Remington 870 release trigger

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I bought a Remington 870TB at the last Switzer's auction and it had a release trigger installed. The auction description didn't mention anything but I was suspicious when I noticed the missing safety. Pulling the trigger made a soft click and releasing it made the hammer drop. On a snap cap. Settle down. A good way to shoot somebody if you're not paying attention. Almost impossible to decock without firing as you have to hold the trigger, somehow push in the slide release and then bring the slide back, all at once without releasing the trigger.
I am no fan of release triggers but it wasn't too bad to shoot. Much nicer release than the Ljutic I shot a while ago and I managed a 24 with it but it's not not me. Swapped it out for a pull trigger and took some pictures so you can see what makes them tick.

Pull trigger at the top and the release at the bottom in cocked and fired position. Notice the little hook on the release trigger. That's where the magic happens.
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When you pull the trigger the hook drops into the notch. Releasing the trigger moves the entire assembly back, releasing the hammer.
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Yet another thing to be wary of picking up a used gun, to file alongside knowing the crossbolt safety can be reversed for a left-handed shooter.
 
Trap shooters use release triggers to aide in flinching. Usually they’ll have an orange sticker indicating a release trigger. Dam dangerous thing if you don’t know what it is. Should have been declared in the description!!
 
A lot of those auction guns come out of estate sales so the origonal owner might not have been around to tell anyone about the release trigger. Too bad he didn't put a warning sticker on it but the reality is that a lot of people think they will never die and don't make any provisions for others when it happens. Good thing you decided to play around with a snap cap before going to the range or hunting where there could be potential for an acident!
 
I have made a few release triggers. Did one for a particular Italian o/u model that the factory did not do and no one else had ever done.

I have seen over/unders with release/pull triggers as well as release/release triggers... some guys will try anything to try and improve a score. The release/pull was very fast on doubles.

I have also seen the electric cable going to the trap house shot when a fellow went to set his release and accidentally fired. Don't set the release unless your gun is mounted and you are sighting down the barrel...
 
That is a pretty cool trigger - although I would not go near it myself!
I bought an Ithaca single barreled trap gun at an auction year ago, and it had a release trigger on it.
I shot the trap house right off the bat!f:P:f:
Took it apart on the spot, disabled the release mechanism, and shot a 24 with it.
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Release triggers are very common amongst trapshooters and are available for almost every mainstream trap gun. Apparently this particular trigger is known as a Schwab conversion. Schwab made releases for 870 and 1100s back in the day. I sure would like to know how they decocked it safely without using three hands. An O/U is easy, you just open the action. In order to open the action on an 870 you have to hold in the slide release, while holding the trigger.
 
I picked up a Timney 1100 release trigger for a buddy recently who is a sporting clays shooter. He says he is loving it. I am guessing he knows more about loading/unloading it than I gave thought to? I assume you load it like any pull trigger 1100 and it doesn't set the trigger until it's pulled just like any other pull trigger I ever tried. BDFT pull triggers are not for me either. I've tried a few, seen a few trap houses and a few areas pretty close to ones foot shot. I'll stick to pull triggers.
 
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