Being a GP100 owner, I thought this would be a nice video to watch and learn from a master. Instead, I get to watch 30 minutes of rambling off-topic BS and horrible camera work, about a minute and a half of actual smithing. Awesome.
After wstvhing this video, I sent my blue, Willie Clapp GP100 to Terry for the same trigger job. It only took 4 business days door to door and my trigger feels like melted butter! The price was amazingly reasonable! Thank you Terry!
hot damn! i'm in love with this series! nowhere on the web can you find a gunsmith that teaches you so much, they all try to hide their "secrets" or whatever... MASTER Yoda is just that, a master.
Tell terry thanks for the tips. I followed his adviice and polished just the necessary surfaces and made nice improvements to an already decent trigger. I will be replacing the trigger spring to further lower my drag and weight. Thanks for the video.
its great to watch terry work not only becuase he is great at what he does but it helps me to learn ahead of time before i go to school for gunsmithing
Also I'd have to say, I did a super red hawk awhile back, and why there are tons of little plungers and what not, if you just wrap a rag around it while you're taking it down it'll save a lot of heart ache. As for polishing, I use cratex pads to keep from changing any angles. Always wondered how to get the trigger spring out though, I'll have to do that later today and see if I can't take a tiny bit of weight out.
Great video. Novices CAN change the springs and polish the works on a GP100. I did it myself and my GP100 now has a wonderful trigger. A few notes: To avoid the springs launching across the room, keep the trigger assembly in a clear plastic bag. De-burr the hole for the trigger return spring w/ a 13/64" drill bit. I put in a lighter hammer spring, and have not had a ftf yet, 2000 rounds later. Great video, esp. the way he explains what surfaces to polish and why.
I love it! A trigger job busts into a flashlight reveiw LOL. Terry is without a doubt a great guy. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE NUTN. Congrats on your retirement and God bless your wife since you will be home a lot more now.
Great video GP100 is a sweet sweet piece of iron mine has the six inch barrel and is a blast to shoot, thanks for taken us along, Yoda makes it look so easy.
If only the camera man could keep his mouth shut and concentrate on holding the camera steady this video could have been much better. Invest in a tripod!
I bought my gp100 about 6 or 7 years ago, Pretty sweet to see it being ran through TW and seeing Yoda do his Jedi work on it, he might be getting mine here for the same trigger work soon.
Thanks for showing us a master of his trade at work. I learned more about triggers in this video than I have in more years than I care to think about. Stay safe guys.
This is a great GP100 trigger job video. I only wish you would have FOCUSED on it, Nutn. Good grief. Very annoying chatter. If I was that gunsmith, I'd have asked you to step out of the room.
@wang949 Hey buddy...yes I did paint it myself. I have used firearms-specific paints and they all suck (not visible enough). Instead I used Testors model paints, laying down 2-3 coats of flat white, let them dry good, 3 coats of fluorescent orange or green. Works awesome, it's durable, and it's cheap.
Love these type vids. I did a little machining and it is great to learn about the art and science that is needed to get fine-tuned mechanics of gun smithing. Yoda is awesome! Thanks for sharing.
I love these videos! Terry G does such a great job and it's cool to see the process. I don't even plan to do any type of these jobs myself but I just find it interesting. Thanks!
Great vid showing the honed skills of a true master craftsman! Nice R&G reloading at the end too, Nutn. You’ve come a long way with those stressed revolver reloads in what seems like a very short time. Seems like I just watched you fumble your way through the trench with the 686 for the first time not long ago. Respect!
That was a thoroughly interesting video. I'm going to school for Manufacturing engineering but someday my real dream is to have a gunsmithing shop. Keep up the great work.
While we are on the topic of Ruger, I am excited for the release of their 1911 that I just found out today! It being the year of the 1911 and seeing how I don't have one...yet. The Ruger is first on my list!
Awesome Video Nutnfancy!!! Just great!!! Please keep on with these "behind the scenes"-Videos, I totally enjoy them. Interesting to the max :) Greetings from Germany Gehirngewaschener
Hey Nuttin my old man has been working the revolver dept. At smith & wesson for 41 years . Still amazes me when I say dad I have a problem with such and such and he'll tinker with it in the garage and low and behold problem fixed. Here's a story for ya , he made my brother a shotgun and without my father knowing it he traded it in for a newer one . The old man was pissed to say the least. Brother has no sentimental value to anything. Every family has one.
