I absolutely agree with Joe Wood’s comments regarding trigger weight for clays vs. game. I have several clays guns that have trigger pulls slightly below 3 pounds, which work great for that purpose but would not be at all acceptable for game. I have a Poli sxs which I shoot a lot of clays with. It started with trigger pulls around 6 pounds and I had great difficulty shooting it consistently at clays. The trigger pulls were lightened to a clean 3 - 3.5 lbs and I shoot the gun well at clays. I think this is a reasonable but lower limit for game guns as well. If the gun is only to be used on game, 3.5 to 4 lbs for each barrel would probably be ideal. I do not see a need to have different trigger weights for the right vs. left barrel as I want both triggers to be similar in weight and creep. I believe that it is not only trigger weight but also travel/creep that impacts the ability to control when the shot goes off.
I notice that Dr. Bill, who started this thread, is in NY. Assuming that you are in the eastern part of NY state or in the city, I would highly recommend Mitch at Gunsmithing Ltd in Southport, CT. He does excellent work and it is always nice to be able to drive to a gunsmith to drop your gun off vs. putting it in the mail.
Good luck,
Z
