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Posted on 12/20/13 at 3:03 pm to dbllung
I'm about to show some of my ignorance, but how do you determine trigger pull weight? 
Posted on 12/20/13 at 3:03 pm to ZacAttack
Get a scale, connect to trigger, pull back slowly until the trigger breaks
Posted on 12/20/13 at 3:06 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
Damn, I figured it would be something more complicated than that. 
Posted on 12/20/13 at 3:06 pm to dbllung
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286
But really, 3.
But really, 3.
Posted on 12/20/13 at 3:08 pm to ZacAttack
There may be better and more accurate ways to do it, but that's the easiest
Posted on 12/20/13 at 3:46 pm to ZacAttack
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I'm about to show some of my ignorance, but how do you determine trigger pull weight?
Friend of mine is a gunsmith and does all the adjustments to my guns. Part of the service when I buy them.
Posted on 12/20/13 at 7:21 pm to dbllung
Big game hunting rifles/handguns 3-4#. Having said that, I need to decrease the trigger pull on my Savage Striker 308 as it's currently more like 5#.
Varmint hunting handguns, 2-2 1/2#, but only if it's safe.
Self defense handguns, whatever the factory setting is.
Varmint hunting handguns, 2-2 1/2#, but only if it's safe.
Self defense handguns, whatever the factory setting is.
Posted on 12/20/13 at 7:46 pm to dbllung
2.5#s, really sweet on the 10/22 and the .35
Posted on 12/20/13 at 9:44 pm to dbllung
My .17 and .220 swift are both around 2. The .308 is closer to 3 but it's a Savage accutrigger.
Posted on 12/20/13 at 9:48 pm to Stexas
Jewell trigger set to 1.75#
I have yet to see where it would go off even though conventional wisdom says no less than 2#. Way I view it is if the safety is off I am ready to shoot. I like a GOOD trigger makes so much easier to shoot accurately.
I have yet to see where it would go off even though conventional wisdom says no less than 2#. Way I view it is if the safety is off I am ready to shoot. I like a GOOD trigger makes so much easier to shoot accurately.
Posted on 12/20/13 at 11:22 pm to dbllung
My two after market triggers are around 2.5. That's a little light, but I like a light trigger. A clean trigger at 4-5 pounds is actually pretty frickn sweet on a hunting rifle though.
Posted on 12/20/13 at 11:26 pm to Da Hammer
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Way I view it is if the safety is off I am ready to shoot.
That's cool. Except that the safety has jack shite to do with the gun firing in most (if not all) rifles.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 10:24 am to INFIDEL
Whatever Mr Sako set it at the factory ....
Posted on 12/21/13 at 10:41 am to OntarioTiger
My 308 is set at 2. My buddy borrowed It one day knowing my trigger pull is a little light. He missed a good buck because he tried to shoot with gloves on saying he didn't even know he was on the trigger. I don't let people borrow it anymore.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 12:27 pm to ZacAttack
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I'm about to show some of my ignorance, but how do you determine trigger pull weight?
You either use a trigger pull gage or you attach weights to a string or a piece of wire connected to the trigger and pick it up until the trigger breaks.
My .308 is set at 4lbs. 3-4lbs is ideal for hunting/carry rifles. For target/benchrest rifles set trigger pull in oz
Posted on 12/21/13 at 1:09 pm to hypnos
Tried to loosen my trigger and it ended up way too light. If you just thought about it, it would fire. Realized after some pre-mature shots the thing wasn't safe. Gunsmith reset it from 1.5 lbs. to 2.3 lbs. Much better now.
Posted on 12/21/13 at 1:42 pm to Nawlens Gator
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Tried to loosen my trigger and it ended up way too light. If you just thought about it, it would fire. Realized after some pre-mature shots the thing wasn't safe. Gunsmith reset it from 1.5 lbs. to 2.3 lbs. Much better now.
Classic example of why you shouldn't do these things yourself. Professional gunsmiths use a special fixture to adjust the relationship between the trigger and sear. In addition parts that have been case hardened will have to be rehardened as the surface metal will have been removed.
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