I've looked at and posted on some of the other forums. No luck yet.
I need to amend my above statement about the stock Ruger hammer notch dimension. After measuring mine last night, I measured .028". I was surprised! I also measured my Volquartsen hammer which measured only .024". Oddly enough, they both feel the same in the gun, which is not good enough. I'm starting to think either this dimension isn't the one causing "problems", or the Ruger design is much more tolerant of a smaller hammer notch than a 1911.
If anyone was curious, yes I'm CERTAIN it is creep I'm feeling. Last night I did the "tink" test and I can hear the sear "tinking" back in to place when I pull the slide back to engage the face of the hammer slightly.
I just can't believe that's as good as it gets while still being safe to handle, but maybe I'm wrong. In fact I know I am. I haven't had the opportunity to peek into my buddy's BOX STOCK Ruger MKII, but his breaks perfectly. If my trigger felt like his, I'd be done.
All I can say is, I can't wait to look into his gun and see what is different from mine. I doubt it's hammer notch depth, but maybe it is.
If you're in the market for a new MKII, try the trigger on as many as you can at the gunshop. Maybe you can get a good one right out of the box too. Pull nice and slow. After the initial take-up in the mechanism, there should be no sliding/grinding felt in the trigger before it lets go. I wish someone had told be that before I bought mine 3 years ago.
(Edited by Eric Shonts at 1:49 am on April 11, 2002)