Don't worry Rollo, I plan to stick with a steel revolver. I have no interest in shooting an airweight.
PEF- Thanks for the suggestion on the book, Ill be sure to look into it.
As for the trigger pull, I am planning on having a smith either swap out the springs, or just file them down a bit to have a lighter, smoother trigger. As it is now it is a 12 lb trigger pull, after several hundred dry fires. I was thinking I might have it reduced to around 7-8 lbs. Any suggestions as if that is a reasonable trigger pull, or reasons to not have the trigger worked on by a smith?
You can certainly have a gunsmith do a trigger job, but I don't know if you will get it down to 7 - 8 pounds. Even with the wolf kit and stoning, mine are 9+. That's just the moments and forces at work given the geometry of the small innards of a j-frame.
I recommend you buy a wolf kit for the install and leave the factory originals alone and not trim them. If you decided you do not like revolvers, you can always put the originals back in so the new buyer won't have any "spring" concerns. The wolf kits are only 9 bucks or so.
Test out the trigger first. Most of my j-frames have been smooth to start - only one had a rough trigger that some stoning took care of (learn the difference between polishing and filing, too, if you don't already know).
If you are adventurous, and marginally mechanically inclined, you can do it yourself. Stripping a SW j frame down to the bones is surprising easy - and this tool makes it much easier:
Gunsmither Smithmaster Rebound Tool S&W Revolvers
You can google the website and find a video that shows you how to remove the rebound slide. Google: yoda g airweight trigger job and you'll find a video that decribes the basics. Will you get a target trigger as tuned by a professional? No. But if you have a rough trigger you can smooth it out a great deal. If you do reduce the main spring, test the gun thoroughly for ignition. I've yet to have ignition problems with the 8 pound mainspring, but some say it is a possibility.
By the way, the springs will only lighten the trigger - if the trigger is rough, and dry firing doesn't fix it, then some stoning is required.
But shoot the heck out of it first and you may be satisfied with it as is. I'm a middle aged lawyer and I have whimpy hands now, so I decided to go with a reduced power spring set. There are HE-MEN on this forum that can probably claim a P-64 Makarov has a soft trigger, but I'm not that guy....