How do you set your hunting trigger?

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The thread about an appropriate trigger pull for a kid got me thinking and I thought I would ask others on here;

What trigger weight resistance do you like your field rifles set at?

Personally I set my tikka up pretty light at 2lbs or so, others were saying no less than 4. I tend to prefer as light as I can get and use the set trigger on my guns equipped.

Also what part of your index finger do you use on a rifle pull?
 
Like all my shooters to be light...........vewwy lite.
The BLR is an exception as I don't wish to spend the $$.
It's not horrible, and could be a pound or so lighter.
 
stubblejumper said:
My big game rifles are set at 2-1/2 to 2-3/4 lbs. My varmint rifles are set at 2 to 2-1/2 lbs.
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I'm pretty close to this, right in the 2, 2.5 range for the most part. The one thing I do like though, is for all my triggers to be really similar in feel and weight. No surprises then on when it's going to break.

And I use the first pad on my finger, not the joint crease. Makes for a straighter pull, and you are less prone to moving the muzzle off target.
 
I try for 2¾ lbs for hunting rifles. For varminters, a bit less. 1½ - 2 is good.

If the factory trigger will not get me where I want to go, I will replace it with an aftermarket one that will.

Anything for strictly paper punching are at 4 oz or less. [I like my BR rimfires very light.]

Regards, Dave.
 
I set all my hunting rifles at 3-3.5 lbs. I do most of my hunting with gloves on, and cannot shoot safely and accurately with gloves on with trigger pulls much lighter than that.
 
2-2 1/2 for hunting. Low oz's for bench guns. It's funny to watch someone snuggle up to one of my rimfires at the bench, look through the scope and BANG! They usually say "WTH ?!?" Lol. Not used to a 4-6 oz trigger.
 
I'm the opposite owing to growing up in the North and hunting in very cold conditions. It's nothing to be out hunting at -35 or -35C and your hands can get pretty cold and numb. In those conditions there is nothing to be gained from an extremely light trigger...quite the opposite. A 4-5lb trigger at that temperature will allow even numb fingers to feel the trigger and allow a purposeful trigger pull. Now, for people who hunt in warmer weather this isn't strictly necessary, but so long as the trigger is crisp it will not be a major impediment to good shooting to use a heavier trigger. A trigger lighter than three pounds doesn't interest me for big game hunting.
 
hoytcanon said:
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Which one?

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