New Ruger Bisley..any SAA gunsmiths in East TN?

[Guest Motor7]

Nice site y'all have here. I just bought a new SS Bisley Conversion 45 Colt/ACP( I re-load a lot of ACP for my 1911's). It was an Auction Arms deal so I had is shipped to my local FFL. When the Bisley came in, my LGS pointed out a used SS High Polish Vaquero 45 he had just got in. I made the mistake of picking it up and cycling the action...it was like butter. The action on the new Bisley was heavy & gritty.

After I got home I just had to call the shop back and make an offer on the Vaquero. Now having them both side by side the Bisley will definatly need a trigger job. So the question is, who would y'all recommend in East TN for this type of work?

[3gundave]

Predator Custom Shop in Knoxville. 865-521-0625. Tue-Sat, 8:00- 4:00.

[Caster]

uummmmm, the best pistol smith on the face of the earth is in east TN.

Thought everyone knew that.

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[Guest Motor7]

Caster, your right, but his base package for the Ruger SA is $400. I just want a 4lb trigger job & nothing else. He em'd me back saying he only does packages.

3GD, I'll check with them, but since I posted I ordered, "The Ruger Single Action Revolvers: A Shop Manual Volumes 1 & 2" Book by Jerry Kuhnhausen". In my past life I was an armorer and I have done a dozen or so 10/22 triggers with great sucess, so I think I might give it a shot.

What I would really like to know is who did the trigger on the Vaquero...the thing is amazing and reminds me of the Python action..smooooth.

[I_Like_Pie]

3GD, I'll check with them, but since I posted I ordered, "The Ruger Single Action Revolvers: A Shop Manual Volumes 1 & 2" Book by Jerry Kuhnhausen". In my past life I was an armorer and I have done a dozen or so 10/22 triggers with great sucess, so I think I might give it a shot.

That book is THE book for single action Rugers. There is not, nor will there ever be, a better manual for these guns. If you can do a 10/22 trigger you will be fine on the BH. An alignment block can be had for $40 (if you have the tools - far less) + a little time and you get the trigger pull you want.

[gregintenn]

Get yourself a stone and watch a couple of youtube videos on the subject, and give it a whirl yourself. Replacing the factory springs with an aftermarket kit, and stoning the contact surfaces on the trigger and hammer would be a great help. When stoning, you don't want to reshape any of the parts or change any angles, you just want to remove burrs and smooth machining marks. alittle grease on these surfaces when you're through will help as well.

Edited August 8, 2011 by gregintenn

[Guest Motor7]

I took it all apart the other day. Although Rugers investment casting is the best(imho) it still needs some cleanup. Using a big magnifying glass really helps to see that they actually used some kind of grinder to trim the mating surfaces of the hammer and sear. Some of their work is not even at 90 degrees to the part so it will take some time to straighten out. I have a set of Arkansas stones for the finish work and ended up building a jig for the 10/22 sear, but dang the sear shelf on the Bisley is really tiny so most likely I will just do it by hand.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing Ruger. I know that these things are done this way to keep the price down which is one reason I own so many of their products.

[hornett22]

uummmmm, the best pistol smith on the face of the earth is in east TN.

Thought everyone knew that.

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Yep,I agree

[hornett22]

A buddy of mine does cowboy action shooting. His guns are amazing. I'll try and find out if his guy does other Rugers.