So....already bough the s and w 642 performance center. When dry firing it I can say that the trigger pull is definately smoother and lighter than my ruger sp101 or any of the other j frame revolvers that the shop had in the case and am completely satisfied that the trigger pull is much better than a non performance center revolver. One thing I notice is the trigger return is gritty........and I have to be sure to pull my finger completely off the trigger or it locks up when trying to fire it again. The trigger return on the other j frames I've tried is as much smoother. Anyone else have any opinions on this.....is it a problem or no?
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question about "performance center" s and w 642 trigger
- Thread starter whacko
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yes it is a problem. They more than likely lightened the rebound spring too much and didn't do any polishing. Basically a cheap half assed trigger job. There are lots of little parts that need to be fined tuned and polished in order to have a light and reliable trigger job. I would send it to Greg Derr to fix as I have zero faith in SW to do it correctly
Greg did a nice job on my S&W Model 19
UPDATE......spent some time with the 642 at the range. Put 100 rounds of 158 grain FMJ .38 spec, 50 rounds of 158 grain FMJ .38 +p, and 10 rounds of cor bon 125 grain +p hollow points through it. It is a sweet little shooter. After dry firing it about 1000 times before going to the range with it the trigger return smoothed out. I find it more accurate for me than my sp101. .....once I got used to the tiny sites on it. My wife loves it......light and accurate enough for self defense purposes at 7 - 15 yards. Perfect for what it was purchased for! A good buy at $499 IMO.......and the finish and grips look awesome. She will load it with cor bon hollow point +p ammo and carry it everywhere now.........mission accomplished.
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Greg Derr did an awesome job on my 642 (std model) and it was cheap money to make it much more pleasant to shoot.
