's mail...

NRA's SHOOTING ILLUSTRATED Aug 2017 issue, page 34: Backup Gear for your Backup Gun.
Lower left hand corner of the page instantly caught my eye.

One of the five items highlighted in the article?
Apex Tactical Specialties J-frame Duty/Carry Spring Kit.

Sweet.

[Bugs]

Went over today and spent a few hours with my shooting rabbi. He wanted to make sure the installation of the apex kit went well. Let's just say guns, reloading, shooting... and anything to do with them... well; it's his thang. He's eighty, and forgotten more than I could hope to learn.

He told me up front that he would show me a couple tricks during my spring kit install... ... good thing I didn't need to be anywhere. Oh my, introduction to basics. Folks pay big money for this. I left there with a lot more than a sweet eight and a half pound double action only trigger. (Down from thirteen and gritty.)

I learned to do this.
Never do that.
Do this, but just a touch... a kiss of the stone.
I still remembered the things he taught me years ago.
He didn't think I saw the little smiles when he noticed.

A great morning.
Semper fi, Gunny.... and Thanks... once again.

You could share that with us.

[BrokenolMarine]

Bugs...

I wish there was some way to pass on all the subtle points, the little refinements, a kiss of the stone here, a touch of the stone there.
It's something you need to have the guy looking over your shoulder and guiding you through the shoals... ... it would be hard to explain without being there. Plus, I don't have forty years experience backing me to begin to try.