ORIGINAL: Troutman10
I bought a Remington 700 BDL 30.06 about 2.5 years ago. Had the trigger "adjusted" to 3/3.5 lbs. right after I got it and used it for the past couple of seasons. I decided to go to a different local gunsmith and have him check the trigger b/c I have thought it was a little too hard. Come to find out the trigger was about 4.5lbs.I was mad b/c I thought the first guy, who has a good name in our area, didn't touch the trigger. The guy who has the gun nowwas having trouble adjusting it to the correct poundage and said the trigger was only going up in poundage to 5 lbs. He's now sendingthegun back to Remington to be fixed. Has anyone here had to send anything to Remington to be fixed before? If so,about how long should I expect it to take? And what kind of cost should I expect? Any help is appreciated.Thanks in advance.
I have adjusted the triggers on a number of those Remington bolt actions. There are three screws-one adjusts the amount of pressure the trigger spring applies to the trigger. Another one adjusts the sear engagement, which you can watch visually thru the hole in the top of the trigger box as you turn the screw, and the other one adjusts the amount the triggermoves after the sear is released (overtravel). If a person is experiencing INCREASING trigger weight when turning the screw that changes weight of pull, he is turning the screw the WRONG direction!! It might be necessary to adjust the sear engagement in order mto get the pull weight down.
THIS IS AN ADJUSTMENT YOU HAVE TO DO WITH VERY SLIGHT MOVEMENTS OF THE ADJUSTMENT SCREW,(BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS STEP), SINCE IF THIS ENGAGEMENT IS LEFT TOO SLIGHT,THE RIFLE CAN FIRE WHEN THE BOLT IS SLAMMED SHUT OR WHEN THE SAFETY IS PUSHED OFF AFTER THE TRIGGER IS PULLED WHEN THE SAFETY WASON!! But since you can watch the change of engagement as you turn thescrew-very slight movement of the screw!!
The overtravel screw should be set so that there IS a detectable, slight movement of the trigger after release, but not much!!
Once all three screws are set where they should be, the trigger a nd safety are functioning correctly (see below for testing suggestions), use some Loctite, nail polish etc. to glue the screws in place so the adjustments don't change in the future.
When you use the trigger spring screw to reduce the weight of pull, you may find that it is not possible to reduce it as much as you'd desire SAFELY, since the friction of the parts might make such a setting too light for the spring to permit the rifle to cock properly and stay cocked safely when the bolt is operated. I have found this to be the case a few times. My fix for this was to disassemble the trigger mechanism completely, and polish all the moving parts with a haedArkansas oilstone to smooth up thesurfaces so they's work with less friction, then use a light oil on the surfaces as I reassemble the trigger.
WHEN DOING SUCH WORK, CARE MUST BE TAKENTO NOT CHANGE THE ANGLES OF ANYENGAGING SURFACES THT ENGAGE OTHER PARTS, SUCH AS THE TRIGGER AND SEAR CONTACT EDGES, ETC.
Once you have thetrigger set at the poundage you want (I recommend that you never go below 3#-3.5#with the M7-M700 triggers), reassemble the rifle
thentest for safety by cocking the action, then slamming the bolt shut and dry-firing it at least ten cycles to make sure that the striker does NOT fall when the bolt slammed shut. Next, do the same, except now you put the safety on, pull the trigger, then push the safety off.
The striker must remain cocked! Do this ten times also. If you have a striker fall during any of these tests, the sear engagement must be increased
EVER SO SLIGHTLYuntil the strijker does not fall when the safety is pushed off,
ANDAT THE SAME TIME the trigger spring screw is screwed in
EVER SO SLIGHTLY to increase the weight of pull a tiny bit until the rifle functions safely when tested as above!
Adjusting these triggers is a PITA, compared to some others. But it is no real puzzle for anyone with a slight bit of mechanical aptitude who can figure out how a simple mechanism works by reading & observation!