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I have a Rem. 700 BDL in 270 that is bone stock. I am very happy with its performance, but I'm thinking of getting the trigger pull reduced. Here's the question, has anyone ever had this done and wished they hadn't? or was dissatisfied with the end result? can a botched trigger job be fixed? or do the parts have to be replaced?
 
rem 700's can be adjusted down without altering the parts. if adjusted to low you can just add a little more weight with a screw adjustment. instructions are on the net. hardest part is removing the epoxy covering the adjustment screws. all my hunting triggers are between two and three pounds. not that hard to do yourself.
 
I have done hundreds over the last 40 years.

Send me your factory 700 trigger assembly with $50 and I will work/adjust it to a crisp 2.5 pounds or more if you want it and return it by mail. 2.5 to 3 seems very popular. Some want less and I have gone as low as 1.5 pounds but not on a hunting rifle...

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Just send it to Denis and you will be pleased and shoot smaller groups, or better still send him the whole gun, get your bolt trued and stock bedded.
manitou
 
$50 for a trigger adjustment!! Damn I'm in the wrong job!! LOL
Firstly IF you are worried about warranty get it done by a factory authorised gunsmith. Remington have only in the last 2 years started teaching this on the law enforcement Armourer's course. If you do not have these concerns knock yourself out & read the online instructions first, re-read them with the stock removed, ensuring you are 100% sure of what you are doing. It is not rocket science, you just need to identify the screws & be methodical.
If you are going to do this to your rifles it is worth buying an electrical trigger weight machine.
Brownells catalouge is an excellant guide to what you want.
The epoxy holding the screws is simple 5 minute epoxy, actually it is often removed accidently with cleaning products, when people dont use bore guides.Even if you mess up a gunsmith can rectify it, as long as you dont loose bits! LOL
Lastly remember once you reassemble the receiver to stock you may notice a slight change in the trigger weight.
 
greenpasture said:
poor value or return on your investment. Guys that do this laugh as they pocket the change.
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Are you speaking of an experience you had or are you just blowing hot air...:confused:

Perhaps you should name some of these guys who laugh as they pocket the change. I am sure everyone would like to know.
 
"...You won't get your $$$ back..." You won't get your money back with an aftermarket trigger either. Keeping one without a rifle to put in on is kind of daft. They're not 'universal' triggers. A Timney for a Rem 700 only fits a Rem 700.
Mind you, your comments indicate you've never shot a rifle or handgun with a good trigger.
 
Triggers are the best upgrade on a gun in my opinion.. you will never regret it...

I am so used to light triggers that 2 pounds seems like a need a truck to pull it..
 
A trigger upgrade, either a "trigger job" or a good replacement (which still may need the "trigger job" by the way, they're not all a universal fit) is a good investment regardless. A better trigger always makes a gun slightly more valuable then the same gun with a bad trigger, maybe not by much, but it's always worth something. "Name" triggers get a little more money, but you'll never get your initial investment back no matter what. - dan
 
Blygy said:
Triggers are the best upgrade on a gun in my opinion.. you will never regret it...

I am so used to light triggers that 2 pounds seems like a need a truck to pull it..
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x2, best investment in accuracy IMO.

The first thing I do when I get a new rifle is the trigger, and sometimes that is the only thing I do.

I like mine at between 2 and 3 lb
 
Def90 said:
$50 for a trigger adjustment!! Damn I'm in the wrong job!! LOL
Firstly IF you are worried about warranty get it done by a factory authorised gunsmith. Remington have only in the last 2 years started teaching this on the law enforcement Armourer's course. If you do not have these concerns knock yourself out & read the online instructions first, re-read them with the stock removed, ensuring you are 100% sure of what you are doing. It is not rocket science, you just need to identify the screws & be methodical.
If you are going to do this to your rifles it is worth buying an electrical trigger weight machine.
Brownells catalouge is an excellant guide to what you want.
The epoxy holding the screws is simple 5 minute epoxy, actually it is often removed accidently with cleaning products, when people dont use bore guides.Even if you mess up a gunsmith can rectify it, as long as you dont loose bits! LOL
Lastly remember once you reassemble the receiver to stock you may notice a slight change in the trigger weight.
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$50 seems reasonable to me. I was paying $35 - $40 for a trigger adjustment/polishing 15 years ago and didn't think it was out of line then for good work. $50 is money well spent for a professional gunsmith to smarten up a factory trigger.
 
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