Rem 700 trigger options

Munkey1973 said:
LMAO... this is not factual. Just opinion.

Except for "fish having tits is useless" that probably is an iron clad statement, but unfortunately marine biology has nothing to do with this thread.

In your 1st post you made the claim that Jewels are X2 cost of Trigger Techs .... then I called BS on your statement (and its easily provable your statement not even close to being true).

Makes me think that most of what you claim regarding other triggers is spurious as well.
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Fact not opinion-
Cost-I forgot about USA to CDN exchange rates & the Jewell BR is the least expensive of the different configurations....in the USA.

BR builders/shooters drilled VENT holes in the bolt bodies at 12 oclock so when the bolt is rotated into battery would VENT gases out the ejection port as a decoration?
NO,to VENT gases prior to the gases getting into their Jewell trigger groups that would break the mid lever rendering the trigger USELESS.

Arnold of yesteryear & Brian of today will NOT sell you replacement parts....for a reason.

Not my first rodeo!
 
EJG said:
I am not too fussy with triggers however original Remmy are outright lousy after using a Tikka trigger. Timney's were ok 'ish but still not Tikka. In the meantime I have settled on Triggertech. I have two 1.5-4lb Triggertechs which seem ideal for hunting. Love em.
edi

ps. my remmy last weekend. West coast Ireland.

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Feel compelled to comment on that superlative photography Sir...... well done.
Beautiful country you are in there ......and it goes without saying we are entirely envious of your ability to shoot supressed
 
DANS40X said:
$390 CDN for any Jewell is ridiculous & should make any TT more rewarding.
Blank 1 primer w/ a Jewell & the mid lever lower tip will break & render the trigger group as useless as tits on a fish.
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I payed 330 for my last Jewel last month and that was to my door so that less than the starting price for a TT and has a lighter trigger pull.
 
terez said:
Feel compelled to comment on that superlative photography Sir...... well done.
Beautiful country you are in there ......and it goes without saying we are entirely envious of your ability to shoot supressed
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Thanks, yes a lovely country, if it doesn't rain. Was lucky to harvest two deer that morning. Picture is one of the better ones and a reason to get up at 4.
edi
 
Your opinion on triggers in general goes up once you try really good 9nes. You don't know how good they can be. I suggest you get a jewel, then judge all others knowingly.

Lots of great triggers. Rem factory included. Rejoice in the choices before you. You can do better or worse but you can't go wrong.
 
No beefs with a primary Triggertech I put into my 700, nice improvement to it, it's a hunting gun in 7-08, and I liked the idea it will still function properly in krappy conditions. Good enough to feel nice on the range as well. And they will likely have a 20% off sale sooner than later, seem to do that a few times a year. I figured I owed it to that gun after 35yrs of service, it was well worth it.
 
kthomas said:
"Best" is subjective.

Personally I think that BnA has much better features incorporated into it then TT triggers, I got rid of my TT once I tried a BnA. Particularly the ability for the end user to time their trigger to their action with the sear engagement adjustment along with the different height top sears. It's a clever feature that really allows you to optimize the interface between the trigger and the action, which can have a dramatic effect on the function and "feel" of an action.

TT's are undoubtedly great triggers, I can see why people like them. They are in the top tier of triggers, but to state that they are the stand alone best trigger is subjective at best.
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KT - I said BEST BUY ! $ for what you get - not BEST Trigger ! RJ
 
depends on how far you want to go with triggers.

For an improved "standard" trigger a well reworked older Remington Walker or a standby Timney 510 can be quite good.

If you wanna get more serious I'd say Bix n' Andy Tac Sport 2.
 
Here's a thing... And I dont want this to seem like an attack on Trigger Tech, because it is not.

A buddy of mine has a Rem 700 and has gone through several Trigger Tech triggers trying to find one that functions reliably. We were at a match a while back and the guys from Trigger Tech were there and we discussed the problem with them. They suggested a different Trigger Tech model and by chance my buddy happened to win that very one off the prize table that weekend... So thanks to Trigger Tech for that!

Problem for my buddy is that other trigger doesn't work any better for him than the first.

The Trigger Tech guys told us that over the years, these actions where produced with a variety of slightly different trigger pin locations and for that reason it is difficult for them to produce one trigger that works for all.

What is odd to me is the action in question was once mine and functioned perfectly well with the CG trigger I ran on it when I had it. So its a bit of a puzzle to me that my CG trigger worked but the Trigger Techs don't.

BTW, I'm running a Trigger Tech trigger on my Defiance action and I'm not having any problems.

Just sayin, its a thing to watch out for and speaks to the point kthomas made above.
 
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Maple57,
Someone is/was tap dancing stating that trigger pin hole locations very from 700 action to 700 action.

Comparing a 700 to Clone actions w/ or w/o hangers....yes.

