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anyone have luck adjusting a savage axis trigger?
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<blockquote data-quote="sniper58" data-source="post: 1162620" data-attributes="member: 20334"><p>I just bought a Savage package rifle in .30-06. It has the Axis trigger on it.</p><p>The scope is a $50 Bushnell, so it will be going soon.</p><p>I did some trigger work on the rifle yesterday. The only part that I had to remove from the rifle was the trigger itself.</p><p></p><p>I soaked the trigger in nail polish remover for 10 minutes to soften the yellow guck on it. Removed the factory spring and placed it in a bag for replacement later if desired. Cleaned out the hole with dental picks and Q-tips.</p><p></p><p>My next step was to go to the bag of springs that I bought 5 years ago for $8 (about 500 springs in it) and find a spring close to the original diameter. I cut the spring to the same length as the fat part of the factory spring.</p><p></p><p>Next step was to hit the "junk drawer" to find a machine screw with the same thread pitch as the trigger. Found one and screwed it into the trigger with a lot left hanging out. I screwed it back and forth, cocking the action and pulling the trigger to eliminate some of the massive over travel in the factory trigger. </p><p>Once I had the length correct, I marked the length with a piece of tape, removed the screw, cut it off, and cut a slot in it for my screwdriver to fit. </p><p></p><p>Installing the new screw, I compressed the new spring and slipped it over the screw. Once I got the screw back to where over travel was minimal, I got the trigger-pull guage out and tested the pull...................about 3.5 lb. </p><p></p><p>Backed the screw out, removed the spring and cut 1 more coil off of it. Reinstalled and tested the pull weight again...............averaging right around 3 lb with about 0.010" of over travel. </p><p></p><p>Everything was sealed up again with white nail polish. Shouldn't move.</p><p></p><p>NOTE: Make sure the safety works properly after doing this. I had backed out the safety engagement screw and ended up without a functioning safety. Screwed it back down and it's working properly again.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps somebody.</p><p></p><p>My total cost for the trigger work was 30 minutes of time and about $.02 for the spring. (actually, about 1 cent for the spring as I only used half of it)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniper58, post: 1162620, member: 20334"] I just bought a Savage package rifle in .30-06. It has the Axis trigger on it. The scope is a $50 Bushnell, so it will be going soon. I did some trigger work on the rifle yesterday. The only part that I had to remove from the rifle was the trigger itself. I soaked the trigger in nail polish remover for 10 minutes to soften the yellow guck on it. Removed the factory spring and placed it in a bag for replacement later if desired. Cleaned out the hole with dental picks and Q-tips. My next step was to go to the bag of springs that I bought 5 years ago for $8 (about 500 springs in it) and find a spring close to the original diameter. I cut the spring to the same length as the fat part of the factory spring. Next step was to hit the "junk drawer" to find a machine screw with the same thread pitch as the trigger. Found one and screwed it into the trigger with a lot left hanging out. I screwed it back and forth, cocking the action and pulling the trigger to eliminate some of the massive over travel in the factory trigger. Once I had the length correct, I marked the length with a piece of tape, removed the screw, cut it off, and cut a slot in it for my screwdriver to fit. Installing the new screw, I compressed the new spring and slipped it over the screw. Once I got the screw back to where over travel was minimal, I got the trigger-pull guage out and tested the pull...................about 3.5 lb. Backed the screw out, removed the spring and cut 1 more coil off of it. Reinstalled and tested the pull weight again...............averaging right around 3 lb with about 0.010" of over travel. Everything was sealed up again with white nail polish. Shouldn't move. NOTE: Make sure the safety works properly after doing this. I had backed out the safety engagement screw and ended up without a functioning safety. Screwed it back down and it's working properly again. Hope this helps somebody. My total cost for the trigger work was 30 minutes of time and about $.02 for the spring. (actually, about 1 cent for the spring as I only used half of it) [/QUOTE]
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