Originally Posted by
8mm/06
Does anyone here have first hand experience with having the factory trigger on their 700 tweaked? Adjusted and polished for a clean crisp break?
Your first post seemed to imply that you've wanted to replace the Walker trigger in your son's 700 for a long time, but that you were finally motivated to do so due to the (unannounced) safety recall of these triggers.
This new response suggests that you're changing your mind about replacing it, and interested in having it 'smithed'.
I'd generally expect about $100 on a trigger job these days. Might find someone out there that does a lot of 700 triggers and is still doing $50 jobs.
If you believe the design reports and the lawsuits that there's something wrong with the Walker trigger design, then smithing won't 'fix' that. Replacing with a Remington XMP, Shilen, Rifle Basics, or Timney trigger can be on par for cost, or just slightly more expensive than trigger job. The Jewell's are certainly the best of the best, but reality is that they cost twice as much and if you're not competing, you won't notice the difference - and even if you ARE competing, there are other triggers in the world that deliver.
I'm not necessarily saying that you should have any concern with the safety of your trigger, but if you do question it, then the cost of peace of mind is $0. Just get a drop in replacement for the same cost as the trigger job,