A brief follow up on the triggers on my shooters, the DWM Artillery, the 1936 S/42 and the 1917 Navy.
The Artillery was the biggest problem with a trigger that had to nearly be ground back into the frame before it fired. Pull weight, via Lyman electronic trigger gauge, was just over 8 lbs, but it was a long, hard, 8 lbs. Feeling a bit out of my league because different parts were needed, that one went off to the LugerDoc, and it just came back with a heavenly trigger pull of 2 lbs, 9 oz. The gun shoots so nice now that the only problem is seeing the skinny front sight tip with my old eyes, it's that good! I don't recall the exact cost, but although Tom offered my original parts back (at a cost), I cheap'ed out and traded them to him. After all, it is a shooter. Overall, I couldn't be happier, thanks Tom!
The Navy has always been one of my best shooters of any age. That long sight radius and perfect function with any and all ammo. make it a dream to shoot. The trigger pull was at 4 lbs, 2 oz, but on the advice of forum members I polished both the firing pin and the sear catch, and it now releases at a smooth 3 lbs, 10 oz.
The 4" P08, a 1936 S/42 was always reliable, but the trigger broke at 8 lbs, 6 oz, however it never seemed as bad as the Artillery, which broke at about the same pressure. After polishing the catch on both the firing pin and on the sear bar, it now breaks at 5 lbs, 8 oz. A huge improvement.
When I say I polished them, I mean that I wrapped some new 600 grit black emery paper over a file, oiled it well, and then carefully drug the part over the emery, not visa versa. Care was taken not to round or alter the angle, just light surface polishing with each part taking less than a minute. Care was also taken to not go too far.
At the moment I am so happy with my 3 shooters that I may need to find something else to tinker with.
Thanks to all the forum members for your suggestions, and also thanks to Tom Heller, aka the LugerDoc.
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