rem 700 trigger pull
- Thread starter Goose25
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A lot of gunsmiths can "do" a 700 trigger to a crisp 2 or 2.5 pounds for $30 to $40. They don't even need your rifle, just the trigger assembly.
I have seen a lot of do it yourself triggers completely screwed up. It depends on ones skill level I guess.
I have seen a lot of do it yourself triggers completely screwed up. It depends on ones skill level I guess.
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- Hillbilly shack in the boonies
If you have not done this kind of work before, don't. It could result in a not so safe firearm. Thats why gunsmiths get paid the big bucks
Frank
Frank
There's a first time for everything. If you never try to do it yourself, you'll never be able to. Do your homework, then stone the trigger, and maybe fiddle with the engagement angle. Make sure you dry fire it lots to make sure it's safe. If you screw it up, you can always buy one of the many relatively inexpensive model 700 aftermarket triggers...
prosper said:
So you are advising an inexperienced person who does not know how the trigger even adjusts to stone the sears and experiment with the angles... and that if he is gentle and goes slow, reassembles and tests frequently, it isn't difficult ?
prosper said:
I guess the answer to that one would be the 'trainee' works under the supervision of a certified gunsmith [who's actually experienced & knows what he is doing] to learn how to do it properly.
Personally, I'd prefer not to buy a rifle where some amatuer was 'experimenting' in self-gunsmithing a trigger job. Also, I imagine there'd be some vicarious liability attached to that kind of operation, too.
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Its one thing to use the adjusting screws, its quite another to start stoning and re-engineering engagement angles. The parts that are going to get screwed up during the learning curve are ones that Mr. Remington isn't going to sell you, for liabilty reasons. If anyone is thinking about trying to adjust one of these triggers it is critically important to understand how it works before touching a thing.
I fill out a form, submit it and $100 and I'm a certified gunsmith. Anyone with a bit of machining experience or mechanical know-how is certainly qualified to tinker.
And yes, you can order replacement triggers & sears from manufacturers.
Of course there's liability issues. I'm not talking about modifying other people's guns if you don't know what you're doing. But this is NOT a complicated procedure. I could teach a 10-year-old with a tiny bit of mechanical aptitude how to polish & stone a sear/trigger. I'm not saying that it's not very easy to ruin a trigger. It is. But put it together - watch how it works, learn what the sear is, and how it engages - it's really very simple.
And yes, you can order replacement triggers & sears from manufacturers.
Of course there's liability issues. I'm not talking about modifying other people's guns if you don't know what you're doing. But this is NOT a complicated procedure. I could teach a 10-year-old with a tiny bit of mechanical aptitude how to polish & stone a sear/trigger. I'm not saying that it's not very easy to ruin a trigger. It is. But put it together - watch how it works, learn what the sear is, and how it engages - it's really very simple.
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Thats okay, because Remington doesn't want Canadian business anyway. If you are stuck with a Remington, buy a Jewell trigger. Otherwise buy a Savage and install a Rifle Basix trigger instead of the sheet metal junkutrigger.
Well, almost correct; Remington will sell "restricted" parts, but only to Remington factory certified gunsmiths. Before he lost his fight with cancer, we had a fella up here in north east Alberta that could get any of these parts.
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- calgary alberta
Remington will NOT sell trigger parts any longer to ANYONE execpt their factory warranty depots (maybe) I am a Remington LE dealer, licensed manufacturer etc and I can't get them, Brownells and Gunpar and Western can't get them, I know I have asked repeatedly. Trigger parts from Remington for all intents and purposes are not available. SO if you screw it up "learning" you will be faced with trying to illegaly export 1 off Ebay or legally purchasing an aftermarket trigger group, at best, at worst some lawyers day (more likely year) will be made. For the little bit of cash involved is it worth it?????
If a person has some idea to begin with about what they are about to do, thats 1 thing, but if you need to ask how to adjust a trigger, then I believe you are not qualified to start stone work on sears and triggers. No offense to Goose intended here.
If a person has some idea to begin with about what they are about to do, thats 1 thing, but if you need to ask how to adjust a trigger, then I believe you are not qualified to start stone work on sears and triggers. No offense to Goose intended here.
