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one-eyed Jack
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What does /thread mean? Jack.
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one-eyed Jack
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The trigger weight thing is part of an overall set of "consumer protection" regulations promulgated by the Attorney General's office (940 CMR 16). Here is the relevant bit from those regulations:
So as you can see, the regulation only applies to "handgun-purveyors" (AKA dealers), and the 10 pound pull is just one way that the regulation can be satisfied. Many 1911s are available for sale in MA, and they have trigger pulls well under 10 pounds. However, they have a manual safety, which satisfies the "series of multiple motions" criterion, so a 10 pound pull isn't necessary. Why some manufacturers insist on having both a 10 pound pull and a manual safety on their MA models is a mystery to me.
The easiest way to fix the bad trigger is to have a gunsmith do it. You can either have them install a kit (such as the Apex kits for M&P pistols) or a custom trigger job. You could also install a kit yourself, which is a bit more work but will save on the labor cost.
Four Seasons had a deal that may still be ongoing where if you bought an M&P from them, after the transfer was complete they would have their in-house gunsmith install an Apex trigger for $99, which included the cost of the kit. I'm pretty sure buying the kit alone costs about that, so it's a pretty good deal.
It shall be an unfair or deceptive practice for a handgun-purveyor to transfer or offer to transfer to any customer located within the Commonwealth any handgun which does not contain a mechanism which effectively precludes an average five year old child from operating the handgun when it is ready to fire; such mechanisms shall include, but are not limited to: raising trigger resistance to at least a ten pound pull, altering the firing mechanism so that an average five year old child's hands are too small to operate the handgun, or requiring a series of multiple motions in order to fire the handgun.
So as you can see, the regulation only applies to "handgun-purveyors" (AKA dealers), and the 10 pound pull is just one way that the regulation can be satisfied. Many 1911s are available for sale in MA, and they have trigger pulls well under 10 pounds. However, they have a manual safety, which satisfies the "series of multiple motions" criterion, so a 10 pound pull isn't necessary. Why some manufacturers insist on having both a 10 pound pull and a manual safety on their MA models is a mystery to me.
The easiest way to fix the bad trigger is to have a gunsmith do it. You can either have them install a kit (such as the Apex kits for M&P pistols) or a custom trigger job. You could also install a kit yourself, which is a bit more work but will save on the labor cost.
Four Seasons had a deal that may still be ongoing where if you bought an M&P from them, after the transfer was complete they would have their in-house gunsmith install an Apex trigger for $99, which included the cost of the kit. I'm pretty sure buying the kit alone costs about that, so it's a pretty good deal.
allen-1
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I have a revolver which had a 10 pound trigger pull. It's a .22 Ruger SP101. POS. Do you know how hard it is/was to keep that gun on target while pulling that freaking trigger?
These regulations are just so utterly ridiculous.