If the TT rep stated that Timney trigger housing pin holes varied,he would be spot on in that regard.

I've had 1 TT Special that had an issue out of the pkge.
The pull weight adjustment screw was protruding from the bottom of the housing as received.
The adjustment piece was miss aligned internaly during assembly & would not adjust properly.
I disassembled the trigger group,aligned the piece properly in the housing & reassembled.Done.
Ops/function check'd per design.
 
Maple57 said:
Here's a thing... And I dont want this to seem like an attack on Trigger Tech, because it is not.

A buddy of mine has a Rem 700 and has gone through several Trigger Tech triggers trying to find one that functions reliably. We were at a match a while back and the guys from Trigger Tech were there and we discussed the problem with them. They suggested a different Trigger Tech model and by chance my buddy happened to win that very one off the prize table that weekend... So thanks to Trigger Tech for that!

Problem for my buddy is that other trigger doesn't work any better for him than the first.

The Trigger Tech guys told us that over the years, these actions where produced with a variety of slightly different trigger pin locations and for that reason it is difficult for them to produce one trigger that works for all.

What is odd to me is the action in question was once mine and functioned perfectly well with the CG trigger I ran on it when I had it. So its a bit of a puzzle to me that my CG trigger worked but the Trigger Techs don't.

BTW, I'm running a Trigger Tech trigger on my Defiance action and I'm not having any problems.

Just sayin, its a thing to watch out for and speaks to the point kthomas made above.
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Apparently lots of people are having issues with TT triggers lately. Lots of issues with sear engagement and hang fires supposedly.

I think it would behoove manufacturers like TT to have adjustable sear engagement, for multiple reasons.

This problem is a more recent one, I'm sure they will figure it out. TT has really good CS at least, so you don't have to worry about them hanging you out to dry.
 
I have about 8 (?) Trigger Techs, Diamonds & Specials. Generally I find them great triggers.

However, 3 of my 700's are not quite the way I want them (all 3 of these "issue" 700's have Specials and all 3 have Great-Tan firing pin assemblies.... all my 700's have Gre-Tans and the rest have no problem).

Two of them I can only safely get down to 2 1/4 pounds. Heck, I can easily get Remington Walkers down to that and even down to 2 pounds safely. So that's very frustrating. I'd like to AT LEAST get them down to 2 pounds, maybe 1 3/4 pounds. Don't need these particular rifles any lower. I suspect these two are sear is a touch too low.

The third 700 now has a pretty heavy bolt lift which it didn't really have before the TT Special, so I'm guessing that's sear height is too high.

Now, to be fair I have yet to contact TT about these frustrations and I know from personal experience they have fantastic customer service. After the holidays I'll get in touch and see if there's anything we can figure out.
 
madashell said:
I have about 8 (?) Trigger Techs, Diamonds & Specials. Generally I find them great triggers.

However, 3 of my 700's are not quite the way I want them (all 3 of these "issue" 700's have Specials and all 3 have Great-Tan firing pin assemblies.... all my 700's have Gre-Tans and the rest have no problem).

Two of them I can only safely get down to 2 1/4 pounds. Heck, I can easily get Remington Walkers down to that and even down to 2 pounds safely. So that's very frustrating. I'd like to AT LEAST get them down to 2 pounds, maybe 1 3/4 pounds. Don't need these particular rifles any lower. I suspect these two are sear is a touch too low.

The third 700 now has a pretty heavy bolt lift which it didn't really have before the TT Special, so I'm guessing that's sear height is too high.

Now, to be fair I have yet to contact TT about these frustrations and I know from personal experience they have fantastic customer service. After the holidays I'll get in touch and see if there's anything we can figure out.
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Ditch the Gre-Tan/Speedlock firing pins & springs to eliminate your trigger/bolt lift issues.
 
madashell said:
I have about 8 (?) Trigger Techs, Diamonds & Specials. Generally I find them great triggers.

However, 3 of my 700's are not quite the way I want them (all 3 of these "issue" 700's have Specials and all 3 have Great-Tan firing pin assemblies.... all my 700's have Gre-Tans and the rest have no problem).

Two of them I can only safely get down to 2 1/4 pounds. Heck, I can easily get Remington Walkers down to that and even down to 2 pounds safely. So that's very frustrating. I'd like to AT LEAST get them down to 2 pounds, maybe 1 3/4 pounds. Don't need these particular rifles any lower. I suspect these two are sear is a touch too low.

The third 700 now has a pretty heavy bolt lift which it didn't really have before the TT Special, so I'm guessing that's sear height is too high.

Now, to be fair I have yet to contact TT about these frustrations and I know from personal experience they have fantastic customer service. After the holidays I'll get in touch and see if there's anything we can figure out.
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When I put a replacement trigger in my 700 and the bolt lift was too heavy I filed down the cocking piece to take the pressure off it works fine now
 
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