screwed up my Rem trigger

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I screwed up my trigger on a Rem 700, Adjusted the tigger travel screw out too much, then it came out now I can only get it screwed in about half way. Not even enough to get the stock on
Trigger adjusted nicely to little over 2lbs .However I have a ton of slack before the trigget tightenes up
any ideas would be great
 
was the screw hard to turn back in? if it was it may be crossthreaded.

i believe there is a pin inside the screw hole, it may have come out of its hole.
 
Kenny said:
I screwed up my trigger on a Rem 700, Adjusted the tigger travel screw out too much, then it came out now I can only get it screwed in about half way. Not even enough to get the stock on
Trigger adjusted nicely to little over 2lbs .However I have a ton of slack before the trigget tightenes up
any ideas would be great
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The top screw on the front of the trigger is the over travel screw and had nothing to do with the slack before the trigger "tightens up" what ever that means. The bottom screw on the front of the trigger pushes a spring against the trigger and that is what controls weight and causes the trigger to return to engage the sear. The single rear screw controls sear engagement and can make the trigger creepy or unsafe... You usually have to make clearance within the stock when you adjust the trigger away from factory settings.

Be careful you don't have an accidental discharge with your screwed up trigger. You can always send the trigger group to a gunsmith for a correct reliable safe setting.
 
Top screw at the front of the trigger housing? The sear spring comes down through and bears against the screw. Refer to the diagram in the link posted by ARWEN ACE. If you took it all the way out, the spring is now blocking the screw hole. If this is what happened, you are going to have to remove the rear trigger housing pin and let the sear pivot up so that the spring can be cleared from the screw hole. Reinstall the screw, push the sear spring and sear back into place, tap the trigger housing screw back into place, adjust the trigger screw.
If you have a great deal of creep before the trigger releases, the engagement is out. Lots of creep and then a light pull, perhaps the trigger spring adjustment is out of whack too. Better go back and start over.
Make darn sure that the trigger action is positive, the rear will not bump off, and the safety works properly.
 
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