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Trigger Jobs

Your "Best Shot"  with Contenders and Encores Made Easier!

Get rid of that heavy, rough trigger pull! 

Enjoy a smoooooth, clean trigger at the pull weight you want. ALL TRIGGER JOBS are  done "DRY," no trick lubes!   No power tools are used.  Nothing is buffed on a buffing wheel.

Just honest hand honing of parts with Wyoming Stone for a super slick finish.

One Grade, the Best.

• Striker and trigger honed

• Trigger pull lightened

• Engagement set minimum

• Over-travel set minimum

• Pull weight, your choice, + or - 1/4 #.  Pull weight as light as 12 ounces.

• All trigger jobs are done "dry" for a true pull weight that lasts.  Smoothness is from honest honing with special stones, not trick lubricants.

• Pull weights under about 1 1/2 pound require slightly greater engagement to prevent trigger from "bumping off" when the barrel is snapped closed in the frame.

• Pull weight will vary according to where the finger is placed on trigger. Pull weight is weighed at approximate middle of trigger.

• Over-travel is set at minimum to reduce movement of the gun after the striker is released. A longer over-travel screw is installed.

• 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 # is a good weight for target, varmint, and general use, but to some shooters it may be too light for hunting use. For hunting, I suggest 2-3 # pull.

SEND THE CONTENDER TRIGGER GROUP ONLY along with a check or money order for $, which includes return shipping, and indicate the pull weight you want. Send via US Mail in a padded bag, insured for $. 

Mail to: Mike Bellm, 3388-B Merlin Rd. PMB 402, Grants Pass, OR  97526  

DO NOT SEND THE FRAME! Every thing needed to do the CONTENDER trigger job is in the trigger group.    Call me at (541)956-6938 if you need help.

Remove the grip or buttstock as the case may be.

Remove the forend and barrel from the frame.

Remove the screw behind the trigger guard with the big spring around it that is normally concealed by the grip or buttstock.

If it is an "easy open" frame:

Use a 3/32 pin punch (or an appropriately sized nail in a pinch) to tap out the pivot pin whose ends you see in the sides of the frame directly above the trigger. With this pin removed everything needed for doing the trigger job is in the trigger housing which all comes out as one unit. Do not remove anything else.... stop right there with disassembly.

If it is an old style frame:

The pivot pin is located forward, directly below the hinge pin. In disassembly, this is the only difference between the two vintages of frames.

Just reverse the process to reassemble, but cock the striker first. This is the long flat piece whose wedge shaped end engages the upper end of the trigger.

Important, read also:  About Your Contender Trigger Job  This explains what to expect with light trigger pulls and/or super smooth trigger & striker contact points.

Basic Trigger Job, $, includes return shipping.

PULL WEIGHT LIGHTENED TO AS LOW AS 1 1/2#,  using my custom springs. ALL CRITICAL SURFACES HONED to remove rough "as cast" surfaces not finished by the factory.

OVER-TRAVEL SET MINIMUM

MOST ALL BASIC TRIGGER JOBS ARE GREAT FOR PERHAPS 95% OF SHOOTERS, BUT FOR THE ULTIMATE IN SMOOTHNESS AT A MORE PRECISE PULL WEIGHT, I OFFER THE . . .

Premium Trigger Job, $, includes return shipping.

My premium trigger job gets the last of the rough spots out of the Encore's peculiar trigger mechanism for an incredibly smoooooth pull. Pull weight is narrowed down to +/- 1/4#

My test for the Premium Encore Trigger Job is this..... can I feel any sensation of movement in the trigger?  Bottom line is that when you pull the trigger you will feel only increasing pressure on your finger.... and then the shot breaks.  No creep & crunch, just pressure, then bang.

GENERAL INFO: Though I can provide pull weights below about 1 1/2#, at this weight the hammer may not rebound off of the firing pin when the trigger finger is removed from the trigger. Thus, most jobs I do are in the 1 1/2 to 3 # range, which if nice and smooth is excellent for general use.

SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS: This is IMPORTANT. Please read carefully.

Ship the COMPLETE BARE FRAME ONLY (no barrel, no grip, etc.) VIA UPS GROUND SERVICE, DECLARED "FIREARM PART" (per instructions from UPS), INSURED FOR $. UPS pick-up: 1-800-742-5877. FedEx is OK, too.

NOTE:  If there is a barrel on the frame it may be treated as a handgun, and certainly if you declare it a handgun, you will have to ship it by Next Day Air in accordance with UPS and Fed Ex policies. This is not law, it is the shippers' policy as a result of thefts of handguns shipped by ground.

Some confusion has always existed at UPS shipping points, so if any "resistance" is met, get a supervisor. State also that you are shipping to a licensed dealer. 

(Please note that Shooter's Den, the former FFL I worked through, has moved out of the area. Do not send frames to them.

Ship frames to:

Bradbury's Gun-N-Tackle Bradbury's  Phone: (541) 479-1531

1809 Rogue River Hwy.

Grants Pass, OR 97526

ATTN: Mike Bellm

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