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Ruger Marlin 1875 Trigger
Posted on 11/7/25 at 5:22 am
Posted on 11/7/25 at 5:22 am
I was finally able to get my hands on the Ruger Marlin 1875 45-70. Absolute beaut of a gun. The trigger comes from the factory over 6 lbs. Has anyone put an aftermarket trigger on the gun?
I am seeing the Timney and Ranger Point Precision as the most popular, but I’m curious if anyone here has put one on.
TIA!
I am seeing the Timney and Ranger Point Precision as the most popular, but I’m curious if anyone here has put one on.
TIA!
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Posted on 11/7/25 at 7:56 am to LSUTiger23
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Has anyone put an aftermarket trigger on the gun?
No but I did watch a few YouTube’s of marlin “trigger job” and smoothed and honed all the triggers on my marlins.
Didn’t put a scale on it but after the first one I did the other two cus I could tell the difference.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 8:17 am to LSUTiger23
Unloaded, try putting forward pressure on the hammer and dry firing 100 times.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 11:47 am to LSUTiger23
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I’m curious if anyone here has put one on.
I dropped a trigger I got from Wild West Guns ("Happy Trigger"?) into a .357 1894 some years back. It was easy as pie, and I couldn't be happier with it. I never weighed it, but it seems to be in the 3 pound range.
It got rid of the Marlin 'trigger flop' too.
ETA Link: Wild West Guns Marlin .45/70 Happy Tune Kit, Blued
The kit contains the trigger assembly, an aluminum follower and a stronger extractor spring. Although, it's currently out of stock.
This post was edited on 11/7/25 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 11/7/25 at 4:00 pm to LSUTiger23
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Timney
Can’t go wrong here.
Posted on 11/7/25 at 4:32 pm to LSUTiger23
It’s a 45-70, a hair trigger won’t give you time to grit your teeth.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 3:37 am to White Bear
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It’s a 45-70, a hair trigger won’t give you time to grit your teeth.
My son has a 45-70. We went to the range to site it in and shoot different reloads he had done to find which was the best mix of powder and bullet. After a mix of 15 shots, he was hurtin’. I shot 5 and said it was close enough. M’fer packs a wallop.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 8:31 am to LSUTiger23
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The trigger comes from the factory over 6 lbs. Has anyone put an aftermarket trigger on the gun?
Not too sure I'd want a 3lb trigger on a 45-70.
Posted on 11/8/25 at 9:13 am to rltiger
Yeah, .45-70 is about the dumbest deer round out there. Alaska? I get it. Absolutely no need for it in the South. I had the H&R with the steel buttplate. Ouch
Posted on 11/8/25 at 10:46 am to 257WBY
He got it for primitive and grandparents live in NM, so he is planning to elk hunt. Might give him that for graduation in May.
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