(I posted the following in the Varmint hunting section, but thought I better give the gunsmiths a "heads up" as there is probably going to be a stampede of varmint hunters to have this upgrade done. You may have to hire some extra help)

Fellow Sportspersons:

I have finally solved an extremely serious problem that has plagued summer varmint hunters since the invention of gun powder!!

The problem (as all of you know) is excessive trigger finger heat. All of us have experienced those days out on the prairie when the sun is bright and the wind calm. Excellent for shooting, but soon the heat in your trigger finger can get to the point of melt down. Soon blisters form and in extreme cases the finger can actually vaporize!! I have seen this happen.

I know all of you are going to be disappointed you didn't think of this solution, but you'll get over it as soon as you drill the first hole in your trigger guard. Guess what!! It really works!! The holes let air circulate up to the trigger finger and cool it off!!!

Not only that, you are lightening up your rig too!! The weight of my rig went from 17lbs.,15.675 oz. to 17lbs.,15.670 oz.!!! I know some of you are going to argue that isn't very much of an improvement, but I can tell the difference!! I don't get nearly as winded carrying the rig from my pickup to the bench.

There are some hints I can give you before you start this highly technical project. Use dull drills, the sharp ones are for drilling rusty steel anyhow. The application of certain liquids is advised. In fact, that is how this project took shape to begin with. My personal favorite is Windsor, taken internally, but almost anything will do. Don't use a center punch, the dull drills won't stay in the depression anyhow. When you finally get to polishing, take any stocks you are working on and place them near you so the polishing compound has something to cling to when it flys off the dremel.

I know everyone out there is saying, "I never would have given up this secret". Well, thats just not the kind of guy I am. Trigger fingers are important!!! I just had to do it....for all of us.

Hope this helps. pdhntr

Without great minds like yours gunsmithing would still be in the dark ages

Hehehe.

Well then, the next logical step is to drill holes through the barrel so that it will cool faster.

Holding a cold beer in your trigger finger hand should work too.

I'll go for the cold beer idea as well - how simple and pleasant can a solution be?
- mike