Remington 700 cocking piece problem??

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Hello everyone!

I'm having an issue with my remington 700. I think I know what the problem is but I want some opinions whether I'm correct in my findings or not...

So to start, this is a Remington 700 Stainless Steel short action with a Remington 5R tactical stainless barrel. These are factory assembled. They are installed in a KRG Whiskey3 gen 4 chassis and I have installed a Cadex DX2 V2 dual stage trigger on it.

I'm not able to lower the trigger pull strength as low as this trigger will allow me. After a lot of research and after having taken my whole rifle apart many times I think I have figured out what my problem might be. I think my cocking piece has a non flat edge that is putting all the pressure on a very small surface on the trigger sear release mechanism... Is it possible that this is what is causing my problem?? Would it help if I purchased a new cocking piece and had it machined perfectly flat and replaced my stock remington piece with it??

You can see in the picture below that there is only a fine line on the trigger sear indicating that the cocking piece isn't making full contact on this surface.

If anyone has experience with this or thinks there is another problem I would love to hear from you!

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Had same problem with the same trigger, tried lots of different things including a different cocking piece, called Cadex and asked them why my trigger wouldn’t go as low as advertised. Got told I must be doing something wrong as there couldn’t be an issue with their trigger. Gave up on the trigger and tossed it in the parts bin. If you want a good two stage get a Timney Calvin elite 2 stage they are ten times the trigger as the Cadex
 
that's an expensive piece to toss.... And here I was trying to buy Canadian products made right next to where I grew up! That'll teach me I guess... Haha!

I'll try a differently machined cocking piece and if it doesn't work then I guess I'll be calling Cadex to see what's up. Glad I'm not the only one to have had this problem though! And I'll look up the Timney Calvin trigger. Might buy one to compare... might help out with determining if it was the trigger and not the cocking piece.

Thank you!
 
You posted a photo of the rear of the action, with the trigger assembly and sear.
If you are asking about the cocking piece, how about a photo of the cocking piece? Is it the standard Remington component?
 
It is a standard Remington cocking piece yes. I tried taking pictures of it but you can't see anything abnormal in the pictures. The trigger sear wear is the only thing that clearly showed that the cocking piece isn't making a full surface contact.

I plan on buying a different cocking piece and having it machined (.010 thousands off) and polished to see if it helps with the trigger stiffness I'm experiencing. My firing pin drop is at .284 so even with .010 machined off the cocking piece I will maintain a pin drop over .250
 
The 700 uses a prop type trigger mechanism.
The sear holds the cocking piece back. The sear is supported by the mechanism beneath it. In a factory mechanism, that is the trigger connector and trigger. The engagement between the sear and the cocking piece doesn't have much to do with the trigger pull.
When the trigger is pressed, the sear is no longer held up, the cocking piece forces the sear down, and the firing pin assembly springs forward.
If you have the engaging surface of the cocking piece ground back, striker fall will be shortened, but the trigger pull won't be affected.
 
Send it back to Cadex. I had one of the nylon retaining screws for the adjustment screw fall out of one of their earlier DX-2s, sent it in to them and they sent back a brand new one.
 
jhnvan said:
I plan on buying a different cocking piece and having it machined (.010 thousands off) and polished to see if it helps with the trigger stiffness I'm experiencing.
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Altering cocking pieces and the back of the bolt where the cocking piece indexes can be done for easier, smoother bolt operation but does little or nothing on the feel of the trigger.

I automatically reworked the trigger sears ever so slightly before attempting to adjust a factory 700 trigger... it can be as little as a light polish with a 400 grit soft wheel and then a light polish on a 555 black wheel... and then sometimes I will replace the trigger return spring with a lighter on...

perhaps your after market trigger needs a little internal work?
 
I'll try contacting cadex and see what they have to say about this. I really don't want to be without a rifle for too long. And I don't think this trigger is meant to be worked on inside from what I've been reading...

And I think I'll still have the cocking piece I ordered machined and polished to smooth out my bolt a bit more.
 
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