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As my education relating to rifles and shooting expands, I've learned the importance of good triggers and have read about others preference of weights, trigger manufacturers etc. and have come to appreciate well made triggers over no so well made varieties. For example: I have what I consider 2 premium rifles at this time, one is a Sako 85, the other is a TC Icon. I find that the triggers on these two rifles are far superior to the JC Higgins which seems heavy, and to have a fair amount of movement before it finally breaks. That being said, I feel that this rifle's accuracy would be improved considerably with competent trigger work or even a replacement.

Another question for the experienced ones on here is the quality of other triggers, for example Cooper's , Steyr, Savag Accutrigger etc.

Feel free to weigh in on your trigger wisdom and experience.

By the way, Merry Christmas to all of you... Pat
 
Kimber has one of the best factory triggers, IMO.
One of my all time favorites is the Rem 700, old and new xmark. Just adjusted a new xmark down to a hair under 2 lbs last night. No creep. I've only had one xmark that I couldn't get lower than 3 lbs safely.

All my rifles are for hunting, those who use there's solely for targets or competition may be better served with an aftermarket like Timney or Jewell which can be adjusted to mere ounces. I do have a Timney on a Ruger MKII. That factory trigger was terrible.
I'm not a fan of the Savage Accutrigger, but that's personal preference.
 
I have a Savage in 7X57 that has a Timney trigger installed and it is great. It breaks clean at about 1 1/2 lbs ( If I remember correctly) and I really like it. My Tikka M695 breaks at 2 lbs, maybe a bit more and is a great today as the day I bought it almost ten years ago.

Are Sako and Tikka triggers the same ?

Triggers are really important and you don't realize it until you shoot a gun with a bad one.
 
" Triggers are really important and you don't realize it until you shoot a gun with a bad one. "

This is something that I've learned. To shoot decent triggers then go back to what I was using makes it obvious. I'm also curious what weights the members here prefer to have in their set ups? Right now I have them set from the factory at apparently 3.5 lbs for both 7-08 and 243.
 
My Kimber trigger is awesome. Adjusts down to 1.5 pounds, creep free....great trigger. My offhand shooting has gotten much better because of this. My Model 7 needs a trigger in a bad way. Anyone got any suggestions for a1.5 pound creep free M7 aftermarket trigger?
 
archie_james_c said:
My Model 7 needs a trigger in a bad way. Anyone got any suggestions for a1.5 pound creep free M7 aftermarket trigger?
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Why aftermarket? That trigger can be worked and then adjusted to a crisp 2 pounds... and maybe lighter. Many thousands of them have been done over the years.
 
The Sako 85 has a great trigger. Extremely simple to adjust and no problems. Quick adjustment to the shooters exact preference.

Remington 700 triggers from the factory have always been junk. The new model, externally adjustable trigger is still crap compared to an aftermarket replacement. The older models are easy to adjust, but a Timney is a much better option.

The new Model 70 seems to have a decent trigger. Simple adjustment. Good kit.

Acutrigger is not a quality trigger, nor is it mounted on a quality rifle.
 
Old remmy triggers are good, the kimber triggers are the best, the TC icon has a timney designed three screw trigger that is very good, I don't like Cooper triggers, and one of the most underated triggers is the Bold trigger. The Bold fits most mauser actions for less than $40 and it works great. Jewel makes a darn fine trigger as well.
 
guntech said:
Why aftermarket? That trigger can be worked and then adjusted to a crisp 2 pounds... and maybe lighter. Many thousands of them have been done over the years.
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Hey Dennis, you're absolutely right they can be. I adjust all my triggers myself. I have it around 1.5 pounds with a bit of creep. It could still be better though and it is quite a gritty, crunchy pull due to the rough machining of the triggers parts. I could more than likely polish it up, but I've never owned an aftermarket trigger so I'd like to try one on it.
 
From my experience, most manufacturers, including Remington, Sako, Savage and Tikka, offer good to excellent triggers on their rifles now, mainly because of pressure comming from Savage's recent innovations.
I'm a big fan of Reminton 700 and my 2 Remingtons have excellent triggers but changed the factory trigger on my 243 Win Remington 700 for a Jewell HVR trigger.

Simply put: it's incredible for varminting and target shooting but think that a good factory trigger is better for every type of hunting except varminting and long range hunting since it is safer and more durable. A 3 to 4lb trigger pull is about perfect for a field rifle is the trigger break cleanly. Under normal condition, avoiding an accidental discharge is a thousand times more important than improving a rifle's accuracy by 10%-20%.

Alex
 
In my oppinion, the Savage Accutrigger is the greatist innovation in rifles in the last 50 years............it caused the whole industry to re-think what they where putting on their rifles.
For my rifles, with the exception of one, I like a 3 pound pull that's crisp. I find that 3 pounds is managable for good shooting, and I can feel the pressure against a gloved finger. My M14 has a 6 pound pull that's actually quite crisp, and that's appropriate for that type of rifle to my way of thinking.
I've actually taken a gun back to the smith because the trigger was adjusted to 2lbs vs 3lbs..........call me crazy, but that's the way I like em.
Mike
 
Sauer has the nicest trigger IMHO, and Steyr is second. Steyr like some euro makers likes a two stage, which I preffer myself, but over all very smooth, repeatable and most euro guns come with not just a lighter trigger, but smoother.
 
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