Remington 700 trigger...too light?

[philthygeezer]

I have to agree with pilot and be contrarian to the status quo.

I don't even think about touching my trigger until I am completely on target and ready to fire. The trigger guard serves its purpose well as I lay my finger alongside it while pointing the rifle and getting into position, so a 1lb trigger is perfectly acceptable to me even in the field. If you prefer it heavier that's perfectly ok, but the idea that a hunting rifle cannot have a precise and light trigger pull is absurd. If you need a 2 or 3lb trigger to be safe then you just plain 'ol aren't safe.

That aside, way too many people are concerned with the break weight of the trigger instead of the main contributor to a crappy trigger: creep. Most people underestimate the weight of their triggers, in my experience, when they are adjusted with minimal creep. You just don't realize the pressure you are applying without the feedback. I'll take a crisp 5lb trigger over a mushy 2lb one any day.

I'm going to be counter-contrarian and state that a trigger should be fairly predictable under stress and inclement weather when you are squeezing it on an animal. Ounces and angel fart touches don't help when adrenaline is flowing, you're breathing hard, your hands are cold and you're thinking about whether that deer is going to move. I think that 2.5 to 3 pounds is about right.

Agree about leaving the chamber empty most of the time. Also agree that a 5 pound crispy trigger doesn't feel like 5 pounds.