Best trigger for Remington 700 hunting rifle.
I've had the trigger on my Remington 700 worked on twice by gunsmiths and still dont like it. For liability reasons they leave it at about 4 pounds and a touch of creep. I've heard of Timney forever, now Im hearing Jewel and Shilen. Whats the best hunting aftermarket trigger available?
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There are valid reasons beyone just "liability" that would make a competant gunsmith stop at a four pound trigger pull. Hunting situations differ greatly from what one experiances at the shooting range. There are many unanticipated situations that might result in an unexpected discharge if the trigger gets too light. I'd say leave well enough alone....learn to live with it as is. 0 -
shilen. i install these now. same price as timney and three times better. installed on all rifles;hunting,bench,varmint. 0 -
First determine what you want in a trigger. Make sure it is applicable and safe for what you are going to use it. Lots of money is spent every year on trigger jobs and triggers looking for that elusive "feel". Not saying this is the case with you, you may know exactly what you are looking for. There are lots of good products on the market. Try a local gun store and see if they will let you try various types before you spend money. 0 -
learn how to adjust the factory trigger yourself. It can be adjusted to make a VERY nice trigger. For my hunting rifles, I've never changed my 700 triggers. Just adjusted them to where I like them. You will be surprised how light you can get it if just by adjusting. If I need a hair trigger for a varmint/benchrest rifle, then I'll swap out the factory trigger for a jewel. 0 -
steve45,
In most cases, it is an all out false statement that the lighter the trigger, the more accurate the rifle/shooter will be. Anything under 5 pounds can be shot extremely well, if the other properties are provided. The properties that I am talking about are sear engagement, and over travel. In general theory, the more you have to move the trigger, the more chance you have of pulling the rifle off target, before the bullet exits.
For most cases in general, unless it is bench rest shooting competition, and single shot rifles, I see no need for a trigger less han 2 1/2 to 3 pounds for field use in hunting, or tactical shooting/sniping.
It is a clean/crisp release, and minimal over travel that sweeten the trigger. There are two types of triggers out there, and they are single stage, and two stage. The two stage trigger has a very light first stage pull, and takes up all slack from the sear. The second stage should be noticably a bit heavier, and hardly no movement required to break the sear over. The over travel should be able to be adjusted, so the sear has just enough room to break over, and reset when the action is cycled, and engage the safety. The Savage Accu Trigger, is actually a type of two stage trigger.
The single stage is a different type of beast. From the moment the safety is disengaged, the sear is engaged. The trigger lever holds te sear in place, and slides along the bottom of the sear surface when the as the trigger is pulled. The amount of distance the trigger has to be pulled to break the sear over is the amount of sear engagement you have. Some triggers like the Remington trigger have an adjustment set screw for that, along with an over travel adjustment. The main difference between the Remington trigger, and some of the aftermarket ones, is the captive main trigger spring, which will let you only reduce the pull weight a certain amount. With the Remington trigger, that happens to be around 3 pounds, and some of the other's will go down to ounces.
It is my advice that you do some reading on how to adjust your Remington trigger, and save yourself some money. Your gunsmiths will not turn a Timney or Jewel any more than a Remington, for liability purposes, in this litigation happy world. A Timney or Jewel will not do anything for you that the Remington will not, except cost you extra money.
If you need help, e-mail me, and I will be glad to walk you thru it.
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This is a contentious item on Rem 700 and many amateurs have been injured by playing with Rem 700 triggers...
Problem is there are 3 places to adjust the trigger for aspects of trigger release on the 700.
Solution for most is to adjust the main and mark it clearly for further adjustment and change in small increments with tests in between to avoid mistakes.
#1 mistakes are made by fools making changes, fouling up the Rem 700 trigger and transferring the gun to someone else who could be harmed by changes made by the fool.
There are soo many Rem 700 out there. If you get one with a bad trigger and dont have a clue. Take it to someone who does.0 -
I just put a Timney trigger on a friends Savage Axis .243 for him.
I followed the Timney instructions to the "T" and could not get the safety to work at all(set like this the trigger was crisp,clean,& light, but no safety). I them moved the sear & pull weight screw to where I thought it should be & got my safety back w/ a tremendous trigger pull.
I moved some screws around and got a nice mid-range trigger pull. Very crisp, clean break.
Not so happy with the pull weight I had to leave it with for safety reasons.(I racked the bolt hard and bounced the gun on the butt pad pretty good to make sure the sear held)
Someone with more experience with these triggers could probably tinker with it and get it better, but for the money he spent I was disappointed a little with the trigger.
He called the customer service # and they gave him some modest advice, but they really wanted him to send it to them to charge him for a trigger adjustment.
My Remington rifle has the 3 screw adjustment and I love the trigger on my gun. Be sure to put a blob of some kind of glue, nail polish, ect on the set screws after you move them.0 -
To answer the question you asked, Jewell makes the best hunting trigger ever made, period.. 0 -
Be careful, if you buy a jewell you will never want anything else. 0 -
Thanks for the help everyone 0
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