Timney trigger?

Timney trigger

Spend a little more and buy a Jewell and you will end up with a lot more I am talking from experience. As the saying goes buy once cry once buy twice and cry forever.

Edge
 
EZED said:
Spend a little more and buy a Jewell and you will end up with a lot more I am talking from experience. As the saying goes buy once cry once buy twice and cry forever.

Edge
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I appreciate your opinion, but there are guys who see it just the opposite way. What disadvantage do you see in timney?
 
The biggest problem with a Jewel is that if you puncture a primer you are likely to break the trigger (especially in the 700), about $70 to get it fixed and you have to go through only one fellow in Canada to do it.
 
I had a timney and loved it. No creep, as light of pull as I wanted and best of all.... The gun went bang when it was used.

As asked... Tell us you Internet gurus.. What makes a jewl that much better?


..... Maby it turns your .308 in to a .338 ???
 
mihasic said:
I appreciate your opinion, but there are guys who see it just the opposite way. What disadvantage do you see in timney?
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They all work and have worked on many many rifles over several decades of use.

ALL have been used as OEM triggers for custom rifle brands in the US.

Chevy, Ford, Dodge debate.

Where the Jewell shines and gets the most press is in the competition application where super light trigger pulls are desired. They work very well in the 1 to 3 oz range.

And yes, a blown primer can send them packing. But then competition shooters tend to be very careful loaders and strive for 100% operational reliability.

Shilen is also very good in this regard but not quite as crisp as the Jewell. At 2oz, there really isn't much creep no matter what brand you choose. For hunting applications, they need to use the safety and bolt release from the orig Rem trigger group. Not so easy now that the Promark triggers aren't easy to strip parts off (don't even think the parts fit at any rate).

These were listed as OEM for Surgeon Rifles in an article I read a little while back so are well regarded.

Timney has served the rifle industry for a very very long time and might just be the oldest of these three. They work, are robust and easy to set up. Their market is not the competition shooter so their options and operations are limited in this regard.

For the average shooter wanting a 2lbs pull, all brands will work. Even a tuned factory trigger will do just fine.

But when you measure pull in ounces, there is a difference and the only way to understand is to use them for yourself.

Jerry
 
One more question. In jewell, all three adjustments are accessible without stock removing. Is that the case with timneys?
 
mihasic said:
Are timneys equipped with bolt release?
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Yes they have the same release as the regular rem triggers

mihasic said:
One more question. In jewell, all three adjustments are accessible without stock removing. Is that the case with timneys?
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The adjustments are the same in the Timney as they are in the rem triggers so you have to remove the stock.

I'd hazard to say that it is the same case with the equivalent Jewell models.


I've owned a couple Timney Triggers in the 1.5-3lb range with safety and they were both great.

I ended up going with Rifle Basix though as they offer triggers with a lower pull (5-10oz) while retaining a safety. Something that neither Jewell or Timney offer.
 
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