Factory trigger replacement

[338weatherby]

I did some shooting with my daughters this weekend to get them some more trigger time prior to deer season in a couple weeks. They can both shoot well. I noticed both of them however taking a long time to pull the trigger (each have their own rifle). I always tell them to squeeze nice a steady. After a few groups that were more "open" then they would like (myself included). I shot each rifle. MAN DO THOSE TRIGGERS SUCK! I was able to get MOA with them but I too found myself squeezing FOREVER. I'm used to my rifles with BixnAndy's and some Trigger Techs or good cleaned up 700's. I'm wondering if I should just replace the triggers in each rifle. I think it would do wonders for my daughters confidence and also make target shooting more enjoyable.

One rifle is a Savage 11XP in .243 (for the Southpaw) the other is a Ruger American Gen 1 compact also in .243. It looks like I can pick up drop in Timney's for each rifle. I don't have Timney's in any of my rifles and am wondering if anyone has experience with either of these models and a Timney (or other) aftermarket drop in trigger?

Also, the sawhorse bench I made worked great. The rifle on the bench is a Howa mini 6.5 Grendel. That trigger is way better than the Ruger or Savage.

 

[MagnumManiac]

I have used many Timney triggers building Ruger and Model '98's in the past.
I like them, I used to order them in the poundage I required and fit them, as they all needed some fitting on those models.
They are a quality product.
I wouldn't hesitate using a drop-in from them.

Cheers.

 

[338weatherby]

I have used many Timney triggers building Ruger and Model '98's in the past.
I like them, I used to order them in the poundage I required and fit them, as they all needed some fitting on those models.
They are a quality product.
I wouldn't hesitate using a drop-in from them.

Cheers.

Thanks Magnum. I have them in a cart ready to buy. Just wanted some feedback.

 

[Scythe]

I just installed a Timney in my G20. It felt a little spongy, and I had my doubts.
I took it out back and it went BANG! Then it went BANG 2 more times.
I know it's a pistol trigger and my reply isn't 100% positive but I'm keeping that trigger over the 5lb pull that was in it.

 

[Equalizer]

I've had good experiences with rifle basix on several Rugers. They are light but require a little fiddling due to the safety (M77's) you might check Eabco online if you haven't gone the other route. The two Timney drop ins I have tried were not light enough for me even with some adjustment. I will say they had no creep or over travel and most people would be happy with them. In my experience they were not as light as tuned factory M700's.

 

[Turpentine21]

I did some shooting with my daughters this weekend to get them some more trigger time prior to deer season in a couple weeks. They can both shoot well. I noticed both of them however taking a long time to pull the trigger (each have their own rifle). I always tell them to squeeze nice a steady. After a few groups that were more "open" then they would like (myself included). I shot each rifle. MAN DO THOSE TRIGGERS SUCK! I was able to get MOA with them but I too found myself squeezing FOREVER. I'm used to my rifles with BixnAndy's and some Trigger Techs or good cleaned up 700's. I'm wondering if I should just replace the triggers in each rifle. I think it would do wonders for my daughters confidence and also make target shooting more enjoyable.

One rifle is a Savage 11XP in .243 (for the Southpaw) the other is a Ruger American Gen 1 compact also in .243. It looks like I can pick up drop in Timney's for each rifle. I don't have Timney's in any of my rifles and am wondering if anyone has experience with either of these models and a Timney (or other) aftermarket drop in trigger?

Also, the sawhorse bench I made worked great. The rifle on the bench is a Howa mini 6.5 Grendel. That trigger is way better than the Ruger or Savage.

I have installed Timney's in both rifles you speak of for customers. They are solid. They have worked very well. Adjustable easily for sear, over travel, and pull weight. I would call Timney and ask them to set the poundage at the factory for you. The last couple of Timneys I ordered were a little slow in coming. My guess is they were backed up a bit because they are making triggers for Remington to put in their 700s. The only drawback is you have to remove the rifle from the stock to adjust the Timney. The best bolt action trigger I have is a Geisslee Super 700 which can be used in single or converted to two stage which is what I prefer. My Triggertech two stage is next. Both are adjustable with the rifle assembled but I'm not sure if the Triggertechs are made for the rifles you mention. I know the Geisslee isn't. I've had no trouble getting Timney single stages down to 2 pounds. I prefer 2.25lbs and you can get anywhere between that and 4-4.5 easily.

 

[Hoss50]

Timney is a AZ company local to me, so I don't my best to support them. I have had great success with all the triggers I have gotten from them so far.

I think my savage has a rifle basix or something in it. It is nice too. But I can go to Timney direct and buy from them here in AZ.

 

[base64000]

I have a Timney trigger installed in one of my Savages and while it is a big improvement, it is not like a Jewell or Bix'n Andy. I cannot set the pull weight below 2.5 lbs on mine without risks of the hammer falling if closing the bolt to hard. The Timney trigger pull is much more consistent and crisp than the accutrigger, but on my rifle the pull weight has to be high in order to be safe.

Bullet Central has listings of several Bix'n Andy triggers for the Savage 110 and they look to be full replacements of the entire trigger system. I am guessing these must have been released fairly recently, there was (and is) a 'coming soon' page on the Bix'n Andy website that has been there for years. Good to see that they are now available for purchase, I hope they will be true excellent trigger for the Savage actions.

I might have to get one just to try it out.

https://bulletcentral.com/bixn-andy/

 

[nksmfamjp]

The best Savage Trigger is the expensive Jard, Jewel or the SSS trigger. The Jard is too light. I think you would be lucky to get a 1lb pull. The SSS & Jewel are unavailable. I wonder if the Rifle Basix or Timney would be about the best you can do.

 

[jseandsje]

Some of the accutriggers on savages package guns needed some tuning.

I found that some of the trigger pivot pins seemed a little undersized, and sometimes there was a lot of play side to side. So much play on one rifle that unless you pulled straight back, the trigger would hang up.

Once I took care of those issues (just use your head) and adjusted the trigger to its lowest pull, I had a repeatable 2.7 lb pull.

But if yours is not the accutrigger model but has the old style trigger, I'd by an aftermarket trigger.