Hey Guy's,

I know this is mostly a rifle page, but I thought I would give it a shot.

I bought a new Beretta, 92FS and took it to my gunsmith for a trigger job.

The gun's primary use will be CMP/EIC matches, and I need a trigger stop installed.

The problem is that the trigger is so hard that he can't tap it. It also has some kind of plastic coating on it, which prevents him from annealing it.

So, my question is, does anyone know where we can get an after market trigger, that either has an adjustable stop, or can be drilled and tapped for one?

Thanks,

Chris

I would think that the plastic coating would burn off during annealing. Then he could do what he needs to do to the trigger, and re-harden it when he's done.

There are fifty ways, like Paul Simon's song says. Sounds like one good way would be to find another smith.
Regards, Joe

This is a rather timely post.

My friend is drilling and tapping a Benelli camo turkey shot gun. The receiver is some kind of hard! It must be titanium or some other sintered/ceramic/powder metal. It takes the teeth right off of a carbon steel tap.

My friend is ordering 4 carbide taps because it is so hard it is one hole per tap! He needs one for each of the three remaining holes and the 4th togo back in his tool kit. This is going to be $35.00 per hole to break even!

I think you need to find someone in the know before attempting any mods to that trigger.

For those that are trying to be helpful, thank you very much.

I think if I was to claim that I knew of 50 ways to do something, I would atleast offer up one or two, just to prove I wasn't blowing hot air.

Carbide (as mentioned), diamond, EDM, epoxy, brazing, silver solder, (even J-B Weld for God's sake,) come at it from the other side or using a completely different approach; these are only a few. Your smith shoulda suggested at least one of them. I'm not familiar with your exact setup and some of the above suggestions are undoubtedly not appropriate for your application for whatever reason, but any reasonably competent smith should have suggested at least one! I wish you good luck with him though.

BTW I heard somewhere that if you quench a carbon tap in mercury it becomes super-hard; might be worth an enquiry.
Regards, Joe