Pietta triggers ???

Started by Full Charge, March 23, 2016, 12:21:34 PM

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Full Charge

Is it just me or is it that Pietta sometimes sends out guns with different trigger length's ? I can't spin my guns without trigger  digging into my finger, by looking at other pictures of Pietta's it looks like they are longer than mine.

hellgate

I guess they only want you to spin them in one direction.
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Ah, well,  actually it's a combination of the tiger and the size of the Trigger Guard.  On some Pietta models, the Trigger Guard Loop is a
different shape and diameter then others.

Plus,  Pietta only wants you to spin your pistol "one way."   ::)

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Lefty Dude

I thought this was a no "SPIN Zone"? ;D

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Quote from: Lefty Dude on March 24, 2016, 10:39:03 AM
I thought this was a no "SPIN Zone"? ;D

A little side story - About 15 years ago at a CAS shoot, a new guy shows up named Doc Scurlock.  He was dressed pretty nicely with a frock coat and such.  I was not on his posse, but heard that after he shot his first stage, he spun the guns into his holsters.  He was told about that being a no-no.  And he never showed up to another shoot with any of the local clubs; never saw him again!
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Full Charge

I'm sorry, seams like this question has hit a nerve here, maybe since I'm not a action shooter this is the wrong forum for this question 

Noz

Quote from: pureNrg on March 24, 2016, 08:04:20 PM
I'm sorry, seams like this question has hit a nerve here, maybe since I'm not a action shooter this is the wrong forum for this question  & me.

Yeah. Our rules say spinning is unsafe gun handling and is forvbidden, Different game different rules.

To answer your question, yes some of the new Pietta triggers are longer than others. I solved the short trigger problem by taking some of the bend out of the trigger which in effect made it a bit longer and resulted in no pinch.

Full Charge

Gotcha Noz, Thanks for the straight answer !  (Just for those that didn't know Sammy was that good with a pistol)



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Quote from: Full Charge on March 24, 2016, 08:04:20 PM
I'm sorry, seams like this question has hit a nerve here, maybe since I'm not a action shooter this is the wrong forum for this question  


hit a nerve?  Kinda touchy, are ya?  ( note smiley face:  ;) ).  I just saw some info from coffinmaker plus some jokes and one side-story.  

Yeah, Sammy and Jerry Lewis and Robert Culp and others were pretty slick gun handlers.  I guess it's not all that PC these days.
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I've got a Pietta 1861 that needed a lot of tender lovin' care to be functional and I noticed something felt odd about the trigger.  There was a difference but when I compared it to my other Pietta triggers I saw the length and radius of curve were the same.  The face of the trigger however was not as radiused(?) and the edges were sharper.  As a result I did a little Dremel work (very little) and now it seems to match the others.  The trigger guard however is of a different shape.  I just wish the barrel was more authentic.  It's nothing but an 1860 barrel bored and rifled to .36.  Oh well...it shoots well.
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