some time ago there was some discussion on using a product called'' red stuff''-or a similar name ,which was applied to the trigger surface and had the effect of smoothing it up.I'm not into taking ther trigger apart and messing with it,too easy to ruin it or make it unsafe, but applying a liquid polisher,if it works, to be a reasonable choice.I recall the discussion,but don't remember the actual product name or where it could be obtained-does anybody recall it?
polishing liquid for triggers
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As far as I know there is nothing that can smooth out the trigger pull without taking the trigger parts out & working on them.
The sear is strong metal & just moving it in the gun when firing is not going to polish it.
The best you can do without taking it out is some good lube . There is a lube called " trigger job " but it is just a very good lubricant. Marketing called it a " trigger job ".
The sear is strong metal & just moving it in the gun when firing is not going to polish it.
The best you can do without taking it out is some good lube . There is a lube called " trigger job " but it is just a very good lubricant. Marketing called it a " trigger job ".
If it's just a lube then fine. If it's a polishing media then you'd be crazy to put it in and not clean it out with a full down and dirty strip job to ensure it's all gone. If it is some form of polishing abrasive then unless you totally clean it out at some point it will continue to wear away at the sear, hammer, pivots and other moving parts beyond the initial goal of smoothing the hammer to sear contact.
You are probably correct in the name. There are so many gun lubes on the market making fantastic claims that it can get confusing. Some of them are actually pretty good. One I find really good is Slide-Glide from Brian Enos.
Any type of abrasive you put on the sear surface to let them "polish themselves" will also tend to round over the edges of the sear. This will "slick" up the trigger PULL, but will also make the BREAK much less crisp and inconsistent.
apart from changing the spring-is there any viable way to reduce the weight of the pull on an SKS?mine is crisp, no creep, -but a bit on the heavy side-maybe 8 lb or so.[I realise military weapons typically had heavy triggers]But I know enough to leave them alone-messing with them can be potentially dangerous,if you don't know what you are doing[I don't]
8 Lbs isn't bad for a stock SKS. The stock SKS trigger group needs to be a little heavy or you can end up with slam fires. You might want to order some spare parts and play with snap caps if you attempt a home trigger job. SKSs unfortunately get enough of a bad rap as it is.
You can modify the existing spring and/or polish the engagement surfaces. You may also change the engagement angle. The stock engagement angle is very different from rifle to rifle and sometimes very positive.
The SKS was never designed as a precision shooting platform. It is a very basic design and it needs a heavy trigger pull to keep it safe.
If the pull is crisp and there isn't any creep, you'd probably be wise to leave it like that.
Switching to a weaker but still reliable mainspring will do most of the work. It can easily bring it down from 8 lbs to 5 to 6. As long as the surplus ammo doesn't need such a strong strike that would be the first option and then go from there.
Another path that you can persue at the same time is the trigger return spring. To make the guns reliable in the face of lots of fouling or mud these are often much stronger than needed for our sort of range only plinking. Weakening or swapping out the return spring to something lighter can reduce the pull by another pound. In some cases the reduction can push two lbs from the guns I've worked on.
Another path that you can persue at the same time is the trigger return spring. To make the guns reliable in the face of lots of fouling or mud these are often much stronger than needed for our sort of range only plinking. Weakening or swapping out the return spring to something lighter can reduce the pull by another pound. In some cases the reduction can push two lbs from the guns I've worked on.
