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Jewel trigger problem

R.Walters

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Today i went out to practice some positional shooting. While doing so i shot a 3 or 4 round string then went to squeeze the trigger and the gun was on safety. I didn't remember putting the safety on. No big deal, clicked the safety off and when i did that the firing pin was sent home to the primer.... Could of been bad if i wasn't pointed at my berm when i clicked it off. Is my jewel trigger a paper weight now or does it need a real good spraying with lighter fluid? I continued to shoot after that and didn't have any problems for the rest of the session. Any ideas what it is?
 
I'm no expert, but the guy in the video's version of "supertuning" the Jewell trigger appears to be maximum overtravel. That's absurd. There's a medium range that should work just fine, even in field conditions.
 
The trigger could be binding in the stock or bottom metal. It's not at all uncommon to have to make a larger relief in your stock or bottom metal when fitting a jewel.