Ruger MK II
Just a quick question? Can the Ruger MK II trigger be adjusted or will I have to put a new trigger on it? Checked the past posts but can't really find any information. How much should I expect a trigger job to cost? Need to start shooting the 7mm before deer season starts Thanks. [8D]
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Can a factory barrel be removed? 0 -
The M77 Mark II does not have an adjustable trigger but I have replaced a few of mine with aftermarket triggers. 257
You're a statistic whether you want to be or not.0 -
It is not adjustable, however if you remove the upper, you will be able to see where a bit of careful stoning will do wonders.
Because of liability problems. Ruger (and other mfgs of popularly priced pistols) does not put out his pistols with as good a trigger as they used to. I have a Mark I (vintage 1964) that has an absolutely PERFECT trigger! People of the Mark II generation simply do not believe me when I say that it is factory and has not been "smithed".
Morty
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I have replaced a couple of my MK II triggers with Timneys. One a friend and I did without much in the way of machine tools. The other was done by a smith for $20. That is by far the best way to go unless you are a machinist. The Timney is adjustable and breaks like a glass rod. Well worth the $75 purchase prices and for another $20 to the smith, I would do it again in a heartbeat. Went from a six pound mush break with overtravel to a 3.5 pound crisp break.
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Beg to differ with the previous posters--- I watched a 'smith adjust the one one my Mk 11 25-06. He says that the trigger has not one, but three adjustments ! ( I think one of the posters was referring to Ruger's pistol) 0 -
laxcoach,
You must have been lucky because I replaced the triggers on 5 of my Ruger M77 Mark II's. I replaced the triggers on my .257 Roberts, 30-06, 308, 243, and .270 because they did not have any adjustments. Maybe I was just unlucky to get 5 that did not have the adjustable triggers. 257
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257, Perhaps the trigger assembly is different on the stainless bull barrel, laminated stock models. I bought mine on the condition that the dealer could improve the lousy trigger on the above, and he had his gunsmith make the adjustments while I stood over his bench. Granted, it's not a Timney like the one on my custom 25-06 or my 77V, but it's a h*** of an improvement. 0 -
laxcoach,
From what I have been told the trigger on the .223, (bull, laminated) is adjustable. I had in my mind the standard M77 Mark II. Good point, I had forgotten that Ruger made more than 1 model of the M77 Mark II.
257
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You can buy a new trigger from volquartsen, which is basically a drop in unit. The conversion is easy and will give you what you are looking for. 0 -
The m77 mII that i have i adjusted. It is the older model. 0 -
Dayton Traister, Timney, and another maker I can't remember right now all have adjustable triggers as an aftermarket alternative to the sometimes cranky Factory Ruger product. Some of these are very pricey, but with the right installation; make all the difference in the world.
My M77MKII in 300 WM had a sorta funky trigger until I bedded the action, relieved the forend, and shot it about 10,000 times. Now it's more like 2.75 lbs. and smooth till it breaks.
Good hunting!
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