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Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« on: June 03, 2021, 09:45:49 PM »
I just wanted to share that I have never replaced parts on any of my weapons but I wanted to get better at long distance and I have never hunted but I want to, so I put my first scope on a Rem 700 .300 Win Mag.  The original Walker trigger in this 1968 model had about 6.5-7lbs of pull.  I replaced it with a Triggertech 700 Special.  Now I want to become a gunsmith so I can do more.  Now off to the range to test this new trigger out!

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Re: Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2021, 09:47:33 PM »
I put the same one in mine.  Set it at 3ish pounds and feels great.  Was easy to do.

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Re: Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2021, 09:59:50 PM »
yeah i had a 2 stage and a break put on my 700 in 7mag. just waitng to get it back from the gunsmith. i cant wait to spend abunch of moeny on a scope and pray that i can find ammo.

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Re: Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2021, 10:56:27 PM »
yeah i had a 2 stage and a break put on my 700 in 7mag. just waitng to get it back from the gunsmith. i cant wait to spend abunch of moeny on a scope and pray that i can find ammo.

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IDK if you saw this, but this guy has a bunch of 7MM mag if you want to buy some different loads to try out.
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,260958.0.html
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Re: Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2021, 11:01:01 PM »
I can't wait to hear how this improves your accuracy.
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Re: Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2021, 11:01:43 PM »
I have to say that if you are willing to put in the time with sand paper you cannimprove your firearm andnlearn a bunch about it.

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Re: Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2021, 06:53:47 AM »
I have to say that if you are willing to put in the time with sand paper you cannimprove your firearm andnlearn a bunch about it.


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Your right little sand paper can go a ways.
I sanded my ar10 trigger and that thing was three round burst. Took to much off the sear and wasn't resetting.
Hammer was dropping with the the bolt.
After that since I do hunt with it and wanted to be safe,but light trigger . I spent the money and just put a drop in,in it.

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Re: Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2021, 07:50:25 AM »
Trigger makes a huge difference, I learned this when I worked for a gunsmith years ago and brought in my model 70 300wm. Factory trigger maxed out his gauge at 7lbs and still hadn't clicked, tune it down to 3.5lbs and I'll be damn my shooting improved massively! I wasn't pulling the damn gun off target squeezing and flinching! First shot surprised me and iv been told by many people the trigger break SHOULD surprise you. Iv since had a trigger job on my 1911 and a drop in rise armament trigger in my ar, both a significant upgrade making them all much more a joy to shoot

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Re: Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2021, 08:50:52 AM »

I have replaced most of the triggers on the guns I shoot the most.  I will say it makes a big difference to me.  I have 2 Beretta 92s, one with a modified trigger and one without and the modified one is a huge improvement.
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Re: Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2021, 11:14:02 AM »
I have to say that if you are willing to put in the time with sand paper you cannimprove your firearm andnlearn a bunch about it.


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Your right little sand paper can go a ways.
I sanded my ar10 trigger and that thing was three round burst. Took to much off the sear and wasn't resetting.
Hammer was dropping with the the bolt.
After that since I do hunt with it and wanted to be safe,but light trigger . I spent the money and just put a drop in,in it.

Everyone hyperfocuses on the sear for some reason.  I've stripped and sanded most of my firearms but only touched the sear on a couple.  I've greatly improved all of mine by sanding and polishing contact surfaces. By eliminating machine marks but a, groves and such I have dropped a pound or to and really cleaned up the pull. Additionally I've never been disappointed taking the time to polish up a feed ramp.
In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself. 

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Re: Don't be afraid to replace your factory trigger
« Reply #10 on: June 04, 2021, 01:55:50 PM »
Glock $0.25 trigger job requires dremel and polishing compound. Add a 3.5# disconnector for a few dollars more for a decent glock trigger on the cheap.

Also recommend the Wild West Guns drop-in trigger on Marlin 1895s. Simple and buttery smooth.

 


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