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Remington 700 trigger
« on: June 21, 2009, 10:24:02 AM »
Does anyone have any information on adjusting the NEW Remington 700 triggers?

I have adjusted the old format with three screws, but not the new format.

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2009, 11:52:11 AM »
I do know this.  They need to be lightened if they are factory triggers OR they need to make the trigger guard big enough to get two fingers in it to pull that beast. 

Mine was around 5lbs when I adjusted it.

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2009, 12:03:48 PM »
Here's a picture of a 700 laying (upside down). There's two screws. The top screw is the weight adjustment, the bottom screw the sear engagement. The crap rem. covers the screws with it diffrent on each screw. The coating on the weight screw comes off easily with fingernail polish remover. I haven't found anything that removes the crap off the sear engagement screw. I've adjusted 1/2 dozen or so X-Mark triggers down to about 2# and crisp by only adjusting the weight of pull and not touching the sear engagement. Remember this picture is of the bbled action laying upside down.
After getting the trigger set where I'm happy with it, I cover the adjustment screw with red finger polish. Two coats, giving it time to dry between coats. If you dont use something to lock the screw in place, it will back out and become unsafe.

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2009, 12:18:19 PM »
question jamieb. why nail polish instead of locktite?
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2009, 12:32:00 PM »
If I was taking the screw all the way out, then I'd put loctite on the threads. The fingernail polish is just on the surface but it holds the screw. I've been using fingernail polish to lock trigger adjustment screws in place for 20 years and I still have the first rifle I adjusted the trigger on and the adjustment screw stayed put. The thing I like about fingernail polish is that it lasts forever but if you decide the lighten the trigger more down the road, a little fingernail polish remover or acetone and it comes right off. I have a bottle of dark red that is committed to trigger adjustment screws. The dark color is easy to see that you have a good thick coat on and years latter you can still see it well and tell that its still good. The only problem I've ever had with fingernail polish is when I got in a hurry and didn't let it dry before putting the stock back on.

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2009, 10:51:00 PM »
Dude... we know that's not the only reason you have bright red nail polish lying around... did you ever get that rainbow "I call Bull" sticker I made for you put on your Hybrid?
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2009, 08:24:35 AM »
JamieB - suggestions on how to get the original epoxy off of that weight screw?

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2009, 10:33:04 AM »
Dude... we know that's not the only reason you have bright red nail polish lying around... did you ever get that rainbow "I call Bull" sticker I made for you put on your Hybrid?

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2009, 10:38:16 AM »
JamieB - just re-read your post - see that you said finger nail polish remover will take off the epoxy.  I will play with that tonight and report back. 

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2009, 09:50:32 PM »
Dude... we know that's not the only reason you have bright red nail polish lying around... did you ever get that rainbow "I call Bull" sticker I made for you put on your Hybrid?

Is it a Prius???  Baby Blue????   :chuckle: :chuckle:
Yep a baby blue prius with a homo I CALL BULL decal on it. It looks just like Josh's.

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2009, 11:07:06 PM »
Dude... mine's pink. Tell you what though... you can get a lot of coyote hunting in on 40+ MPGs!
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2009, 09:41:55 PM »
Works like a charm...  Adjusted the pull on 2 of mine last night.  no creep, breaks like glass.....   :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2009, 05:09:38 PM »
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2009, 06:09:21 PM »
Wait until you see my next rifle stock painting. :o

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2009, 06:51:08 PM »
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2009, 07:21:39 PM »
I would like to do this to my Remy 700. How hard is it to pull the action out? Do you have a link to instructions on how to do this? I haven't done anything like this before and I wouldn't want to screw up my baby ;) How do you check the lbs on the trigger? Thanks for the help.
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2009, 07:42:46 PM »
Timbo. You cant hurt anything by taking your rifle apart so dont let it intimidate you. You should pull the action out one a year or so for cleaning anyhow. On a 700 there's two screws on the bottom, thats it. When putting it back together just make sure the spring/follower is in place. Timbo if you take your rifle apart and cant get it back together, I'll put it back together for you, just post here and I'll PM you a phone #.  As far as the pull LB's on the trigger, I normally just go by feel but I have a few friends with trigger pull gauges. Cabelas sells the gauges. If you do a trigger job on your rifle dont forget the pink fingernail polish, its essential you use some shade of red or pink

