Timney Trigger issue?

[Matt_3479]

Just about to order a Timney Trigger for a Remington 700, told the gentlemen that i wanted it at 1.5 lbs. He told me that setting a trigger at its lowest setting, that sear engagment may be too light and it can cause skipping. he wasn't saying its a forsure thing but says i can happen and then you will have to increase pull weight to compensate for it?

Now i have never heard of this happening, and i have never heard of people saying its even possible. I was curious, is this something i need tow worry about

He then tried talking me into the Rifle Basix trigger cause they go from like 4oz or something up too 1.5 lbs and on the heaviest setting i wont have to worry about it

 

[6.5_shooter]

What is your intended application?

 

[briang7511]

whos the gentlemen?

 

[tt66]

Timney offers several different triggers, some with weight adjustment range down to 4oz I believe. I have a couple of the 517s, straight shoe triggers, set by Timney at 2.5pds. For my application, I can not imagine anything better.

 

[Matt_3479]

What is your intended application?

It will be used for my precision course coming up and a cheaper target gun. But the intended purpose of this rifle originally will be used for coyote hunting. So I guess mainly targets and coyote hunting in the winter with little varmint extermination in the summer.

Would the rifle basix be better option?

 

[bbcellars]

I've accidentally set my Timney trigger too light, and it would do that. As soon as I dropped the bolt, the firing pin dropped. Set the pull weight a little heavier, and it fixed the problem. You can order Timney's from the factory set at 1.5#, but you might get into trouble if you try and adjust it lighter. If you are dead set on 1.5#, you may want to go a different route. I love my Timney's though...ordered another 2 last night...both set at 1.5#...

 

[Matt_3479]

I've accidentally set my Timney trigger too light, and it would do that. As soon as I dropped the bolt, the firing pin dropped. Set the pull weight a little heavier, and it fixed the problem. You can order Timney's from the factory set at 1.5#, but you might get into trouble if you try and adjust it lighter. If you are dead set on 1.5#, you may want to go a different route. I love my Timney's though...ordered another 2 last night...both set at 1.5#...

I have a 40x trigger in one of my other guns and it is just a beautiful trigger to use, and it cleanly breaks at 1.5# so i was hoping to keep weights same and thats the reason i would go with that weight. I wouldn't go lighter, especially due to the fact i will be using it hunting as well but wouldn't want it much heavier then 2 if i had to.

 

[morganlamprecht]

I've accidentally set my Timney trigger too light, and it would do that. As soon as I dropped the bolt, the firing pin dropped. Set the pull weight a little heavier, and it fixed the problem. You can order Timney's from the factory set at 1.5#, but you might get into trouble if you try and adjust it lighter. If you are dead set on 1.5#, you may want to go a different route. I love my Timney's though...ordered another 2 last night...both set at 1.5#...

yup, i can do it with my timney and my savage target accutrigger...can set them so light i have to very gently close the bolt of the for them to not release the pin and they are not safe at all

 

[marku]

I've got a timney set from factory at 1.5lbs. It's a very impressive trigger. I've also tried a Rifle Basix once and had nothing but issues with it. I actually returned it and bought the Timney. The issues I had with the Basix was what you described. The firing pin constantly cammed over. For it not to I had to tighten it up quite a bit.

For a long range rifle I prefer 1.5lbs. The older I've got the heavier my triggers have become