Yes those little plungers and springs will ricochet all around never to be found, hearing them bouncing off of things is the only reason I knew they had flown out. I have even more clutter than TerryG, so you know I never found them Needed a third hand to reinstall after Ruger supplied the new spring and plunger and made my wife wear safety glasses to help. Spring and plunger slipped by and pegged her right in the safety glasses. Another reason to wear glasses around firearms. Great Video
Ah Ha! nutfancy prefers Smiths to Rugers. I have both. A 686 Smith with a 4 inch barrel and a Ruger SP 100 with the 4 inch barrel as well. The Smith is prettier and nicer action out of the box but the Ruger is built like a steel vault including my SP101 2.25 barrel. One thing though, neither tops my Colt Python also with a 4 inch barrel. What a great investment that was back in 1976.
This was fascinating to watch - it would be great to see more gunsmith videos. I'm seeing a much much faster reload on the wheel guns, nice positive ejection on the spent cartridges too, way to go.
depends on your view. the S&W's have better fit and finish and nicer triggers, but the differences really end there IMHO. Both are great guns. it's like a chevy malibu vs a cadillac: both can get you from A to B but one is nicer, more refined and thus more expensive. I say if you can afford it get the S&W but if you're tight on funds (like me) than the Ruger can more than serve you well and take care of you.
This is my first post on TNP and I just wanted to say THANK YOU Sir.You are actually going out of your way helping to preserve our freedoms and Liberties that's very cool of you. Nutn I know you have done a few videos on combat shotguns a while back but with lunatics trying to ban"tactical shotguns" it would be cool if you made a newer video on that subject. Maybe showing people why they need light rails,folding stocks,and a shell holder to make a shotgun an even better home defense tool .
most cameras have a auto sound adjustment to keep from damaging the equipment and to try to keep the sound level consistant. We didn't use any special sound deadening devices.
I did this same trigger job on my sp101 a few months ago. It actually turned out great, but would have been pretty helpful to watch expert Yoda! Another excellent video!
This gun is pretty easy to take off. The pin at the beginning that is hard to remove only needs impact to come off, like a hard bolt on a car while doing mechanic work. The trigger group is very easy to take apart and springs do fly. Just do the work inside a plastic, clear bag so you are safe(or just know what you are doing and they will not fly off hehe).
@timmyjunior1 absolutely not. the only real difference is that the .357 is a much higher pressure round than the .38, so the handgun is built stronger to accomidate the pressure. so when the much lesser pressure .38 is fired, there is WAY less stress on the parts, so virtually no harm is done. hope i helped!
i love this video, very cool to see what a good gunsmith does and knows. Also i recently sumbled upon a guy called "Tex" who hates you... Its sick how many of his videos are just hatefull to you and the project. Keep makeing the great videos and remaining above the cheap hate videos.
The name of the song at the end of this video is Chasin' It by Jason Shaw. The song can be found at the audionautix website. @nutnfancy or Veri: In the future, would it be possible to relay that information in the video description? Thanks.
Love this and other videos w/ Terry G. Would you consider having him smith a CMMG 22LR conversion kit for the AR. Still having problems w/ mine. Thank you for all your time you spend educating us on arms, knives & gear.
Most people will agree that the Smiths tend to have slightly better fit/finish and slightly better triggers from the factory. That being said, the Ruger revolvers are extremely overbuilt and most will far outlast a S&W when fed a steady diet of magnum loads.
@kumadog286 Thank, I just heard that it could do damage to the end of the cylinder since it doesn't take up the whole cylinder, I figured it wasn't right but just though I would ask.
Fantastic. I own a blued 6" GP100. It's my "woods" gun. Good advice from Terry about not messing with the hammer spring. Reliability is critical. Any clue about the final DA pull weight? I've polished my hammer, and dry fired the snot out of it for years. That's also a great gun to learn hand loading with. It's such a tank, you have to seriously screw up to risk damage or injury. Thanks for all your work on these videos.
