A friend wants to give his young nephew a Marlin 336 30/30 that he picked up used. However, the trigger has been worked on and the trigger pull is way too light for a new shooter. Its a real hair trigger. Is there a way to increase the trigger pull?
Hair trigger is too much on Marlin 336
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It depends on what it will be used for, target shooting a lighter trigger is fine, depending on how light. But if its to be used for hunting I'd prefer it to be at least 3 1/2 lb pull minimum, for extra safety in case of a slip or fall.
Yes,, I agree. But for a new shooter/hunter, could be headed for an accidental discharge.
BTW, I haven't shot or dry fired the gun.
It's to be used for hunting by a 15 year old getting his first hunting license.
sear engagement will have to be safely increased, problem comes from how the initial engagement was reduced? Angles are critical as is the bearing surface. Unless you know what you are doing, the only reasonable and safe method is to have a licensed gunsmith work on it. Parts may or may not need to be replaced to safely re-establish proper sear engagement.
I can see why a target shooting trigger might not be a good thing in that case.
The short answer is yes, it can be changed. But it's not something that can be done by someone that has not done such work in the past to ensure that it goes the right way. The amount of sear to hammer hook and the angle formed by the faces is critical to achieving a stiffer but still good break. It's not the sort of thing to tackle unless you're willing to replace the parts if you mess up. Best to have a good rifle smith do the work.
Or go for the best of both worlds. If the current trigger is safe enough but just too light for a young newbie then have your buddy just buy the two new parts needed to restore the trigger feel to stock. And that way for later on the gun can be re-doctored for a light target trigger.
The short answer is yes, it can be changed. But it's not something that can be done by someone that has not done such work in the past to ensure that it goes the right way. The amount of sear to hammer hook and the angle formed by the faces is critical to achieving a stiffer but still good break. It's not the sort of thing to tackle unless you're willing to replace the parts if you mess up. Best to have a good rifle smith do the work.
Or go for the best of both worlds. If the current trigger is safe enough but just too light for a young newbie then have your buddy just buy the two new parts needed to restore the trigger feel to stock. And that way for later on the gun can be re-doctored for a light target trigger.
Great idea! Thanks!
