What is the optimal trigger weight on your precision rifles (.223 & .308) or what is best for you or what experts recommend.
Gunsmithing Trigger pull
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It depends on what you're doing with it? Bench rest or range day guys can run a much light pull than move and shoot comps or hunting. I have a 700good with a 1.5 trigger for range stuff but most of my comp guns are around 3 lbs. I've shot a gun with a several ounce trigger. Too light for me
It depends on what you're doing with it? Bench rest or range day guys can run a much light pull than move and shoot comps or hunting. I have a 700good with a 1.5 trigger for range stuff but most of my comp guns are around 3 lbs. I've shot a gun with a several ounce trigger. Too light for me
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Thanks for your response.
I guess I will try a happy medium and go with 2 - 2.5 lbs and see what happens.
Thanks for your response.
I guess I will try a happy medium and go with 2 - 2.5 lbs and see what happens.
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2.5lbs, I sometimes shoot in gloves and often with compromised sensation in the fingers from the elements, I want to feel the trigger before the rifle goes off. And shit happens, the higher the pull the more significant a bump snag or whatever would have to be to fire the rifle, never had it happen, but I don't want it to either.
2.5lbs, I sometimes shoot in gloves and often with compromised sensation in the fingers from the elements, I want to feel the trigger before the rifle goes off. And shit happens, the higher the pull the more significant a bump snag or whatever would have to be to fire the rifle, never had it happen, but I don't want it to either.
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I like 3~3.25 on AR's and around 2 lbs on bolt rifles.
I like 3~3.25 on AR's and around 2 lbs on bolt rifles.
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I will usualy remove all of the creep in the trigger and then take the weight down as far as it will go until the hammer starts falling when I bump the rifle hard and go a little stiffer until it stops. This gives me the lowest setting I can work with safely and I just snap-cap until I find a weight I like above my lower limit.
I will usualy remove all of the creep in the trigger and then take the weight down as far as it will go until the hammer starts falling when I bump the rifle hard and go a little stiffer until it stops. This gives me the lowest setting I can work with safely and I just snap-cap until I find a weight I like above my lower limit.
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I like that method of finding a good trigger pull weight.
After putting barrel action back into stock have you ever noticed a change in pull weight?
I like that method of finding a good trigger pull weight.
After putting barrel action back into stock have you ever noticed a change in pull weight?
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i shoot around 3lbs in my hunting rifles. ive gone as low as 2 lbs. i love them all, but with gloves on the 2lber was really really light
i shoot around 3lbs in my hunting rifles. ive gone as low as 2 lbs. i love them all, but with gloves on the 2lber was really really light
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I am going to try around 2lbs
I am going to try around 2lbs