@LeaveItToBeaner I hear you there. If you are looking for ultra light, you are way in the wrong place if you are looking at a Ruger GP100, lol. At least it will last for....about forever though.
wait i heard something about you retiring in 3 weeks and then i heard PFI say something about Christmas. ... so im guessing your retired now. Just would like to say congratulations thank you for your service.
enjoy yur behind the seens vids. congrats on yur 20+. thnaks for all the thousands of gas jobs for the jocks. thnaks also to yur family for their support and understanding for yur career choice. the AF time can be rought on family time.
Nutnfancy, what front sight are you using on this gorgeous GP100, I NEED IT FOR MY SP101 & BLACKHAWK. Please get back to me whenever you have time, Thanks for the video.
@timmyjunior1 yeah believe me ive been firing .38 out of .357 all of my life with no problems. that whole cylinder thing should be no worry at all. the only real problem is forsee is you will loose a billionth of a degree of accuracy, because the .38 round has to jump an additional 1/10th of an inch from the tip of the bullet to the barrel, but the accuracy difference is negligible. most people cant shoot accurately enough to even tell the difference half the time.
I couldn't help notice when he was putting the spring back in that it shot across after you told him that it was still sticking out...even experienced people cant control those damned springs lol....
@wang949 After I convinced my mom to buy one I told her to paint the front sight. Which she promptly did with nail polish LOL! It's held up great. Got her a rear adjustable sight from Bowen Classic Arms last Christmas. It's pretty much the same configuration but it's a MUCH higher quality and more reliable sight. Definitely recommend it. Just make sure u get the right height.
Thank you for posting HALF of the trigger job. As soon as he gets to the hammer you totally disregard the rest of the work that is done. THANKS!!!!!
Being a GP100 owner, I thought this would be a nice video to watch and learn from a master. Instead, I get to watch 30 minutes of rambling off-topic BS and horrible camera work, about a minute and a half of actual smithing. Awesome.
After wstvhing this video, I sent my blue, Willie Clapp GP100 to Terry for the same trigger job. It only took 4 business days door to door and my trigger feels like melted butter! The price was amazingly reasonable! Thank you Terry!
I would like to see these videos without the narrative, only the gunsmith and keep on the subject of what he is working on.
hot damn! i'm in love with this series! nowhere on the web can you find a gunsmith that teaches you so much, they all try to hide their "secrets" or whatever... MASTER Yoda is just that, a master.
I did a trigger job on my own GP100 + wilson combat springs. It took a reliable workhorse and turned it into a true masterpiece.
Tell terry thanks for the tips. I followed his adviice and polished just the necessary surfaces and made nice improvements to an already decent trigger. I will be replacing the trigger spring to further lower my drag and weight. Thanks for the video.
Awesome! I really enjoy watching Terry G. work. Thanks for posting. Keep up the great work and keep sharing the knowledge!!!
its great to watch terry work not only becuase he is great at what he does but it helps me to learn ahead of time before i go to school for gunsmithing
Also I'd have to say, I did a super red hawk awhile back, and why there are tons of little plungers and what not, if you just wrap a rag around it while you're taking it down it'll save a lot of heart ache.
As for polishing, I use cratex pads to keep from changing any angles. Always wondered how to get the trigger spring out though, I'll have to do that later today and see if I can't take a tiny bit of weight out.
"A sit & plink With Master Yoda"
He has the hands of a working man gotta love it.
That would be an pretty awesome profession to get into.
Great video. Novices CAN change the springs and polish the works on a GP100. I did it myself and my GP100 now has a wonderful trigger. A few notes: To avoid the springs launching across the room, keep the trigger assembly in a clear plastic bag. De-burr the hole for the trigger return spring w/ a 13/64" drill bit. I put in a lighter hammer spring, and have not had a ftf yet, 2000 rounds later. Great video, esp. the way he explains what surfaces to polish and why.
I love it! A trigger job busts into a flashlight reveiw LOL. Terry is without a doubt a great guy. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE NUTN. Congrats on your retirement and God bless your wife since you will be home a lot more now.
