It's a long story but since you asked...
If you remember I recently purchased the Earls night sights and was unhappy with their fit and wasn't too thrilled with the sight picture- Earl was kind enough to accept a return. In talking with Earl he informed me of his lightened trigger (action job.) He told me through polishing he would be able to reduce the trigger by 3 lbs. in both DA and SA. for $85.00. We discussed how some people reduced trigger pull by cutting springs and other less reliable means. He told be he would never cut springs and that was the last we talked about springs (perfect opportunity to mention trigger return spring.)
Since he was nice enough to return my sights and I had a credit for $125.00 I opted to go with the lightened trigger. As stated in the above post I was pretty confident since he is a Walther armourer. I also asked him to check out the trigger bar on my P99 as it was loose and the two tabs next to the return spring were actually rubbing on the spring itself. It didn't seem right. I shipped the gun next day air to Earl.
When he received the gun he called me with a status on the condition, etc. He told me the trigger job was complete and that the floppy trigger bar which rubs on the spring was normal, after all its a combat gun, not a race gun. I asked him if he would replace the trigger bar anyway (I had a gut feeling it was not right, and it was only $45.00 for a trigger assy.) He told me he could but would have to charge me $40.00 because he would have to disassemble the gun again. I was fine with that. He said he would ship the old one back with the gun.
Upon receiving my gun back I dry fired and I did feel a lighter trigger. I field stripped it to check out the handy work. Upon close inspection I noticed he changed the trigger return spring, it's silver.
Then I looked at the trigger bar. It was my original trigger bar- floppy and all, rubbing on the return spring. He did send me a new trigger bar in a nicely sealed package. He just never bothered to install it, yet he still managed to charged me the labor for the install $40.00.
I was pissed. I detailed stripped the gun, removed the fire control assy. No polishing on anything. Same firing control assy. I then realized my $85.00 trigger job is a $1.00 trigger return spring. Getting more pissed. I looked at how to replace the trigger bar assy. I would need to remove the roll pin which holds the locking block in so the trigger can come out the top. Hint, do not try to remove that roll pin. It is really hard to remove. I ended up removing it anyway, scratching the frame in the process. I completely ruined the roll pin and would need to order another. I reassembled the gun with the new trigger assy, sans roll pin for locking block (this can be installed later.) Completely fixed the trigger, no flopp, no rubbing, and no side-to-side movement...perfect. The old trigger bar was obviously messed up some how. I ordered the new roll pin and drifted it in. It goes in as easy as it comes out- not very.
So, my trigger is the way it should be, smooth, not floppy, no rubbing. It's a tad bit lighter. I have a nice gouge on my frame from removing locking block roll pin. Had to pay for new roll pin from S&W. I paid for a trigger job which ended up being a simple trigger return spring swap (original spring was not returned with gun.) Paid for a trigger bar assy. Paid for labor to install trigger bar assy which never was installed. I don’t think he even disassembled the gun to begin with.
$125.00 credit
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$85.00 trigger job (return spring, and yes I checked every surface for polishing, NONE)
$45.00 trigger bar assy
$40.00 labor for install (never done)
$6.20 Roll pin ($1.20 roll pin plus $5.00 minimum shipping charged, thanks S&W) roll pin arrived via USPS in a .49 cent envelope
$176.00 trigger job with me doing most the work. Not including shipping to and from.
I'm a bit pissed. I will NEVER buy anything from him again, PERIOD.
Edit: I'm still to heated to even call him. I'm just going to eat the cost so I don't have to deal with him ever again.
