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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: zackmioli on June 30, 2009, 08:04:55 AM

Title: Trigger Pull
Post by: zackmioli on June 30, 2009, 08:04:55 AM: Just curious to see what other people set their trigger pulls to. I am taking mine in to have it adjusted in the next week or so, probably have it taken down to about 3.5lbs, maybe even a little lighter than that.

Bored and curious = a new poll on the board. haha.
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: WDFW-SUX on June 30, 2009, 08:05:38 AM: 1.5 :)
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: jackelope on June 30, 2009, 08:06:43 AM: 2-2.5
your poll doesn't go low enough i'm willing to bet.
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: zackmioli on June 30, 2009, 08:14:31 AM: updated options. :hello:
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: runamuk on June 30, 2009, 08:44:12 AM: I actually do not know....its factory on mine ... :dunno:
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on June 30, 2009, 08:45:30 AM: First thing I do to any of my guns... Trigger springs, adjustments, stoning, sear/disconnect angle changes or all of the above for realiable crisp function. Every rifle trigger of mine is not identical to the next, but a few are pretty close.

-Steve
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: bearpaw on June 30, 2009, 09:09:49 AM: A good trigger pull will make almost anyone shoot much better. I like 2 lbs for an all around rifle, but everyone has their own preferences.
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: Intruder on June 30, 2009, 09:39:58 AM: On any rifle where I may be wearing gloves I don't like going much lower than 2. 1.5-2.5 is a pretty good range for most field applications.
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: jackelope on June 30, 2009, 09:43:09 AM: in order for trigger pull adjustments to work properly you want it to break smoothly too by eliminating any creep in the trigger as well.
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Post by: bearpaw on June 30, 2009, 12:05:41 PM: nice additional point jackalope......
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: WDFW-SUX on June 30, 2009, 12:08:45 PM: I wouldn't mess with your trigger if you dont know exactly what your doing :twocents:
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: jackelope on June 30, 2009, 12:10:23 PM: :yeah:

even the easy ones. thats what gunsmiths are for.
you really don't want that thing going off accidentally because you goofed something up trying to adjust it.
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: WDFW-SUX on June 30, 2009, 12:13:44 PM: I know of home trigger job that resulted in the gun going off everytime the safety was taken off :o
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: jackelope on June 30, 2009, 12:20:13 PM: also if the stock is bumped and the trigger is too light....bang.
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Post by: MountainWalk on June 30, 2009, 02:06:58 PM: I wish I could change my Ruger over to two stage, or a double set would be really killer.
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: Slider on July 01, 2009, 09:28:43 AM: They use to recommend no lower than 3 1/2 lb. I use to ask the gunsmith to set mine at 3 and he would look at me like Obama was just elected to the Presidency!!! :yike:
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: huntnphool on July 04, 2009, 10:55:17 AM: Quote from: Slider on July 01, 2009, 09:28:43 AM
They use to recommend no lower than 3 1/2 lb. I use to ask the gunsmith to set mine at 3 and he would look at me like Obama was just elected to the Presidency!!! :yike:

:lol4:
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: TheHunt on July 06, 2009, 08:37:53 AM: Quote from: WDFW-SUX on June 30, 2009, 12:13:44 PM
I know of home trigger job that resulted in the gun going off everytime the safety was taken off :o

Is that automatic? :dunno: (I know stupid pun)
Title: Re: Trigger Pull
Post by: MikeWalking on July 06, 2009, 06:12:55 PM: My Marlin has the "Happytrigger' kit from Wild West Guns in Anchorage. They advertise 2-3lbs. It's like taping a light switch that's already halfway on/off..Too light for gloves though..