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2009, 07:48:22 PM »
Thanks Jamieb! Looks like I have some time this weekend after I clean the garage :rolleyes: so I will have to tear it apart and have a looksie!
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2009, 09:35:46 AM »
I did mine up. thanks guys.
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #19 on: July 25, 2009, 10:36:11 PM »
Here is a good diagram.
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #20 on: July 25, 2009, 11:00:23 PM »
Thats a good diagram but its the old(Walker) trigger not one of the newer X-Mark triggers .Remmington isnt useing that trigger anymore.

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #21 on: July 25, 2009, 11:03:05 PM »
I thought that diagram looked really familiar, I have that link saved in my favorites
http://www.snipercountry.com/Articles/RemingtonTriggers.asp

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #22 on: July 25, 2009, 11:28:02 PM »
Thats a good diagram but its the old(Walker) trigger not one of the newer X-Mark triggers .Remmington isnt useing that trigger anymore.

True. My Rem 700 is a 2001 model.
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #23 on: July 25, 2009, 11:38:33 PM »
I never had any problems with the old triggers and I dont know why the changed them. I still have 15 Rem. 700's with pre X-mark triggers that all adjusted up nicely. I do think the nesw triggers are alittle easier to adjust.

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #24 on: August 21, 2009, 04:52:32 AM »
Here is something that happened to me about my 264 mag sendero trigger.
I went deer hunting and got caught in a heavy rain drowned me and my rifle.
So when I got home I oiled everything on it and put it away a month
or so later I went to do some target shooting the first shot I pulled the trigger
and nothing happen so I opened the bolt and that is when it fired very lucky I had it pointed
away from anyone at the gun range. I took it to a gunsmith he looked it all over and told me to clean all the oil from the trigger. I did that and it was fine then. Have never had that problem since.

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #25 on: September 09, 2009, 09:21:50 AM »
How do you know how far to adjust the screws? Also what is the factory weight on the trigger pull?

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #26 on: September 09, 2009, 09:41:29 AM »
The factory weight is different on each trigger.  Adjusting the screws is differnet for each one also.  When you adjust the trigger too far, it will go off when you slam the bolt closed.  If that happens, then adjust for a little more pull.  I also slam the butt of the gun to make sure it doesnt set off the trigger. 

One of my triggers adjusted below 2 lbs with no issues.  The other just a little over 2 lbs was as light as i could get it.  They are all different. 
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #27 on: September 10, 2009, 10:25:38 AM »
Well, I played with the Trigger Pull gauge over the weekend and the new trigger is set 3 lbs 14 oz from the factory, but it has way more creep than I like.  I am going to play my hand at adjusting the trigger over the next couple of weeks.  I like them to be somewhere around 2 - 2.5, but we will see. 


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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #28 on: September 20, 2009, 11:54:14 AM »
JamieB -
Well I finally figured out that it takes acetone based nail polish remover and a little scrubbing to get the Remington Crap off the weight screw.  The trigger is now set at 2 3/4 lbs.  Crisp good feel.  It wouldn't let me go below 2 1/2, so I left it at 2 3/4's for safety.  Plus, I have adjusted all my triggers to 2 3/4 - 3 lbs. depending upon where they would hold.  Thank you folks that helped out.  JamieB - thanks for the picture and the help with the nail polish remover.
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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #29 on: September 20, 2009, 01:37:51 PM »
Cool. I thought all nail polish remover was acetone based.

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Re: Remington 700 trigger
« Reply #30 on: September 20, 2009, 09:09:39 PM »
acetone or acetone free - It is the safe and sane version, i guess. 

 


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