How adjustable is the Savage accutrigger? Not very but it can be done!

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So many people have been PM'ing me about how I dropped the pull weight of my Savage 17 HMR's trigger. In my books the accutriggers adjustability is set to the softest weight from the factory which is good, but in my books not good enough. In this post I will guide you step by step (with my gf's help at points to point at what I am talking about) on how I got my trigger weight to just under 2 lbs. I am not responsible for your rifle if you screw it up/butcher it. Down to business!

Step 1: Remove these two bolts with an allen key and pull your action out.



Step 2: Remove the safety spring





Step 3: Flip the action over and remove the retainer C clip and pull the trigger pin



Step 4: This is the culprit of the poor pull weight, as you can see it is screwed all the way to the trigger (means it cant be any softer, I did the mod before the pics so please do not comment that I did nothing)



Step 5: I took a grinder and slightly notched out the back were the spring screws in (this is were my gf is pointing to)



Step 6: Screw the spring back into place, as you can see now the spring sits lower on the trigger resulting in it creating less pressure before you release the sear. If you grinded down to far and your trigger is not reseting do NOT fear, just raise the spring by turning it back up until you get the trigger to either reset or your desired pull weight



Step 7: Reassemble the rifle in reverse order of these steps.


I personally did not find this to be that difficult to do, I dont know if this has ever been done before if not I figured it out!

Enjoy guys!
 
i would just get a rifle basix trigger. 10 minutes to drop it in. SAV-RAT TRIGGER is adjustable from 1.25 # to 4.0 #. it costs 84.95 and rifle basix will send it staight to you with no need for paperwork. as long as the cost is under $100 no paperwork required.
that trigger works on all rimfire, model 40 and model 25 rifles.
 
Hate to tell you, but there is a much easier way to accomplish the exact same result. Just pop out that spring and cut 1-2 coils off of the spring. Same result, but a lot less dismantling and it can be done in about 5 minutes easily.

I did this with my Mark II BV a couple years ago and dropped the weight to somewhere around 12 oz.

Gotta love the accutrigger!
 
cday said:
Hate to tell you, but there is a much easier way to accomplish the exact same result. Just pop out that spring and cut 1-2 coils off of the spring. Same result, but a lot less dismantling and it can be done in about 5 minutes easily.

I did this with my Mark II BV a couple years ago and dropped the weight to somewhere around 12 oz.

Gotta love the accutrigger!
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cday is correct. You just have to trim a little bit off the spring.

I took about 1-1/2 coils off myself, and find it decent weight. It can still be screwed in for more trigger pull weight if you need it.

The accutrigger is a good product. And I love my BV too!!!:D
 
40cal said:
cday is correct. You just have to trim a little bit off the spring.

I took about 1-1/2 coils off myself, and find it decent weight. It can still be screwed in for more trigger pull weight if you need it.
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I thought about that as well, but my issue was that there at the top of the spring is basically a retainer pin, the spring curves up and that curve goes into a hole on the bottom of the action. by cutting the top off it iliminates that security of having it consistently against the action. By cutting the bottom of the spring it does nothing because it is tapered and would not add to the spring being lower/adding less tension.
 
Max Owner said:
Will trimming the spring work on all Accutriggers?

My 308 has never been a great trigger.
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As I said before, I personally prefer not to trim the spring. The spring has a retainer clip on the end (the spring curves up) and basically locks it into position. By cutting that off you will only have it seated there by pressure. It might work out ok just for a rimfire due to low recoil (I still wouldnt do it) but who knows about doing it on something with a lot more recoil.
 
sl66ICEcuba said:
As I said before, I personally prefer not to trim the spring. The spring has a retainer clip on the end (the spring curves up) and basically locks it into position. By cutting that off you will only have it seated there by pressure. It might work out ok just for a rimfire due to low recoil (I still wouldnt do it) but who knows about doing it on something with a lot more recoil.
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Most people who trim the spring put a little loctite on the spring once it's set where they want it. I've never had any problems with mine. I'm not trying to say one way is any better than the other, just tried to point out a little simpler solution to the problem. Your way looks like it works great too though.

I believe that the centerfire accutriggers are a little different. I don't think it will work. I may be wrong though. I do know Sharp Shooter Supply sells replacement springs for the centerfires which is supposed to reduce the pull weight. They're only a couple bucks. It replaces the factory "beehive" spring, the one you turn to adjust the trigger.
 
Could also try to locate a spring that is the same diameter but with a different rate. Meaning it would have fewer coils to begin with making it weaker but still the same overall length as the factory spring. Also leaves the "retainer clip' on the end that sI66ICEcuba speaks of.
 
I totally agree with you guys, there is NO right way of doing any of this, if there was Savage would have notified us. BLAME Savage for making this so called adjustable trigger more adjustable lol
 
If you trim off a couple coils, all it takes is a pair of pliers to bend the end to make a little pin for the retaining hole. I did this on my Model 25. I also trimmed a couple coils off the safety blade spring. My lowest pull weight before this was 2lb9oz. I haven't measured the new weight.
 
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