New England trigger

mainehunt · 10-17-2003, 05:46 PM

I have a great little rifle. A New England Firearms .223 bull barrel. This rifle shoots half inch groups off of sand bags. I really like it for crow, and predators.
Only problem. The trigger pulls like a wisdom tooth! [:' (]
Has anyone out there ever tried to give one a better trigger feel?

Vapodog · 10-17-2003, 10:38 PM

NEF will fix the trigger. Politely return it to them and ask for a trigger job...they include that as a standard with a second barrel.

James B · 10-18-2003, 08:10 AM

I have an NEF 280. The trigger is right at 9 lbs. It takes a hell of a finger tip to pull a 9 lb trigger. She is going back for the free trigger job and maybe a 32 inch 45-70 barrel. My NEF 223 have a great trigger and shoots 1/2 inch at 100 yds. I bought it used so it may have already had a trigger job. Its a synthetic stocked one. LOVE IT BIG TIME. My wife loves to shoot this one as well. She loves to shoot but hates recoil. She shoots a 700 Remington in 250-3000 for deer. A fine deer stopper with nearly no recoil. I used to do a lot of gun trading but she told me in no uncertain terms that if she ever went to the gun safe for her 250, IT better be there.

mainehunt · 10-18-2003, 06:19 PM

WOW, they actually fix the trigger for free? DO I return the whole rifle, or just the action?

Bloodnativ · 10-20-2003, 10:11 PM

Just the action.

george_s · 10-21-2003, 04:02 PM

They give instructions on how to ship at this link: http://www.hr1871.com/barrelAcc/index.htm

mainehunt · 10-22-2003, 05:55 PM

thanks George

KENTUCKY BOY · 10-26-2003, 03:20 AM

YOU CAN' T . THE TRIGGER IS MADE TO SLIP IN TO A KNOCH ON THE HAMMER

mainehunt · 10-26-2003, 03:18 PM

KENTUCKY BOY
Sounds like you' ve seen this. Did you try it? I' m just wondering what they do at the factory. Do you think they just replace the whole assembly?

KENTUCKY BOY · 10-29-2003, 02:45 AM

I DONT THINK THERE IS ANY THING YOU CAN DO BUT OIL THE HELL OUT OF IT