Lighten trigger pull on No.4 sniper

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Hi there,
I have a sweet scoped no.4, however, it has a bit of a tough trigger, i'd venture to say about 6.5 pounds..

how does one go about lightening the pull, should one do such a thing to a milsurp anyway, and is it something that i'd only be able to get done by bringing it to a smith?

thanks very much
 
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BBq_Woa! said:
Hi there,
I have a sweet scoped no.4, however, it has a bit of a tough trigger, i'd venture to say about 6.5 pounds..

how does one go about lightening the pull, should one do such a thing to a milsurp anyway, and is it something that i'd only be able to get done by bringing it to a smith?

thanks very much
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Let me delicately ask if your rifle is a genuine T-marked sniper rifle with the No.32 telescope, or a sporterized No.4 with civilian bases and telescope? The number of buggered up military sniper rifles somedays seems to outnumber original condition ones. I am complaining about a bumpkin diminishing the supply because I object to thoughtless butchery of historic firearms.

If your rifle is a military sniper rifle - throw the stones and files as far as your pitching arm will allow. Never touch them to an already accurized gun!

If your rifle is a civilian scoped gun, there are many places to look and consider before stoning an engagement surfaces. And for the moment I won't tell you which.
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
Let me delicately ask if your rifle is a genuine T-marked sniper rifle with the No.32 telescope, or a sporterized No.4 with civilian bases and telescope? The number of buggered up military sniper rifles somedays seems to outnumber original condition ones. I am complaining about a bumpkin diminishing the supply because I object to thoughtless butchery of historic firearms.

If your rifle is a military sniper rifle - throw the stones and files as far as your pitching arm will allow. Never touch them to an already accurized gun!

If your rifle is a civilian scoped gun, there are many places to look and consider before stoning an engagement surfaces. And for the moment I won't tell you which.
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It's a '44 No4Mk1* with a rear site mounted scope mount, and a lyman 2.5X scope,
the stock is untouched, I refuse to drill holes in it for the cheekrest which I have,
instead i'm going to finish th cheekrest, dremel some grooves into it, and use leather lace to tie it securely in place on the stock..
thereby leaving the no.4 untouched and making it nice and snipery.

always in the market for real Ts, and so on.,
 
Now that the rifle mark and model are clear, you have a few simple options. The MkI* has the trigger attached to the trigger guard. The rule taught to me by experienced Lee Enfield target shooters is to never remove the magazine. The spring that holds the mag, also tensions the trigger. So, don't slap the magazine. Before you try to remove metal, make sure the King screw is snug.

There are others who will tell you where to stone, but I am not expressive enough to describe it in a few words.
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
Now that the rifle mark and model are clear, you have a few simple options. The MkI* has the trigger attached to the trigger guard. The rule taught to me by experienced Lee Enfield target shooters is to never remove the magazine. The spring that holds the mag, also tensions the trigger. So, don't slap the magazine. Before you try to remove metal, make sure the King screw is snug.

There are others who will tell you where to stone, but I am not expressive enough to describe it in a few words.
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yeah i never touch the mag of any enfield.

i didnt know that about the shared spring, that's interesting.
 
to lighten the pull you will first need to polish all the bearing surfaces on the sear. Don't touch the little bumps on the trigger, they wont change the weight of pull.

Once you polish up the sear you can think about changeing the pull weight by slightly, with a stone changeing the angle on the hammer. Take it slow and test often. Oh and you may want to buy a spare hammer and sear :)

It't trial an error, I've done a few now and its not really something you do all in one go.
 
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