Trigger weight: What's yours?

[CleanShot]

Hello

I got my factory Savage 111 LRH and I never adjusted the accutrigger mostly out of ignorance. I'm not thinking I should really make the trigger weight a bit lower because I noticed that even when I dry fire squeezing the trigger moves the rifle in the direction my squeeze.

Maybe it's in my head but I was wondering what you guys had your trigger weight set to... Anyone?

Thanks
Sam

 

[Csafisher]

2lb for hunting rifle. My .17 savage with accu trigger is 2.5-3.

 

[Greyfox]

All my hunting rifles(and competition) are 3#, +/- .5#.

 

[Barrelnut]

Some can be adjusted lower than others. The hunting triggers go down to about 2.5 lbs. On some of the varmint rifles like the Model 12, they go down to 1.5 lbs.

I like the hunting trigger at about 2.5. On rifles that kick. I tend to pull them in harder to my shoulder and like them better at 2.5

The target triggers go down to like 4 oz. or something. I have one on a LRP rifle, but put it to about 1 lb. The problem with this trigger is that it seems it takes more pressure to pull the blade back than to pull the actual trigger. I find it impossible to shoot that way.

To me it is best to keep them all close to the same if you have several accutriggers. Ilike them to feel consistent on all my rifles.

 

[SidecarFlip]

About all I have are Savages, some rebarrelled some not. I like mine set at 2 pounds but thats personal preference. You can change out the spring and get them much lower but I don't see any point.

I worked up a load for a friend with a custom action and a Jewell trigger that was set to 1/2 pound. I had issues shooting it. No creep no pretravel, just bang. I almsot shot the end of the rest first time... and last time. Too light for me.

I don't notice any difference i n sear release (blade) pull as you vary the trigger pull. I do like the older Savage triggers better, easier to set the pull for me.

Now my pistols, 1/2 pound is fine.

The last thing in my mind when I line up on an animal is trigger pull.

 

[fisherman983]

i have my jewell set at about 1.5 or so give or take a little, whatever it came shipped as from the factory...and its on a hunting rifle.

as far as the savage accutriggers go, im not a fan. I hate them with a passion.

 

[Michael Eichele]

I set them at 7oz.

 

[CleanShot]

So I'm guessing my factory setting is probably too high. Do you use a trigger scale or just go by feel?

 

[FEENIX]

All my hunting rifles are set for 2-3 LBS.

 

[Barrelnut]

You don't need a trigger scale, feel works fine. It's a good idea to keep track of where the adjustment screw is before you move it. This way you can easily get back to the original setting if you don't like something.

It's nice to have a numerical reference too. You can use a trigger sacal for that and I see no reason for an expensive one. Wheeler has a spring one and it is what I use. I have found it to be accurate based on the weight adjustments that Savage says are possible with the trigger. Plus it is not all that important for it to be exact. It's just nice to know that you brought it down 1 or 1.5, etc. and be able to have a reference between triggers on different rifles.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015ZLFLPW/?tag=lrhmag19-20

 

[No Fear in Accuracy]

I use the Jewel BR trigger - 1.5oz
I do not like to pull the trigger, just touch it and it goes bang!

 

[SidecarFlip]

i have my jewell set at about 1.5 or so give or take a little, whatever it came shipped as from the factory...and its on a hunting rifle.

as far as the savage accutriggers go, im not a fan. I hate them with a passion.

Everyone has their druthers... The factory trigger has it's limitations but the Accurtigger is the most copied mass production trigger ever built so something must be right with it....

 

[SidecarFlip]

All my hunting rifles are set for 2-3 LBS.

The older we get, the stiffer out fingers get..........

 

[txhoghunter73]

2 lb on my bolt guns. 3.5 on spr ARs, and 5 on the cqb ar