Chopped my 75 Uberti Remington Trigger Guard

Skinny Preacher 66418 · April 30, 2009, 09:20:41 AM

I bought a spare trigger guard in brass while back, and installed it last night. I cut the front of the trigger guard off to resemble some Colts that former Texas Rangers carried. I still have the blue steel guard for SASS use. What do you think? She shoots .45 LC .45 ACP .45 Schofield

Angel_Eyes · April 30, 2009, 10:22:56 AM

Nice one Preacher, but you would not want to be putting a cocked pistol away by mistake!

Ooooweee would that make your eyes water.

AE

St. George · April 30, 2009, 10:39:19 AM

A lawsuit waiting to happen after an accidental discharge, should someone else handle the piece...

You might want to re-think this modification a bit.

Scouts Out!

Skinny Preacher 66418 · April 30, 2009, 11:02:43 AM

This one would only be shot by me like this. I'd slap the original trigger guard back on if before letting someone borrow it. And it would make me puckerup thinking about holstering any cocked revolver.

I've seen some Ranger 1911's like this too.

Pettifogger · April 30, 2009, 02:19:41 PM

I think it was a bad idea then, and a worse idea now.

Skinny Preacher 66418 · April 30, 2009, 03:00:33 PM

You boys ain't scared iz ya? Scare ya just lookin at it?

Angel_Eyes · May 01, 2009, 04:48:39 AM

Aint scared, just wonderin' why the maker didn't do this in the first place, hhmmmmm?

AE, who likes all of his toes!

Skinny Preacher 66418 · May 01, 2009, 08:08:36 AM

Ain't much different than a spur trigger.

Flint · May 01, 2009, 12:33:53 PM

Ever fired a gun with a spur trigger? They usually have a trigger pull you need both hands to operate. That heavy pull was the "safety"................

Skinny Preacher 66418 · May 01, 2009, 02:44:48 PM

Quote from: Flint on May 01, 2009, 12:33:53 PM
Ever fired a gun with a spur trigger? They usually have a trigger pull you need both hands to operate. That heavy pull was the "safety"................

I've owned/fired the .31 cal Remington and the double barrel derringers. A hard trigger pull still won't prevent an AD if dropped cocked. You buys are too squeemish

FYI, this is just for kicks, I'll be shootin it with the stock full trigger guard on.

Skinny Preacher 66418 · May 01, 2009, 02:46:37 PM

Now these scare me:

$:-\$

Skinny Preacher 66418 · May 01, 2009, 02:56:20 PM

Double action revolvers with cut TGs scare me b/c you could snag the trigger when holstering:

Don Nix · May 01, 2009, 07:14:14 PM

Would that be one of Capt. Manuel T Gonzales's guns,
Hes a personal hero of mine.

Quote from: Skinny Preacher 66418 on May 01, 2009, 02:46:37 PM

Now these scare me:

$:-\$

Galloway · May 01, 2009, 07:22:36 PM

Bring it on I say! I have big fingers and big finger nails, I'll bet I'd be a lot faster without trigger guards. Many modern defensive guns have oversize trigger guards for this same reason so it does make sense.

Jamie · May 05, 2009, 01:10:19 PM

I realize that this is a modification that's been going on for years, the idea behind which, if I understand it correctly, is to improve speed in getting the trigger finger applied to the trigger without snagging on the guard. I don't have anything that my trigger finger can touch if I'm holding the gun in an appropriate manner to fire it without it popping out of my hand, so I could never figure out why it would improve anything. It does have sort of an evil look to it though, sort of a "look out, I'm going to shoot quick" sort of thing. Look at it this way, which would you really rather have pointed at you, a double barrel 12 gauge or an autoloader? Two shots vs. five shots, yet, I suspect, most of us would find the double barrel somewhat more intimidating. Having stared down the barrel of a stainless .357 at three feet for a period of about 3 minutes while getting the third degree from a Kentucky deputy sheriff (he stopped me because I had a headlight out, and New York plates on the car, and then got down behind his car door and ordered me out of the car - seriously!) and let me tell you, those .357 hollowpoints get bigger and bigger by the second, as does the bore. I could see the rifling clearly.
On the other hand, I've always suspected that any sort of awkward blow to the thing - dropping it, smacking something with it, etc. could very well tie up the trigger in such a way so as to create a very large brass and steel knuckles, without the knuckles. Interesting, but sort of naked looking. Hey, if you had a spare triggerguard, why not? I still wouldn't let anybody else handle it... too many people out there trying to make their fortune.
Jamie