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Thanks for asking! The RO and I easily got past the first interaction. Although we never really became fast friends, I'm sure neither of us speak ill of one another. He's a stand up guy. I got out of the sport completely. Partially because I no longer had the time, and partially because I got married. (See reason 1). I really did enjoy shooting revo class though, and if I may say so myself I got pretty danged good at it to boot. The RO AFAIK drifted more towards 3 gun. I could be wrong. I often am.

I don't think this is localized to the 629. My last 625 was horrendous from the factory. 14lb+ gritty trigger pull, and the parts in the lockwork looked like they were taken from a low quality "snap-tite" model. Abnormalities and flashing everywhere. Luckily it cleaned up really nice, but I would expect more from a revo that is borderline performance center in price. Speaking with a couple of shop owners, this seems to be par for the course with S&W lately. Too bad.

I have a bladetech for my 4" that I got from unholstered.com. I also ordered the drop offset add on, and couldn't be happier.

Yep, it's from last Thursday. I have vids of all the other runs too,which I'm equally thrilled with, but i think this one is hhe cleanest of the bunch. It was really nice to feel that confident in my runs, and really surprising to see the scores when they were posted........ The only issue is that I dont want to be surprised by good performance, I want it to be common place. (yeah, I know....... Who doesnt, right?) It would be nice to have you out there, especially with your revo. Last week was the first time it was more than just me on the wheel gun! But I know what you mean with 694, 494 and 94 all torn up, it's like sitting in a parking lot for hours. And yes, it does feel good to beat a bunch of bottom feeders. For those of you recommending faster/more movement, any thoughts on how to practice for this? (other than dropping a few hundred pounds that is....)

Thanks for the advice so far...... Good stuff! KeEp it coming! Sorry for not posting my hits...... I guess that's as important as anything else, huh? 14 alphas, 6 charlies and 3 delta. HF - 5.3419 Not perfect, but For me it's far from terrible.

Well, I've been practicing, and practicing, and getting tons of trigger time. For the first time in a match I felt that I shot it to the absolute best of my abilities. Now, to make my best better. In your collective seasoned opinion, what should I be focusing on? Thanks in advance for humoring my incessant buzzing questions. Here is a clip of the run.

Just a quick heads up and kudos for Bob at 4wheelguns.com. I had a fairly unreasonable request regarding one of his products. Even though he had a difficult and busy day, he jumped through all sorts of hoops to get my questions answered. Ordered item Friday night, it shipped on Saturday, I received it on Tuesday. In a world where customer service and pride in your business seems to have taken a back seat, this guy is aces.

+1 on this. If I lean into the handle a little (not a lot, just a bit) there is plenty of travel to seat the primers as far as they are physically able to go with my 550. I've never had an issue with it.

<-------- Say to himself... "Gee, this Amish fellah seems like such a nice guy and offered some pretty good advice! I might as well click on the link in his sig line." <-------- Learns things the hard way.

Well, here is a clip of me fumbling through a stage. Please give any advice/criticism/cheap shots. I already know I need to learn how to count to six..... That was embarassing. I already know I need to learn how to reload. That was embarassing too. I already know I need to lose a couple of hundred pounds...... That's just slovenly. Everything else is fair game. Thanks in advance for your input!

Well, I appreciate all of your responses! Seems to me that there is pretty much a consensus on the way you all choose to make the action lighter/better. I jsut got back form a range trip to function test my 625, and I'm happy to report that it touched off all of the rounds without a hitch. Trigger is at a silky smooth 6lbs, clean break, and firm reset. (Federal only of course!) I did what most of the rest of you did, and that's a combination of polishing the lockwork, bending the spring, and shortening the strain screw. It was eaisier than I expected (I probably got lucky), but I can see how easy it is to ruin parts, or ruin the feel of the trigger pull by doing this. Certainly not for the squeemish, technically "declined", or faint of heart!

I also wanted to add some pics of my handywork, simply because I'm proud of it. I'm sure it could have been done better, but I'm thrilled with how it turned out.

Thanks for the explainations! And for the record, by "adjust" the strain screw, I should have put "shorten" which is what I meant. Sorry! And thanks to those that suggest sending to a professional...... I know that's the correct thing to do since that's where it will end up when I ruin it (only to be charged more than going rate to fix the things I sullied..), but I'm too proud (read: too stupid) to do that with this one. This question is also not about getting advice since I have already chosen my path with this, I'm just curious about the thought processes behind the different methods. Thanks!

Alright, this leads me to another question altogether. I wasn't going to bring it up in fear of starting a royal pissing match, but my curiosity has just overwhelmed any blow my consious might take from instigating said match...... I will start it in a seperate thread, and link it here. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=107653

I REALLY don't want this to turn into a pissing match, I'm just curious on the schools of thought on the three different techniques used for adjusting the hammer spring tension on a modern S&W revolver. I have heard three differend techniques from 12 different techs, all of whom say the others are dead wrong, and shouldn't be allowed to touch a firearm. (This is the type of stuff I want to try to avoid in this thread) The three ways I have heard to adjust the spring tension are bending, filing, and shortening the strain screw (or a combination of some or all). What methods do you guys use, and why? What do you see as the down sides of the methods you don't use?