Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
remington 700 firing pin not holding!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="James Jones" data-source="post: 168585" data-attributes="member: 8843"><p>The other two screws are for trigger over travel and trigger weight (I can never remember which one is which) </p><p> </p><p>Some guys try to get their trigger to light by adjusting it and not actualy smooting it up and changing the springs and this will cause a very dangerous situation like you mentiond , the pin will drop when the bolt is cycled or the safty will trip the trigger and then the safety in the only thing holding the sear up. I bought an old used German Weatherby MK-V in 340 Wby with the safety on the trigger. I fired the gun at the owners house one time and bought it , three weeks later in mid Auguast I had a scope put on it and ready for sighting in , I loaded the gun cycled the bolt and put the safety on , a couple min later I got into position and started my shot phase , the gun never went off and I relized that the safety was on , I sat up wiped the sweat out of my eyes and hit the safety to fire and the gun went off with only my thumb touching the thing , nine stiches in the thumb from the safety lever and a fractured wrist are what I have to show for it. The trouble was that a garage gunsmith had "worked" the trigger and took to much off the sear.</p><p>I have also seen gun go off in a truck from the safety being knocked off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jones, post: 168585, member: 8843"] The other two screws are for trigger over travel and trigger weight (I can never remember which one is which) Some guys try to get their trigger to light by adjusting it and not actualy smooting it up and changing the springs and this will cause a very dangerous situation like you mentiond , the pin will drop when the bolt is cycled or the safty will trip the trigger and then the safety in the only thing holding the sear up. I bought an old used German Weatherby MK-V in 340 Wby with the safety on the trigger. I fired the gun at the owners house one time and bought it , three weeks later in mid Auguast I had a scope put on it and ready for sighting in , I loaded the gun cycled the bolt and put the safety on , a couple min later I got into position and started my shot phase , the gun never went off and I relized that the safety was on , I sat up wiped the sweat out of my eyes and hit the safety to fire and the gun went off with only my thumb touching the thing , nine stiches in the thumb from the safety lever and a fractured wrist are what I have to show for it. The trouble was that a garage gunsmith had "worked" the trigger and took to much off the sear. I have also seen gun go off in a truck from the safety being knocked off. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
remington 700 firing pin not holding!
Top