Savage Accutrigger
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Interesting. I haven't heard of this problem before. Is yours a regular accutrigger, or the target version? I dont think mine goes anywhere near 2lbs (more like 3.5-4 if I was to guess) but mines on a 22 so its probably different than the centerfire ones...
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Blade effectively preloads seer to produce what feels like clean break. Bit of a different feel but works well enough.
Also easy to swap out spring for the target action spring for further pull weight reduction. Was able to purchase direct from savage.
Have three (and had more), all work without issue.
Also easy to swap out spring for the target action spring for further pull weight reduction. Was able to purchase direct from savage.
Have three (and had more), all work without issue.
I have two savages with accutriggers. A model 10 fcp-k that shoots sub .5moa, and a lightweight hunter in 30-06 that shoots sub 3/4 moa (it's not really a bench gun due to the lightweight barrel).
I actually like the accutrigger.
I actually like the accutrigger.
The accutrigger ALMOST cost me the buck of my lifetime last month. I have taken 3 previous bucks with my 220 with no trigger problems. I never heard of issues before. I rarely do but I was wearing light fleece gloves. Imagine the feeling of trying to squeeze off a broadside rested 25yard shot when you suddenly realize you have 20 lbs of pressure on the trigger and still no bang. As if it was jammed or safety is on. By the time I double checked that the safety was off the animal was spooked and it became a bit of a sh!t show but thankfully the gun eventually fired and he dropped. I'll likely change the trigger but being aware of the potential problem is a help. No gloves. Be sure to square up on the trigger.
ya pulled on the side of the trigger didn't ya ? Had to re-#### the bolt eh ? Sounds like a combination of not fully knowing your weapon and buck fever to me... unless I missed something. Glad you got em though.
I don't know about pulling on the side but I didn't have to recock. Maybe the fleece jammed in the trigger? There was no time for buck fever as everything went down too fast to get shakey. I think I'd just prefer a trigger that always releases the sear when I pull on it.
huh.... now that's interesting ...
Usually on these blade safety style triggers if you pull the trigger back on right or left side (without pulling the blade back) it disengages the trigger and obviously won't fire no matter how hard you pull.... which means you have to re-#### it.
Be interesting to know exactly what happened to yours then.
So you're saying you now had to pull back really hard and it eventually fired ? Didn't have to do anything else ?
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I have the accutrigger on the .243 Model 11. It's great. The thing shoots .2 - .4 MOA off the bench with handloads, and I've never had an issue with it. But then I also don't make a habit of pulling the trigger sideways. I'd buy another.
This is interesting indeed. I am familiar with the behavior you describe, but not firing then firing without recocking the gun almost sounds like an issue with the safety not the trigger... or as mentioned maybe his glove got stuck in the blade or something...
I don't believe the safety was the problem as I double checked it and it was already all the way forward. On my next attempt to shoot the gun fired with normal trigger pressure. I think the blade was jammed or not depressed due to the glove. Not a good hunting trigger imo.
Funny thing is, it's supposed to be a good hunting trigger due to the safety feature. Maybe they meant "safe" for the deers ! Maybe it wasn't designed by lawyers but by vegan liberals and we're only just catching on !
I only have them on Savage rimfires and they don't bother me on those for what I do with them. Also have this style of trigger on a Mossberg shotgun. It feels surprisingly good for an SG trigger but not sold on the idea for a HD shotgun.
The Accutrigger came out at a time when most factory triggers were absolutely horrible; heavy, creepy, rough and nearly unshootable. The A-trigger was a big improvement, but of course people don't comment on how much better it was than the triggers it replaced. Rather, they complain about how much worse it was than the aftermarket triggers that they spent a couple or a few hundred dollars on. Totally unfair comparison. It is a factory trigger, and it was a fair step ahead of its competition.
I'm not in love with most Accutriggers as they come on new guns (although the red-bladed target version is outstanding), but I honestly can't see why some people have all these issues with it. I've consciously tried to get a few A-triggers to produce some of these problems, without success. How bad does your trigger technique need to be to prevent you from simply squeezing the trigger straight back?
I'm not in love with most Accutriggers as they come on new guns (although the red-bladed target version is outstanding), but I honestly can't see why some people have all these issues with it. I've consciously tried to get a few A-triggers to produce some of these problems, without success. How bad does your trigger technique need to be to prevent you from simply squeezing the trigger straight back?