Great video GP100 is a sweet sweet piece of iron mine has the six inch barrel and is a blast to shoot, thanks for taken us along, Yoda makes it look so easy.
These gunsmithing videos have to be some of my favorites. Yoda rocks!!!
If only the camera man could keep his mouth shut and concentrate on holding the camera steady this video could have been much better. Invest in a tripod!
I bought my gp100 about 6 or 7 years ago, Pretty sweet to see it being ran through TW and seeing Yoda do his Jedi work on it, he might be getting mine here for the same trigger work soon.
bet that guy can rebuild a rolex in the dark
Thanks for showing us a master of his trade at work. I learned more about triggers in this video than I have in more years than I care to think about.
Stay safe guys.
This is a great GP100 trigger job video. I only wish you would have FOCUSED on it, Nutn. Good grief. Very annoying chatter. If I was that gunsmith, I'd have asked you to step out of the room.
@wang949 Hey buddy...yes I did paint it myself. I have used firearms-specific paints and they all suck (not visible enough). Instead I used Testors model paints, laying down 2-3 coats of flat white, let them dry good, 3 coats of fluorescent orange or green. Works awesome, it's durable, and it's cheap.
this is why a good gun smith is worth his weight in gold.......great vid nutn
Love these type vids. I did a little machining and it is great to learn about the art and science that is needed to get fine-tuned mechanics of gun smithing. Yoda is awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for showing Terry doing his work. He's a handy guy to have around.
Watching Terry at work... Now i´m no new ager or anything, but it gets me all zen like.
I love these videos! Terry G does such a great job and it's cool to see the process. I don't even plan to do any type of these jobs myself but I just find it interesting. Thanks!
Great vid showing the honed skills of a true master craftsman! Nice R&G reloading at the end too, Nutn. You’ve come a long way with those stressed revolver reloads in what seems like a very short time. Seems like I just watched you fumble your way through the trench with the 686 for the first time not long ago. Respect!
Thanks nutn, these gunsmithing videos are becoming some of my favorite videos to watch!
NICEquick shooting and tell terry that i love seing yoda at work ,its cool to see someone hwo knows their job ,doing it to perfection
PFIDude has some nice shades, and Yoda has quite possibly the greatest mustache of all time. Badass crew you have Nutn...
That was a thoroughly interesting video. I'm going to school for Manufacturing engineering but someday my real dream is to have a gunsmithing shop. Keep up the great work.
While we are on the topic of Ruger, I am excited for the release of their 1911 that I just found out today! It being the year of the 1911 and seeing how I don't have one...yet. The Ruger is first on my list!
Just traded my 3" SP101 for a 6" GP100. The trigger on the GP100 is quite nice from the factory. A GP100 with a Yoda job must feel like "butta"
I always learn something when I watch these Yoda vids !
Awesome Video Nutnfancy!!! Just great!!! Please keep on with these "behind the scenes"-Videos, I totally enjoy them. Interesting to the max :)
Greetings from Germany
Gehirngewaschener
Huge respect for Terry G, that man knows his stuff! cheers for posting this informative and entertaining vid Nutn, stay safe
love these terryG videos, always cool to see a craftsman at work.
@Vercingetorix51 Doing great, we have some excellent suppliers and we usually have plenty of Saigas in stock. More arriving next week.
Hey Nuttin my old man has been working the revolver dept. At smith & wesson for 41 years . Still amazes me when I say dad I have a problem with such and such and he'll tinker with it in the garage and low and behold problem fixed. Here's a story for ya , he made my brother a shotgun and without my father knowing it he traded it in for a newer one . The old man was pissed to say the least. Brother has no sentimental value to anything. Every family has one.
@henrycems Will do...it is interesting. It's like heavy equipment at work...mesmerizing sometimes.
Nice! There was a good natural feel to this video. It was like "just hangin' with the boys. "
What a marvelous piece of engineering revolvers are
Yes those little plungers and springs will ricochet all around never to be found, hearing them bouncing off of things is the only reason I knew they had flown out. I have even more clutter than TerryG, so you know I never found them
Needed a third hand to reinstall after Ruger supplied the new spring and plunger and made my wife wear safety glasses to help. Spring and plunger slipped by and pegged her right in the safety glasses.
