Can anyone tell me if there is an adjustment that can make the trigger pull on my B78 lighter or should it go to a gunsmith. I haven't been able to find a manual online. I realize that the B78 and 1885 low wall are similar but are their triggers the same? Thanks
Browning B78 trigger adjustment
- Thread starter Rick B
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RickB;
I'm sorry that I can't recall off the top of my head which screw does what.
I definitely do recall a very nice B-78 a friend brought over after he’d just bought it. Someone had adjusted its trigger and the hammer would no longer stop slightly above the firing pin when it was manually uncocked it sat on the firing pin. If I recall right, they should have a sort of "half ####" or safety position like the older ‘94’s do when they are working correctly.
Anyway it was an interesting hour as I recall trying to get it all set back to where it functioned safely and had a decent pull.
I’ve played with at least 2 of the B-78’s in the past and I don’t recall either one as being able to get quite as nice of a trigger pull as a No. 1 or an old Hi-Wall, but they were certainly useable once we figured them out.
I will note that both of them had the octagon barrels, one ’06 and the other a .25-06 that shot very well.
Sorry I couldn’t be more help, but they are certainly a nice rifle in my opinion.
Regards,
Dwayne
I'm sorry that I can't recall off the top of my head which screw does what.
I definitely do recall a very nice B-78 a friend brought over after he’d just bought it. Someone had adjusted its trigger and the hammer would no longer stop slightly above the firing pin when it was manually uncocked it sat on the firing pin. If I recall right, they should have a sort of "half ####" or safety position like the older ‘94’s do when they are working correctly.
Anyway it was an interesting hour as I recall trying to get it all set back to where it functioned safely and had a decent pull.
I’ve played with at least 2 of the B-78’s in the past and I don’t recall either one as being able to get quite as nice of a trigger pull as a No. 1 or an old Hi-Wall, but they were certainly useable once we figured them out.
I will note that both of them had the octagon barrels, one ’06 and the other a .25-06 that shot very well.
Sorry I couldn’t be more help, but they are certainly a nice rifle in my opinion.
Regards,
Dwayne
I am of the opinion that the engineer who designed the B78 trigger was paid by the piece. Otherwise, there would be no reason to use eleven pieces to accomplish what could have been done with three. The adjustment screws have the capability of rendering the trigger inoperable but do little in the way of improving the pull. The trigger will alway have creep and will always feel like there is a rubber band incorporated in the mechanism somewhere. Canjar made a replacement trigger which worked well but even it required stoning to achieve a real good pull.
One of the problems the trigger hass is that the stock bolt actually threads into the trigger housing which is mortised into the receiver. When the stock bolt is tightened, the housing is distorted. I really wanted to like my B78 which I bought in 1976. I just couldn't get past that trigger though and finally sold the rifle. Regards, Bill.
One of the problems the trigger hass is that the stock bolt actually threads into the trigger housing which is mortised into the receiver. When the stock bolt is tightened, the housing is distorted. I really wanted to like my B78 which I bought in 1976. I just couldn't get past that trigger though and finally sold the rifle. Regards, Bill.
