Ideal "all around" trigger weight??

[cdncowboy]

What do you feel is the best trigger weight for a rifle used both for target (bipod) and hunting?

My vote is for 3 lb... light enough for target but heavy and safe enough for hunting and carrying in bush.

 

[jt_trouble]

I chose 3lb as well 'cuz it's between 2.5 and 3.5

My Timney is reported to be 2.5# but most reviews I've seen say it is actually 3#. My reworked trigger that Wham-O did is around 3lbs as well.

 

[kamlooky]

I didn't see anything less than 2 pounds, so had to pick that.

 

[SandRoad]

For hunting, 2.5 to 3lb is good, especially as you mention carrying in the bush, then 3+ lb.

Anyone have a branch catch a trigger? I did when I was young, on a 22 that didn't really have a safety.

 

[Onagoth]

3 lb is my vote. All my guns have it.

 

[mikeystew]

I didn't see anything less than 2 pounds, so had to pick that.

Same here... Personally i think the perfect all around weight is a shade over a pound, and it must have a very smooth creep free and clean break.

 

[j.krug]

3 pounds is plenty light for me. My hands are beat up and don't have the best "feel" anymore from years of use in the metal machining trade.

 

[regulate34]

I dunno. I lower it to what I like. Then do the bump test. Never measured any of mine.

 

[22forever]

I didn't see anything less than 2 pounds, so had to pick that.

Same here. I don't hunt, just shoot paper. My two best rifles have trigger pulls of 14 oz. and 8 oz.

 

[CZ_Brno]

I prefer 1.5-2 lbs for my type of target shooting and 3-4 lbs for hunting. For all around I like 3 pounds.

 

[CZ_Brno]

That's what I like about the European hunting rifles. They already come at around 3 pounds, not 5-7 like a lot of the North American ones. I can see why I like the Brno's/CZ's and the Anschutz's so much for hunting.