Air Rifle trigger question
I'm about to venture into air rifle world and need to know if the trigger can be refined. I mean pull weight and creep etc.
I'm looking at Daisy and Gamo right now. Have a friend with a RWS break barrel with almost too good a trigger, 1lb no creep but that is beyond my finances.
Thanks for the help
Smoky the lost[:I]
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I'm looking at Daisy and Gamo right now. Have a friend with a RWS break barrel with almost too good a trigger, 1lb no creep but that is beyond my finances.
Thanks for the help
Smoky the lost[:I]
People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.
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Daisy? I dont think you will ever get the play out of the trigger. a used rws might be the answer. 0 -
Your question is too broad to give you any kind of useful answer. It is akin to saying "I'm going to buy a vehicle and can't decide between Chevy or Ford". We don't know whether you want a car, pickup, or what you are going to use it for. Some of the upper end Daisys have pretty fair triggers as do the Gamos. My Grandson has a Crosman 1760 that has a very nice trigger and is amazingly accurate. It certainly isn't comparable to my FWB but as an entry level rifle it is acceptable. Most lower end air gun triggers are marginal at best with virtually no way to make them much better. That is one of the reasons they are lower end. The suggestion of buying used is good. Check out Airgun Express. They often have used tradeins that they sell quite reasonably and will stand behind them. Generally the spring guns have a poorer trigger, especially the ultra velocity break barrel types, than CO2 guns but that is just a generality. I have shot a few spring guns with ok triggers, once again we are talking lower end guns, and only a few CO2 guns with really poor triggers. Also, check out Pyramid Air and Compasseco. LOTS & LOTS of really neat air gun stuff!
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You won't get where you are going with a cheap Daisy.
There is a reason why match air rifles cost several hundred dollars and up. . .if you want high grade steel barrels, sharp adjustable sights, and a fine crisp trigger, those things cost money.
RWS air rifles can be had NEW for under $200, which is still not bad. If you really want performance, I'd say save your pennies! If you've already got $50 for the daisy, if you can save/earn $10 a week, you'll have enough money for an RWS in three months.
If you are dilligent, and search around, you can probably find yourself a good deal on a used one.
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I thought I had been specific enough but I guess not.
I was trying to address the mechanics of the issue not the economics. If everyone could afford a Wilson Combat 1911 few Springfields would be sold, and gunsmiths would be a moot point. Lots of base price 1911 are sold and with a little smithing can be quite serviceable.
I just want to know if the mechanics of the trigger mechanism lend themselves to modifications which would bring the trigger pull into a more acceptable let off ie less creep, shorter pull, and reduced weight of pull.
I'm refering to break barrel, spring action air rifles.
Hope that clears up my positon and makes your ability to help me easier.
Thanks for your replys.
Smoky
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The trigger on my RWS 48 Diana is adjustable, and works out very well.
Changing the adjustment screw was a big help in getting the weight down.
I believe it was a 3mm screw that I shortened to work.
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quote:Originally posted by Smoky14
I just want to know if the mechanics of the trigger mechanism lend themselves to modifications which would bring the trigger pull into a more acceptable let off ie less creep, shorter pull, and reduced weight of pull. I'm refering to break barrel, spring action air rifles.
I think the long and short of it is probably not.
While its always possible to improve a trigger pull somewhat, I'd imagine that the lower end rifles in particular really aren't easily modified. More important, there can't be a lot of gunsmiths that have any experience doing it with air rifles.
The ones that could do it would probably charge you more for the service than the gun is worth.0 -
Smoky, I have the Gamo Hunter 220 model and it is a nice gun for around $150 but the trigger is very heavy. Like the other guy said, save a few more duckies and get the RWS. I kind of wish I had. Ideally, if I ever buy another airgun, it will be .22 cal. I have a .22 cal Crosman Medalist handgun and a Crosman .22 cal rifle, but they are not too powerful(very accurate though). I think RWS makes a .22 cal that is doing around 1000 FPS. I'm not sure if the Gamo trigger can be adjusted or not. It needs something. I shoot pine cones in the backyard with it and it does OK. [:D]
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Weihrauch HW57 has an adjustable trigger...and so accurate. Well made.
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Hi Smoky,
What's wrong with something like this?
http://www.pyramydair.com/cgi-bin/model.pl?model_id=527
A Gamo CFX with 3.5 lb., 2-stage adjustable trigger pull.
Only $240.00, not like some of the $1000.00 plus match rifles.
Just a suggestion.
Regards,
Heavyiron
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I have a RWS 45 that I bought in 1981 and it is a great air gun but I paid too much for it to leave it in the barn to shoot small varmits.I bought a Chinese under lever that claims to shoot 1000 fps.It shoots pretty fast(maybe 1000 fps?)and is suprisingly accurate,but the trigger was too horrible to describe.So I thought I paid less than 30 bucks for it so if I screw it up I'll buy another.To make a long story short,you can disassemble them and greatly improve the trigger.Most of the parts are crude and rough and a little smoothing parts will work wonders. 0
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