Remington 700 trigger

[whacker1]

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.

[haugenna]

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.

[Jamieb]

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.

[addicted]

question jamieb. why nail polish instead of locktite?

[Jamieb]

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.

[JoshT]

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?

[whacker1]

JamieB - suggestions on how to get the original epoxy off of that weight screw?

[Huntbear]

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?   

[whacker1]

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. 

[Jamieb]

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?   

Yep a baby blue prius with a homo I CALL BULL decal on it. It looks just like Josh's.

[JoshT]

Dude... mine's pink. Tell you what though... you can get a lot of coyote hunting in on 40+ MPGs!

[HUNT]

Works like a charm...  Adjusted the pull on 2 of mine last night.  no creep, breaks like glass.....   

[Rgrady35]

Ya'll aint right.

[Jamieb]

Wait until you see my next rifle stock painting.

[Huntboy]

Ya'll aint right.