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Looking for where in canada I can get either an adjustable trigger or just the trigger spring......

Link to trigger. http://www.timneytriggers.com/shop/timney-axis/edge-trigger-replacement-trigger.aspx

Was quoted 250 for the trigger plus install. The spring on amazon.com is like 15 bux. But cannot ship to Canada.....

Thanks in advance.
 
250 bucks is about double the price of most listings in Canada for either the Timney or Rifle Basix (a couple of the site sponsors, Mystic Precision for one, has them for $115), so you may want to shop around.

I have never seen just a spring packaged up (some guy in the US has made up a little kit and it's sold all over) but not sold in Canada, but there is a ton of You Tube video's out there showing you how to modify the factory spring. I have done this myself, it works ok and it does improve the factory trigger significantly. If you are willing to go with an aftermarket trigger anyhow, at worst, you will end up going that route if either the factory trigger gets jiggered up or you want better results.

I personally couldn't see dropping another 115 or 120 bucks on a trigger for a rifle that cost me about 280 bucks after rebates etc at least until I had exhausted other options (the spring modification) first.
 
My buddy got a fix off you tube. It required cutting a coil off the soring. Itd pullingat 3.5 lbs. I watched him do it and it looked pretty simple. He cut one coil off and tested it and then cut a second off. Used a pair of side cutters.
 
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I too did the DIY trigger fix on an axis. Super easy. Dropped the pull to about 4.5 lbs.... I don't want to take off more (safety reasons). Still couldn't get it to shoot well.... I know must be the only axis that didn't shoot sub MOA. LOL. If the gun had been a better shooter, I'd have picked up a Timney from Mystic Precision and done the trigger switch myself... Should be about $120 through Jerry at Mystic.
 
galamb said:
I personally couldn't see dropping another 115 or 120 bucks on a trigger for a rifle that cost me about 280 bucks after rebates etc at least until I had exhausted other options (the spring modification) first.
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My thoughts exactly. I called about a browning .243 x bolt and he said that's an alright gun but I should go for an axis for 400 then add the trigger for 250 and then a Boyds stock for 300. Then grand total would be 1085. Cheaper then the browning and modified Cuz no mods yet out for the xbolt that he was aware of.

I think I'll try the spring mod. I do just like to have the parts if things go sideways I can put back to stock but I guess worse case scenario I'll need the trigger anyways just might be able to save some smack.

Thanks for the ideas. I just didn't know where to look for canadian suppliers. Thanks alot
 
look at how the spring is threaded into the trigger ..... spring tension is totally adjustable just by turning the spring like a screw .

as for changing the spring rate , try a few different ball point pens , you might get lucky and find a spring with a lower rate that works .

I've honed the sear with a 10,000 grit stone .... also make sure you have full engagement , don't round the corners or change the angles .
 
jim_wrench said:
I should go for an axis for 400 then add the trigger for 250 and then a Boyds stock for 300. Then grand total would be 1085.
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I realize the dollar has gone to pot, but that exact set up cost me half that. I also got my Axis for $250 plus tax with free shipping. Now I realize I don't have a Cooper or anything, but the reason I spent the extra money on the gun is that it was working so well for me and I was using it all the time. Had I not liked it I would have turned around and sold it for what I paid and been out nothing.

Getting back on topic topic. If the gun shoots MOA and the action doesn't repulse you then it is well worth getting a trigger for it.
 
burnt_servo said:
look at how the spring is threaded into the trigger ..... spring tension is totally adjustable just by turning the spring like a screw .

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Ah yes. There is that option also. This is all I did with the wife's Axis. It's just over 4 pounds without cutting or replacing anything. 4 Pounds is fine for a gal starting out with her first rifle IMO.
 
g-manz35 said:
Ah yes. There is that option also. This is all I did with the wife's Axis. It's just over 4 pounds without cutting or replacing anything. 4 Pounds is fine for a gal starting out with her first rifle IMO.
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That is something I would like to put to the test. Have your wife dry fire the rifle with the 4 pound trigger, and plot her calls on another target; basing her calls on what the cross hair covers the moment the striker impacts. Now repeat the test with a rifle having a 2.5 pound trigger, after she's tried it a few times to develop a feel for it. Want to bet which produces a tighter group?

That said, trigger weight is only part of the issue. A fully adjustable trigger takes care of creep and over travel which make trigger control more difficult than weight alone, and a good quality adjustable trigger should produce a glass rod break, smoothly and grit free.

My vote is for a Timney, but neither do I have any complaint with the Rifle Basix trigger I have on a 98 Mauser.
 
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