Ok...after talking to the gunsmith, I'm wondering what my best option will be. He claimed that all he could do is polish everything and cut one coil off the spring and that would take it down to about 4½-5 lbs. I don't want to risk insulting him by taking him the instructions for reworking a Ruger trigger. I did a rough measurement of my trigger pull using a fish weighing scale and came up with about 5½ lbs. Would cutting a coil off the spring and polishing the surfaces on sear and trigger likely take it down even further than 4 lbs. since it's already fairly low? I'm shooting for around 3 lbs. if I put in a replacement, but if he could rework the trigger to nice and smooth with under a 4 lb. pull, I'd be happy.

If I end up going with the replacement, what would be my best route for the money? I know Timney makes a good trigger, but are there others out there just as good but cheaper (and maybe requiring no modification at all to install)? (I'm a poor feller just out of college and still trying to find my final direction).

Timney. It was about a 30 minute operation. Got the pull down to 2 lbs and no creep. Some of the best money I ever spent.

Polished up with the trigger face slightly modified and with a lighter return spring, the ruger trigger is superb. I like the design of the Ruger trigger, becase there are no extraneous parts to come out of adjustment, set right it will stay right.

I've heard all sorts of bad things about Timney as of late, as in no one can get triggers from them, what ones do come in often have problems, and good luck getting them straightened out.

Don't know how my smith did it (Stan Jackson, Anchorage Ak) but for $45 he turned my factory trigger into a 3 lb crisp let off which was exactly what I requested.

taking a Ruger trigger out is fairly easy... and then with a honing stone, just sand some off of the point of contact....the just keep reinstalling and trying it until you get what you are looking for...

It took me about an hour or so to get my triggers on my Rugers where I wanted them... but I have done 15 of them, and only flubbed up one... so I ordered a Dayton Traister for $45.00....

But 15 triggers with a cash outlay of $45.00 total.... I did okay on that deal....