A Target Luger

[John Sabato]

Originally Posted by jamese

in order to bend the trigger bar did you have to heat it ?
Ive tried to bend a few and always seem to break them

Hi Jim, I wouldn't try to bend a trigger lever without having a couple of spares on hand to replace it with. They are super hard, and very brittle and prone to snap if you bend them cold.

I would try heating just the leg you want to bend until it turns a dull red in color and then let it cool without any help. Then try your bend, but don't be surprised if it still breaks.

An alternative to bending would be to have a precision welder build up the lower arm surface that touches the trigger (leave the vertical part of the lever alone IMHO), and then polish it back down slowly by hand (or with a dremel polishing head) until you have achieved the dimensions and surface that gives you the trigger manipulation you are looking for... It may take you several attempts, but at least you won't snap the trigger lever.

Just my $0.02