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Rost Martin R1MF comes to Califnoria

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Hey everyone! I purchased a Traditions 1873 45 Colt clone a while back and I finally got around to shooting it. The trigger is quite honestly the worst trigger on a new weapon that I think I have every fired. I was thinking about taking it to a gunsmith to have it re-worked, or possibly just selling it. Before I did that, I wanted to ask if anyone else had any suggestions. Its a nice looking pistol and it shoots straight enough but the trigger is pure garbage.
 
What exactly is the issue? If it is just a heavy trigger pull then you can change to a lighter main spring. That is very easy to do.
 
Dvrjon said:
If you give us a location we may be able to provide a better answer. NorCal? SoCal?
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Oh yeah! Sorry... I need to do some work on my profile.

I'm in So Cal. Long Beach, to be specific.
 
BigBossman said:
What exactly is the issue? If it is just a heavy trigger pull then you can change to a lighter main spring. That is very easy to do.
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Yes, the trigger is a bit heavy but that's not the only issue. If it were just that, I'd live with it. Safe to say its never gonna be my EDC.

In addition to the weight of the pull, it's really gritty and the action is kinda clunky. I'm sure a few hundred rounds would losen it up a bit but I don't think it will be enough. I was thinking about polishing the contact points but I've never worked on a single action, so I don't want to mess it up. Also, the ergonomics of the trigger are awful. The edges are kind of sharp and uncomfortable; the trigger itself is very thin anyway.

Maybe I've just been spoiled with my Blackhawk but I really was not impressed with this pistol.
 
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