Re: AI AW vs AE
JP67,
Here is the short of adjusting the trigger on an AW: But i recommend that you call AI & they will tell you how to do it. DO this at your own risk,doing it improperly can cause accidental discharges. If you are not comfortable adjusting it, take it to a AI dealer or local gunsmith. SAFETY always comes first.
Before performing any adjustments: make sure THE CHAMBER IS CLEAR, NO BULLET IN IT & POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.
The screw on the trigger adjusts the sear engagement. I turned mine to the right (inside of the trigger guard) 6.2 turns. which eliminated the two stage & had a very short sear engagement.
I turned the screw towards the front of the trigger guard 2 turns left. This adjusts the trigger pull weight.
There is a 3rd screw inside of the trigger assy factory set & staked at the factory, do not attempt to disassemble the trigger & adjust this.
Always count how many turns you adjust your trigger so you can set it back to factory settings if any of the safety tests do not work.
After the adjustments, you MUST do 3 safety tests, again making sure THE CHAMBER IS CLEAR, NO BULLET IN IT & POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION.
1)Open & close the bolt at least 20 times rapidly to make sure the firing pin does not drop (go forward) when the bolt is closed.
2) Bump/Drop test. With the rifle cocked bump the butt hard on the ground at least 20 times to make sure the firing pin does not drop(go forward).
3) With the rifle cocked, open & close the safety rapidly at least 20 times to make sure the firing pin does not drop (go forward).
This left my trigger set @ single stage 1 LB. I used a Lyman digital trigger pull gauge & used an average over 10 pulls. I'm sure some with a proper strain gauge (expensive one) would get me a more accurate reading but this is all i had to measure with.
PS. I also posted in the gunsmith section a long time ago but this is the updated version after talking to AI.