Another reason to wear glasses around firearms.
Great Video
Ah Ha! nutfancy prefers Smiths to Rugers. I have both. A 686 Smith with a 4 inch barrel and a Ruger SP 100 with the 4 inch barrel as well. The Smith is prettier and nicer action out of the box but the Ruger is built like a steel vault including my SP101 2.25 barrel. One thing though, neither tops my Colt Python also with a 4 inch barrel. What a great investment that was back in 1976.
This was fascinating to watch - it would be great to see more gunsmith videos. I'm seeing a much much faster reload on the wheel guns, nice positive ejection on the spent cartridges too, way to go.
depends on your view. the S&W's have better fit and finish and nicer triggers, but the differences really end there IMHO. Both are great guns. it's like a chevy malibu vs a cadillac: both can get you from A to B but one is nicer, more refined and thus more expensive. I say if you can afford it get the S&W but if you're tight on funds (like me) than the Ruger can more than serve you well and take care of you.
Congratulations on your upcoming retirement! Thank you for your service, Your sacrifice is appreciated.
Looking for those springs in the dark corner you will also find a 1911 recoil spring cap or two
This is my first post on TNP and I just wanted to say THANK YOU Sir.You are actually going out of your way helping to preserve our freedoms and Liberties that's very cool of you. Nutn I know you have done a few videos on combat shotguns a while back but with lunatics trying to ban"tactical shotguns" it would be cool if you made a newer video on that subject. Maybe showing people why they need light rails,folding stocks,and a shell holder to make a shotgun an even better home defense tool .
most cameras have a auto sound adjustment to keep from damaging the equipment and to try to keep the sound level consistant. We didn't use any special sound deadening devices.
Another excellent vid. Thanks for all your hard work Nutn, we all appreciate it. BTW when is part 3 of the KSG shoot gonna be posted?
I did this same trigger job on my sp101 a few months ago. It actually turned out great, but would have been pretty helpful to watch expert Yoda! Another excellent video!
@warblerab Because its on his right arm, and if its not reverse, then the sea of stars is at the bottom, and thats not allowed.
This gun is pretty easy to take off. The pin at the beginning that is hard to remove only needs impact to come off, like a hard bolt on a car while doing mechanic work. The trigger group is very easy to take apart and springs do fly. Just do the work inside a plastic, clear bag so you are safe(or just know what you are doing and they will not fly off hehe).
@timmyjunior1 absolutely not. the only real difference is that the .357 is a much higher pressure round than the .38, so the handgun is built stronger to accomidate the pressure. so when the much lesser pressure .38 is fired, there is WAY less stress on the parts, so virtually no harm is done. hope i helped!
@DIYautotech I believe he uses the stock sight but just paints it with fluorescent paint. He goes over it in one of his gp100 vids
i love this video, very cool to see what a good gunsmith does and knows. Also i recently sumbled upon a guy called "Tex" who hates you... Its sick how many of his videos are just hatefull to you and the project. Keep makeing the great videos and remaining above the cheap hate videos.
The name of the song at the end of this video is Chasin' It by Jason Shaw. The song can be found at the audionautix website.
@nutnfancy or Veri: In the future, would it be possible to relay that information in the video description?
Thanks.
DUDE!!!!!!!!!!! FREEKIN TOTALLY LOVE THE GUNSMITHING VIDEOS AND ESPCIALLY LOVE THE WHEEL GUN VIDEOS PLEASE DO MORE IF YOU CAN!!!!!!!!
Always an awesome video watching Yoda G work!!
I love the Terry G vids, I find the internals of a firearm interesting.
Dig the new hat PFI Dude, pink rocked but nothing rocks like an International. I got too many of those hats from lake city trucks.
Love this and other videos w/ Terry G. Would you consider having him smith a CMMG 22LR conversion kit for the AR. Still having problems w/ mine. Thank you for all your time you spend educating us on arms, knives & gear.
Ruger GP100 owners THANK YOU ! especially me good video.
Do you know how much this trigger job would cost the average Joe?
