What can be done to imporve a P89 trigger?

[SureThing]

My dad has a Ruger P89 and he and I don't really like the trigger. Have any of you smoothed out the pull. Or reduced it?

[.30]

What can be done to improve a P89 trigger? Trade it in on a 1911, that will improve the trigger;f My P89's trigger sucks also. It was my first handgun and if I knew any better at the time I would have bought something else. I did propose this question to a gunsmith once. According to him nothing can be done to greatly improve it. But then again this guy seemed like a jackass so I really do not know whether or not to believe him.

[spober]

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[mec]

I'm amazed at the lack of consistency between P-89's. I bought one in 94 or 95 as my first handgun purchase. I didn't know any better at the time and bought because of the reasonable price and the Ruger name. I really like mine but shot other P-89's and thought they really sucked, big difference between them. If I had shot one of the bad ones I never would have bought mine.

I haven't shot it in over 5 years but I'll never get rid of it..

[redgum]

Practice

[Pistol]

From reading I have done and comparing them to the P90 in use, the designs are different. The P90's I have tried are much better.
The 89 design has a different mechanical layout, check with a 'smith but do not be surprised if many say it cannot be much improved.
Try a net search for P89 trigger and you can find a few reviews and comparisons too.

[RugerFan58]

Originally posted by mec

I haven't shot it in over 5 years but I'll never get rid of it.. Same here. It was my second gun. I think it'd be OK for a home defense gun. My wife might end up with it.;c

[denfoote]

I don't think there is anything wrong with my P89's trigger!! ;)

It's a damn sight better than my Sigma!! ;) ;b

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You got that right. Pops

[ForsakenOne]

Originally posted by SureThing
My dad has a Ruger P89 and he and I don't really like the trigger. Have any of you smoothed out the pull. Or reduced it?

I didn't like the trigger on my P85, so I called Ruger and asked them if they could "fix" it they sent me the shipping materials and allowed me to ship it to them on their dime (gotta love Ruger :) ) about two weeks later it was returned to me with two brand new high cap mags (free) and every internal part had been replaced, the trigger spring felt ALLOT lighter, they had also installed a shorter trigger bar.

It was a totally different gun I recommend calling Ruger and see if they will do the same for you.

[Auburn]

I didn't like the way my KP89DC was feeling. The trigger bar was sticking, so I called Ruger and they offered to take a look at the trigger assembly under warranty. I got it back after a couple of weeks with all new parts....and I still don't really like the way the trigger feels. Its not bad...just not great either. I guess I've just gotten used to other guns like my P95.

After I bought a used p89 I gave a friend my p95. That thing was nice but the triiger pull was so looong. I was thinking of taking a dremel tool to the trigger to buff off the rough edge on it. I waited 2 yrs. to find one in the paper, so it's not for sale.
Question; Was the p89 supposed to be Ruger's copy of the Browning High Power?? ;?

[SureThing]

UPDATE:

My dads gun's trigger felt gritty. I thought it was were the trigger bar rubs the side of the fram. So I took the trigger out and polished the side of the fram and the bar, put it back together but it did not work, still felt gritty.

So I started looking at what I missed, and here was the problem was:

From what I can tell, the Ruger frame is Cast and it has a rough casting. The Trigger pivots in the frame, I took some 1500 sand paper and did the best I could to sand the pivot part in the frame, then lubed it. It was much better than before....

Honestly I would NEVER reccomend a Ruger Auto to anyone because of how cheaply they are made...However they are dependable.

I would suggest a Taurus or a Witness.

[spober]

buy a glock .ha ha ha te te te hee hee hee ha haw ha/

[SureThing]

I have one, but he is old school.

[jonathon]

Originally posted by spober
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[DoubleDog]

I've got an old P-85 I bought used. It was my second handgun. It goes bang every time I pull the trigger no matter what I feed it, but the trigger sucks so bad it's not funny...

It takes all the fun out of shooting it...

DD~

[valian]

Simply replacing the mainspring with a Wolff spring that is about 2 lbs. lighter than the factory spring did a lot to improve the DA trigger pull on both my P85 and P95 without sacrificing reliability at all.

The single action pull on my P95 needs some work and I will get around to it one of these days. I have talked to gunsmiths who have improved them a lot and they say that there is no problem doing a trigger job on a P series Ruger, just that people who spend about $300 on a gun are usually reluctant to spend about $100 more for a trigger job.


valian

[mastrbloata]

Originally posted by valian
Simply replacing the mainspring with a Wolff spring that is about 2 lbs. lighter than the factory spring did a lot to improve the DA trigger pull on both my P85 and P95 without sacrificing reliability at all.

The single action pull on my P95 needs some work and I will get around to it one of these days. I have talked to gunsmiths who have improved them a lot and they say that there is no problem doing a trigger job on a P series Ruger, just that people who spend about $300 on a gun are usually reluctant to spend about $100 more for a trigger job.


valian My $300.00 P-97 needed $100.00 in trigger work and it still wasn't right. A few years earlier I bought a P-95 and the trigger was PERFECT in my humble opinion. Go figure.

[8-Ball]

Originally posted by jonathon
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Sometimes I wonder if he's drunk when he posts. Then I see his name "spober" and wonder if he tried to put "sober" but was drunk and misspelled it.;g