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Remington 700 Trigger Help
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<blockquote data-quote="Damascus" data-source="post: 949218" data-attributes="member: 57878"><p>When you pull the trigger and the rifle fires, the weapon is "re-cocked" as the handle is lifted - so it will be quite noticeably harder to lift when the firing pin has been released... If you cycle the bolt, but don't pull the trigger and release the firing pin, the firing pin stays cocked, making the bolt easy to cycle.</p><p></p><p>Which trigger do you have? An old traditional 700 trigger? One of the first X marks? Newer X-mark pro with adjustment screw on top of trigger shoe? I've noticed that many of the newer triggers I've came across are difficult to rework into a crisp, 2.5 - 3 lb. trigger... Much of the time I can only get these down to about 3.5 lbs. and remain safe... However the older versions of the 700 trigger can be quite easily tuned into a 2 - 2.5 lb. surprisingly crisp trigger.</p><p></p><p>All that being said - if you don't 100% understand what each adjustment does, or don't 100% understand the parts and function of the trigger, you should take it to a gunsmith, or purchase and aftermarket unit.</p><p></p><p>Jewells are excellent, but also very pricey... in my shop I stock Timney 510 and 517 (flat trigger) units, which are easily user-adjustable from 1.5 - 4 lbs. and are crisp enough for me to have won 3 of the 5 local F-class events last year with a 517.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Damascus, post: 949218, member: 57878"] When you pull the trigger and the rifle fires, the weapon is "re-cocked" as the handle is lifted - so it will be quite noticeably harder to lift when the firing pin has been released... If you cycle the bolt, but don't pull the trigger and release the firing pin, the firing pin stays cocked, making the bolt easy to cycle. Which trigger do you have? An old traditional 700 trigger? One of the first X marks? Newer X-mark pro with adjustment screw on top of trigger shoe? I've noticed that many of the newer triggers I've came across are difficult to rework into a crisp, 2.5 - 3 lb. trigger... Much of the time I can only get these down to about 3.5 lbs. and remain safe... However the older versions of the 700 trigger can be quite easily tuned into a 2 - 2.5 lb. surprisingly crisp trigger. All that being said - if you don't 100% understand what each adjustment does, or don't 100% understand the parts and function of the trigger, you should take it to a gunsmith, or purchase and aftermarket unit. Jewells are excellent, but also very pricey... in my shop I stock Timney 510 and 517 (flat trigger) units, which are easily user-adjustable from 1.5 - 4 lbs. and are crisp enough for me to have won 3 of the 5 local F-class events last year with a 517. [/QUOTE]
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