Original savage triggers

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How decent were the savage triggers before the accutrigger. Also' how accurate were the pre accutrigger models.
 
I've never tried the Savage triggers, new or old, but there's plenty of drop in aftermarket options for the old style. Personally I'd rather have a smooth faced aftermarket trigger for a little extra money than the silly sheet metal trigger safety on the Accutrigger. Not everyone agrees with me, though. :)

I've never heard anything but glowing reviews of any Savage rifle with regards to accuracy, including the dirt cheap Stevens 200 (which supposedly is identical in every way to the pre-accutrigger Savage branded rifles).
 
Khalnath.... your right not everyone agrees with you!:D ...... "silly sheet metal trigger safety on the Accutrigger"???? :confused: the accutrigger is the safest type of "aftermarket trigger" that I know of....I've tested it pretty extensively in the last few years... as far as I'm concerned it's one of the greatest advances in modern sporting firearms. As for Pre-accutrigger days..... I only know what I've heard and that is again that the savage and Stevens rifles have always been known as accurate firearms. The accutrigger simply helps to reduce some of the human error that occurs when shooting.
Greg
 
Khalnath said:
I've never tried the Savage triggers, new or old, but there's plenty of drop in aftermarket options for the old style. Personally I'd rather have a smooth faced aftermarket trigger for a little extra money than the silly sheet metal trigger safety on the Accutrigger. Not everyone agrees with me, though. :)
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But how do you know you dont like it, you havent tried it? Thats why no one agrees with you...
Geesh :D :D :D :D
Everyone that uses it, seems more than happy with it.



Khalnath said:
I've never heard anything but glowing reviews of any Savage rifle with regards to accuracy, including the dirt cheap Stevens 200 (which supposedly is identical in every way to the pre-accutrigger Savage branded rifles).
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They are good guns, nothign can be had better for the price.
The triggers are allright, and fairly easy to adjust if your mechanically inclined, but getting them below 3.5lbs is hard to do without an aftermarket trigger.
 
powdergun - Are you asking because you stumbled on an old stock of new rifles ? I just missed a deal on one by going to the can at the wrong moment, and someone else scooped it. .243 HB for $400 !!
 
Pre accu-triggers can be worked over to make them decent--not superb, but decent. Timmney made a fairly economical replacement trigger that worked well.

44Bore
 
The accutrigger is a marketing gimmick. I have plenty of rifles with crisp 1.3 to 2 lb trigger pulls that are completely safe to use, as long as the shooter does his part. When you compare the surfaces in sliding contact in an accutrigger to a real trigger, there is no comparison. The accutrigger does not have the repeatability of a solid trigger (this is based on my measurements with trigger pull weights on a brand new Savage .223 varmint rifle) . A trigger does not have that much effect on a rifle's accuracy anyway, unless it is horrendous.

By the way, this is NOT a new idea. Very similar "safety triggers" have been around on and off for at least 60 years.

.......How many accutriggers do you see on the line at serious matches?
 
I purchased a Savage 110S in .308 cal. back in the eighties. The trigger pull was out of the box very short and stiff on the creep and solidly crisp on the final bit of trigger. I never adjusted it while iI owned the rifle but did note that keeping the trigger assembly clean was important as dust did make it's way deeply into parts.
 
Personally I like the accutrigger, its the reason I'm buying a Savage .
Not due to any advantage in general but I shoot my Glock thousands of times a year and this trigger reminds me of my Glock . This will work better for me only because I am familiar to this type of trigger .
When in the field familiar equipment is always comforting . Forgeting your rifle has a light single stage trigger could really be a drag when you are used to two stage triggers .
Just my 2 cents
 
FWIW, I had a pre-accutrigger 116 in 7mm RemMag. I had a smith tune up the trigger, and it was very nice. Before the trigger job, it was consistent 3/4" groups. After, about 1/2". I was happy. You will be too.
 
The Savage 110 that Leadbelly is shooting is a 1992 model, the trigger is somewhat adjustable if your very careful and pay attention to what your doing. It has a 1.5lb. pull and no creep. You place your finger on the trigger and just think bang and it's off. As for accuracey, Savage are up there with the rest of them.
 
ONe note for those looking to do their trigger is CHECK THE SAFETY!!!!!!!
When you adjust the trigger, you adjust the safety too (on the savages), and not in a good way.
Make sure that after you adjust the trigger, you put it back in the stock, put the safety on (in both positions), and pull the trigger as hard as you can. (usually it will go bang if you've adjusted the trigger at all).
you'll have to adjust the safety screw on the trigger group to work with your new screw settings.
 
Do you think an aftermarket trigger like rifle basix, SSS or timney is safer than a factory trigger adjusted down to a couple of pounds? I'm wondering which one would be more likely to accidental discharge from slamming the bolt shut or dropping the rifle.
 
The non accutrigger can be tuned to a very crisp pull. Not the lightest but that depends on how the parts mesh. I have had them down to 2.5lbs or so. Very little overtravel. Make a great hunting trigger but not so good for varminting or target shooting.

See my post in Gunsmithing on the SSS and RB triggers. They are a great addition if you want a lighter pull.

Jerry
 
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