Winchesters new trigger

[Gatehouse]

For those interested:

http://outdoorlife.blogs.com/thegunshots/2007/10/winchester-mode.html

 

[LittleBoyLefty]

To bad. No changes were required.

 

[BCWILL]

Wow 3-3/4 lbs is certainly not bad for a Hunting Rig...especially outta the box.
I'm guessing the original trigger assemblies were "too pricey" to produce ?

Look like some Fine Rifles to kick back production with nonetheless

 

[bronco_mudder]

at least its not an accu-trigger

 

[Jeff/1911]

Sounds great! What's not to like about that?!?

Thanks Gatehouse.

 

[LittleBoyLefty]

Sounds great! What's not to like about that?!?

Thanks Gatehouse.

More parts. Teflon coating.

The original design was almost perfect for a hunting rifle IMO. It wasn't the trigger 'design' that sunk the M70, more like the execution of the design..............

 

[Bishopus]

The m70 wasn't 'sunk' by engineering issues. The Ct. plant had the highest operating costs, worst quality control, and slowest production speed of any USRAC factory. The union threatened a strike and management pulled the plug. Sounds like it was a nasty place towards the end.

Re: the trigger, I'm cautiously optimistic. I really liked the classic trigger, but they typically came from the factory at 6+ pounds with plenty of creep. True they're fully adjustable and are second to none once tuned, but yeah there's room for improvement.

 

[Anglinfool]

My older M70 has the nicest trigger out of all my firearms. What happened to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" saying?

 

[rem338win]

Those last triggers from the factory definitely needed a bit of stoning to become decent. I thing the new one will work well though.

 

[prosper]

The original 70 trigger was awesome! Though I can't speak much to the later built QC issues.

Perhaps it just wasn't lawyer proof enough?