Most people will agree that the Smiths tend to have slightly better fit/finish and slightly better triggers from the factory. That being said, the Ruger revolvers are extremely overbuilt and most will far outlast a S&W when fed a steady diet of magnum loads.
@kumadog286 Thank, I just heard that it could do damage to the end of the cylinder since it doesn't take up the whole cylinder, I figured it wasn't right but just though I would ask.
Fantastic. I own a blued 6" GP100. It's my "woods" gun.
Good advice from Terry about not messing with the hammer spring. Reliability is critical. Any clue about the final DA pull weight? I've polished my hammer, and dry fired the snot out of it for years.
That's also a great gun to learn hand loading with. It's such a tank, you have to seriously screw up to risk damage or injury.
Thanks for all your work on these videos.
only 2 weeks left! Way to go!
@LeaveItToBeaner I hear you there. If you are looking for ultra light, you are way in the wrong place if you are looking at a Ruger GP100, lol. At least it will last for....about forever though.
Terry is not going to through any gun manufacturers under the bus, he's a class act.
That, my friends, is a master craftsman.
wait i heard something about you retiring in 3 weeks and then i heard PFI say something about Christmas. ... so im guessing your retired now. Just would like to say congratulations thank you for your service.
Oh man! I just got the PD10, now looking at the PD20 i want it instead.
hey could you do a trigger job on a striker fired handgun? sr9, glock, M&P? always wondered how they do jobs on those...
i actually did a trigger job on my smith from following one of the other yoda videos
Useful upload, thanks! This is a lot easier to understand than reading off a webpage
Dang Nutn now you've got me wanting to get a trigger job on my GP!
enjoy yur behind the seens vids. congrats on yur 20+. thnaks for all the thousands of gas jobs for the jocks. thnaks also to yur family for their support and understanding for yur career choice. the AF time can be rought on family time.
24:25: CHAD!!! when is this video coming out? I want to see more run'n'gun with the funny Kel-Tec guy! :)
i love the tnp sticker on the cabinet
Nutnfancy, what front sight are you using on this gorgeous GP100, I NEED IT FOR MY SP101 & BLACKHAWK. Please get back to me whenever you have time, Thanks for the video.
some of the comments here crack me up big time... :-D great video! Terry G is a great dude, any chance we'll see him in a run'n'gun?
you need too find more guns to take to terry G i love watchin his work
This style is new. Good vid nutnfancy
Enjoyed this video a lot!
@timmyjunior1 yeah believe me ive been firing .38 out of .357 all of my life with no problems. that whole cylinder thing should be no worry at all. the only real problem is forsee is you will loose a billionth of a degree of accuracy, because the .38 round has to jump an additional 1/10th of an inch from the tip of the bullet to the barrel, but the accuracy difference is negligible. most people cant shoot accurately enough to even tell the difference half the time.
Really awesome video, he does great work, sucks it took ya five months to post it!! Kudos to Yoda!
Can't wait for the table top.
How does one get started on the path to being like Terry? I really want to be a gunsmith, but I have no idea how to get started.
I think PFI dude is droppin some pounds!
Oh man my friends SKS has the unpredictable 3 shot burst feature. Keeps you awake =P
Love these vids nutn!
I couldn't help notice when he was putting the spring back in that it shot across after you told him that it was still sticking out...even experienced people cant control those damned springs lol....
Dude... awesome video.
And thank you again for all the hard work you put into TNP.
Don't think it's not appreciated. =D
Rock on!
Great job from Terry J.! You should do a vid about their business, Nutn.
Awesome smithing. Thank you
Terry G seems like a very cool person !!!
Gotta love Terry G. Thanks for another great vid Nutn!
@wang949 After I convinced my mom to buy one I told her to paint the front sight. Which she promptly did with nail polish LOL! It's held up great. Got her a rear adjustable sight from Bowen Classic Arms last Christmas. It's pretty much the same configuration but it's a MUCH higher quality and more reliable sight. Definitely recommend it. Just make sure u get the right height.
Simply love that gun.
What nutn's not telling us is that immediately following the filming of this footage, he and Terry and PFI went out back and smoked a HUGE joint.