I find shooting handguns is more of an individual thing than "one method fits all."
I like semi auto pistols, but I really love my revolvers.
S&W Mod 19 can easily be stoned to an oiled glass pull, with almost zero drag, and depending on primers, the hammer spring can be reduced so the trigger pull is right around two pounds.
I find this pull weight to be perfect for me, and when I'm doing my part, windage isn't an issue.
I've had a couple of "competition" DAO revolvers and got spoiled.
When I got them from an estate sale, my first thought was to flip them for a quick profit.
I was curious and took both of them to the range. One was a Mod 19, with a 38 special cylinder fitted. The throats on the cylinders had been reamed and polished a bit larger than standard off the shelf specs, and meant to shoot cast lead exclusively.
The other pistol was a heavier S&W 686, K frame, and it was DAO as well. Other than that, it was unmodified.
Both of these pistols had been stripped, all of the internals had been honed or polished for oiled glass smooth operation, and I believe the original owner used them for rapid fire competitions. Both came with quick draw holster rigs and multiple speed loaders in ten pouches on each belt.
I ended up selling both of those pistols, but only after using them a lot for close to five years.
I regret selling them, but my eyes aren't what they were, and in truth, I just wanted something else.
I've had several more S&W revolvers, different models, and also picked up a very old Colt Trooper, chambered for 22LR.
The Colt put things back into perspective, as it had been issued to the Toronto Police Service as a training firearm and tuned for competition.
It had a two pound trigger pull, and it was, again, oiled glass smooth all the way from the start of pull to sear break.
I ended up replacing the barrel on it to get it out of prohib status. It still shoots well, but it was a futile effort.
That Colt, initiated several projects.
I went through all of my revolvers, mostly S&W, and honed all of the surfaces, and lightened the hammer springs.
They're much more fun now.
S&W revolver hammer springs are flat trap springs and can either be replaced with kits or with the tension screw on the front of the grip.
Reducing the tension on the trigger return spring is easy, but care must be taken. I found it was best not to take more than two coils off or replace the spring with a spring with smaller diameter wire for less tension.
This process usually brings trigger push-pull sideways issues to a minimum.
The other issue, many folks, including myself, had with control, was, factory grips are often too small and don't offer enough support, even in small hands. Good replacement grips will usually fix this issue as well.
