Model 700 Shilen trigger- Part II-HELP!!

RangerRick

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Well as I had mentioned I got her back together no problem, and went tune the trigger.
Now the bloody bolt won't ####. Shilen says something about their new trigger not cocking on closing and that you might need to go to a 28# firing pin rather than the issue 24# one.

Is this the case, or is their something I'm missing? In case I am, I did order a Wolff 28# spring and a Klinedorst firing pin spring tool/vice to swap it out. I read about drifting out the retaining pin, but how do you take the shroud off to get at the cocking piece?

Geez what a friggin nightmare, but with no real gunsmiths within a 3 hour drive, and they are backed up as well, I sure could use some help here.

Thanks guys,

Rick
 
Marathon is on the shores of Lake Superior, half way between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste Marie.

I do know Jason though, when I lived in Hazeldean, and he did some work for Smith's Gun Shop, on Hwy 7 near Kanata. I used to work there part time in the 70's

Rick
 
Looks like I went through Marathon last Wednesday.

I remember Smith's very well. Too bad it closed.

I first met Jason when he was apprenticing under the late George Pohle, and the shop was on Richmond Rd - that's the strip mall that had the pizzaria torched by the owner. It was after that Gunco moved to their present location. Prior to Jason apprenticing for George, there was Steve Chaume, who went on his own in North Gower. Steve closed shop in the early 80's.
 
Shilen may have changed the dimensions on the sear so the sear wouldn't pick up before the extraction cam touched. The recommendation for a heavier spring comes from the reduced striker travel which would result. Something they should not have done IMO but, hey, it's their trigger. In any case, this is not the cause of your problem. Your problem may be being caused by distortion of the housing when you installed the pins. To check this, remove the bolt. Now, if you press down on the sear with a screwdriver (rifle in the vise, of course), the sear should contact the trigger lever. pulling the trigger should release the sear which will move freely with only the spring offering resistance. If not, the housing has pinched together. Simply take a punch and tap both sides of the housing (as close to the pins as you can get) apart. This is the most likely problem. Other problems might be simple adjustment problems or dimensional issues. Hard to tell when I can't see it. Could tell at a glance if I could see it. Regards, Bill
 
Well theres a lot to said for the process of elimination. After I spoke with Dave from Shilen in Texas, I took his advice and stripped everything off and used a jewelers loup to look closely at the contact surfaces. Heres the twist, when I bought the Rifle Basix kit to replace the busted c clip, I decided to get my $29.95's worth and I dropped in their replacement safety lever. That was the problem. I put the OEM one back in and "viola", works like a hot darn. Now all I have to do is relieve the stock of a wee wood to allow for the passage of the trigger adjustment screws, Bob's your Uncle, I'm GTG!!

WooHoo!!

Ricky
 
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