Beretta M1951

Harold Manback

Harold Manback

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Didn’t have the highest hope for these but the price was right. Mine finally came in, in what looks like perfect condition. I instantly loved it. Very sleek pistol. The one and only thing I don’t like about it is the stiff trigger. Not much information about these guns on the internet, so I thought I would see if anyone here had any solutions to lighten these triggers down a bit.
 
A very nice pistol.
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easy said:
Well, to start with, a lighter hammer spring will have the most effect.
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I played around with it last night and holding down on the hammer with my thumb
to compress the hammer spring slightly helped to reduce the trigger pull. There still seems like a bunch of unnecessary spring tension to overcome just with the initial trigger take up.

The trigger sear is clean and crisp it just seems like too much spring tension to overcome. If there was a lighter spring kit available I would be right on it.
 
I’m pretty sure the M1951 hammer springs are shorter than the 90 series, but you could try a lighter D spring and clip it gradually if it lightens it up. Keep your original spring in case no others are available.
 
easy said:
I’m pretty sure the M1951 hammer springs are shorter than the 90 series, but you could try a lighter D spring and clip it gradually if it lightens it up. Keep your original spring in case no others are available.
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I took the grips off last night and the spring is shorter but otherwise looks the same gauge and diameter. I have a 92s spring I could cut down shorter then the m1951 to try and lighten it. Or I could get the lighter 92 D spring from Epps and cut it to the same length. Either way thanks for the suggestion.
 
This pistol is one of the very few that I regret not buying.

How stiff is the trigger? If it's REALLY heavy, there could be a mechanical problem. If it's just heavier than you'd like, then we can talk modifications. It might also break in / wear in nicely.

You can make a DIY trigger pull weight "gauge" with very little effort.
 
alpining said:
This pistol is one of the very few that I regret not buying.

How stiff is the trigger? If it's REALLY heavy, there could be a mechanical problem. If it's just heavier than you'd like, then we can talk modifications. It might also break in / wear in nicely.

You can make a DIY trigger pull weight "gauge" with very little effort.
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The trigger isn’t that bad I’m just a bit spoiled by some other very good triggers. It wouldn’t be much different then a Glock or a Beretta 92 trigger. The sear breaks very clean with no creep, it just seems like a bit too much spring tension in the take up. I can live with it but because I like the gun so much I would like to put some effort into improving it.
 
It might clean up nicely with lots of dry fire. Take the slide off if you're worried about the firing pin, just be sure to cushion where the hammer will stop (against the frame?). Or just leave a spent case with a fired primer in the chamber.

And it's not strictly good gunsmithing practice, but "boosting the hammer" can yield good results (there are risks).

If you're handy, polishing the moving parts in the fire control system should help. (not doing an actual "trigger job", of course, unless you really know what you're doing) For the polishing work, I wouldn't even bother with the hammer/sear engagement surfaces (at least at first).

I wouldn't reduce the hammer spring weight unless you can't get where you want with the above.
 
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