Can the trigger on a SBH be worked on to reduce travel and maybe lower pull weight or should I just trade it off for a SRH or some other .44 revolver with a better trigger?

A Wolff spring kit will do wonders for the pull weight on a Ruger SA. I don't know of anything that can be done to reduce travel.

I worked on a misfiring SBH once that had a very nice trigger job done to it. The gunsmith that did it had done a nice job of reducing the sear engagement and the trigger travel. Unfortunately, the hammer would fall before the transfer bar was raised into position. Something to beware of before modifying Ruger parts. Modified parts will void the warranty, Wolff springs won't.

IMO, A SBH with a good trigger job will be every bit as nice, if not better, than a Redhawk or Super RedHawk trigger.

The poor mans trigger job on a Ruger SA is to remove the grip panels, and lift one of the legs from the trigger return spring.

If you want a nice crisp almost no travel trigger, then you'll have to send it to a good smith. In no paticular order I'd consider Magna Port, Alpha Precision, Hamilton Bowen or Clements.

I really can't think of any trigger from the factory that is ideal, and all of them can be tuned to perfection by a good smith.

I've done Pauls low budget trigger job and it works kinda. The pull will be lighter but still mushy. Have shot SBH with triggers that were as good as Smith&Wesson after tuning by someone that knows his stuff.

I reworked my Blackhawk trigger about 25 years ago.

This was done by soldering a copper wire on the hammer so the trigger didn't drop so far into the hammer sear notch. I also dropped one side of the trigger sping off its support.

The solder I used was 96/4 tin silver. Sometimes identified by its melting point of 430 degrees F. It is sold at various hardware and hobby stores (for $2 to $6).

I also did this to my single six.

I don't lighten triggers on autos as going full auto doesn't seem like a good idea.

I've used similar techniques on my ruger rifles to adjust their triggers overtravel.

JerryO

I got lucky with mine 20 years ago. My SBH came with a crisp 4# trigger. When I lifted one of the legs off of the trigger return spring the pull dropped to 2.5 lbs and is still crisp.