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csmsss · January 30, 2009, 06:42 PM

The problem with replacing the springs isn't so much that the firearm won't be as reliable as that should you find yourself in a position of having to shoot someone, the prosecutor and/or plaintiff attorney can and will argue that you lightened the springs to give your gun a "hair trigger" and were therefore recklessly looking for trouble.

I'm not saying I agree with this - but in all actuality if you use a weapon that has had its trigger pull lightened, it is a very likely obstacle you will face in both criminal (should it go that far) and civil (which it almost certainly will) court.

January 30, 2009, 06:42 PM	#21
csmsss Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 3,078	The problem with replacing the springs isn't so much that the firearm won't be as reliable as that should you find yourself in a position of having to shoot someone, the prosecutor and/or plaintiff attorney can and will argue that you lightened the springs to give your gun a "hair trigger" and were therefore recklessly looking for trouble. I'm not saying I agree with this - but in all actuality if you use a weapon that has had its trigger pull lightened, it is a very likely obstacle you will face in both criminal (should it go that far) and civil (which it almost certainly will) court.