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I recently bought a Dickinson Estate 28 gauge. Nice gun, English stock, 28". Balance and point of impact is good. However the trigger
pull is about 7 lbs. What gunsmith is the best on a trigger job?
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Stan is our in house expert on these. If he does not post who to work with try sending him a PM. 7&7 sounds like a good drink not a good pair of trigger pulls.
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Since you're in the Atlanta-area OD, here are two to try:
Bill Schwarz
767 Brushy Top Rd Unit 6716
Ellijay, GA 30540
Phone: 706-276-7668
Bill Hayllar
96 Long Island Place 30328
cell #: 404-255-2710
I know Bill Schwarz's work and can recommend him. I don't know Bill Hayllar, but he has been recommended by several people I shoot with as being very good. ---Matt
----MattH
President, Ga. Vintagers
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My favorite trigger man is Phillip Crenwelge in Emory, TX. I haven't had to bother my Dickinson triggers, but if I wanted them tweaked Phillip is the man I'd send it to. I trust him on my Perazzi ........... I'd surely trust him on my Dickinson. http://www.phillipsgunsmithing.com Best, SRH
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Thanks to all. I will contact Phillip tomorrow.
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Just curious, how do you like the Dickinson otherwise, olddog?
SRH
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I now have three Dickinsons: a 28, a 16, and most recently a 20. I have not found the triggers objectionable on any of them.
Perry M. Kissam
NRA Patriot Life Member
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Sometimes I make the statement that I prefer a 3 1/2 - 4 lb., crisp, clean trigger on a shotgun. But, the reality of it is that I shoot some shotguns well that have a bit harder trigger pull than that and they seem perfectly alright. I have come to the conclusion that all triggers of the same "weight pull" don't feel the same. They may both be clean and crisp, with no drag or creep, but a slightly heavier trigger may feel lighter than it actually measures with an accurate trigger pull gauge.
I believe the shape of the grip, and the position it places your hand in relation to the trigger, causes the leverage to change as your finger engages and pulls the trigger. FWIW, it seems to me that I can tolerate a slightly heavier pull on a straight gripped gun than a POW, semi-pistol, or pistol grip. Again, I think it's the positioning of the hand, finger and trigger that causes that.
Just some of my meandering thoughts on a rainy mornin' in Jawja.
SRH
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Another vote for Phillip Crenwelge. First met him when he was part of the P&P Gunsmithing team, Pat Gottberg of course being the other half and he does great work also. Was at the SE Mn. ATA zone shoot with my son must be close to 20 years ago now and they had their trailer setup at the club in Winona. They were working on mainly P&K guns and my son wanted some work done on his cheap starter shotgun. Phillip stopped working and talked to my son about it and said come back in half an hour. Treated us as if it was a gun that cost 5 figures and charged a lot less then what the price chart on the wall said. And of course the work was perfect.
So the next year when my son decided to convert one of my B. Rizzini target guns into a trap gun we took it to Phillip again, this was when he still lived in Mn. He transformed and tweaked it into a trap clay crushing machine. Couple of years later when my son was 15 he placed class runner up in the 200 singles event at the Mn. State ATA shoot with it.
Been looking hard at the Dickinson single trigger guns wish they were selective triggers though. Seems like most people are pleased overall with the Dickinson guns. Would like to know what Phillip thinks after being inside one.
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I bought a 12ga a few years ago from a Cabelas somewhere when everyone here was raving about them. I asked the question about the triggers and they assured me everything was just fine. Great looking gun that handled well for me.
When it arrived though, I found I could not shoot it due to extreme trigger pull weights. I had my local gunsmith take a shot at fixing it and he could do nothing to improve it.
I got aggravated and put it back in the box it came in and tossed it to the back of a little used closet. I may take another shot at getting it fixed, so the information above about gunsmiths is appreciated. One the other hand I may just find a gorilla fingered kid to give it to.
Just my own experience...Geo
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