Trigger pull weight?

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I'm getting a Timney trigger installed on my 1953 Husquvarna 270.

What is a good trigger weight pull for a hunting rifle?

Three pounds?

I have had a Remington Model 700 243 for 30 years and I'm kind of used to that, though find it stiff.

I don't want a hair trigger either though, something crisp, where I feel a touch of resistance, then the rifle fires, not like the current trigger on the 270 where there is this long mysterious pull before it goes off.

What I do like is the pull on my Swede Mauser 96 rifles, a 1907 and a 1911. Smooth.
 
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The big difference is not necessarily going to be in the pull weight. Yo hit the nail on the head when you mention creep. What a quality trigger (includes timney) will give you is an absolutely consistent, predictable let off. You can set the weight up to 4 or 5 # if that is where you are comfortable, and yor general accuracy will still likely improve a great deal. Too many guyd think that if a light trigger is great for a target rifle, it must also be the cat's under tail for hunting!

BS! Set a nice crisp pull, then take the darn thing out and practice with it until it feels right. That is the BIG secret of a good hunting trigger, it is the one that YOU know and have confidence in.
 
I have 2 pounds on my Tikka 965 in .270.....and think that it is to light for hunting rifle...I think, 3lbs will be more suitable for the hunting purpose....
will take care of my gun before the next hunting season... :)
 
pilgrim said:
I have 2 pounds on my Tikka 965 in .270.....and think that it is to light for hunting rifle...I think, 3lbs will be more suitable for the hunting purpose....
will take care of my gun before the next hunting season... :)
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Dude, lay off the beer, you got the numbers right...now get them in the right order 6...9...5.... :D :D :D :D just funnin' you man. :)

Anyways, I agree, 3lbs is good. But it's all about knowing you gun and your trigger. Which you don't get without range time.
 
gitrdun said:
Dude, lay off the beer, you got the numbers right...now get them in the right order 6...9...5.... :D :D :D :D just funnin' you man. :)

Anyways, I agree, 3lbs is good. But it's all about knowing you gun and your trigger. Which you don't get without range time.
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it was a hard week's night :)
 
"...too light for hunting rifle..." Way too light. Three is a bit light for a hunting rifle too. Four or 5 would be better. You don't want the trigger so light that it'll go off by looking at it.
 
I tend to disagree with Sunray. My Rem. 722 in .257 has the trigger set nice and light. I don't touch the !@#$ thing unless I want to shoot. I had it too light at one time, and if the trigger was touched with the safety on, it would sometimes drop the firing pin, so as long as the trigger holds, in my opinion, it is OK. I worked on my Rem. 760 with an oilstone, but it is still too heavy, although better. Has anyone got a cure for that?
 
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To me, trigger weight should fit the situation. For a hunting rifle 4-5lbs is about right. You never know if you will have time to remove your gloves, so you don't want the rifle going off when your stick you finger into the trigger guard. Chances are in the heat of the moment on a hunting rifle you wouldn't know the difference if it was a 12 lbs pull.
For my fullbore target rifle 3.5 lbs is the min. legal limit. For my small-bore prone rifle, 3 oz works about right.
For the range, shooting off a rest or bi-pod, a safe trigger is all that is needed.
 
"...got a cure for that..." Change the springs. Wolff sells hammer springs.
"...was touched with the safety on, it would sometimes drop..." That's a defective safety.
 
Around 3 1/2 lbs is perfect for me. 3lbs would be my minimum. Less than that and in the heat of the moment it may go off too soon with gloves on and in colder conditions.
 
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