Determining Trigger Pull Weight Without A Gauge
07-06-2012, 09:51 AM
#1
Boone & Crockett
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Determining Trigger Pull Weight Without A Gauge
There's no need to drop $25 or $50 on a trigger pull gauge if you only need to check pull weight infrequently.
A plastic jug, some twine, and a kitchen scale are all you need. But a friend to help makes it easier.
Secure the jug as shown below. Slowly fill it with water until the trigger breaks (that's where the friend comes in), and weigh the jug on the scale.
A plastic jug, some twine, and a kitchen scale are all you need. But a friend to help makes it easier.
Secure the jug as shown below. Slowly fill it with water until the trigger breaks (that's where the friend comes in), and weigh the jug on the scale.
Last edited by Semisane; 07-06-2012 at 12:35 PM.
07-07-2012, 08:10 PM
#3
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
I have an electronic scale for weighing fish. I tied a string to it, reset to 0, then pulled until the trigger breaks. Gives me a real accurate reading of the trigger pull. Being digital, it will let me know such as 3.5 pounds or 4.1 pounds, what ever.
I have another scale/flashlight/turkey carrier/pen holder/tape measure gizmo, for weighing turkey. You hook it over their feet and lift them off the ground and an arrow moves on a weight scale telling you how much your bird weighs. I have used that for the same thing as the electronic fish scale.
I have another scale/flashlight/turkey carrier/pen holder/tape measure gizmo, for weighing turkey. You hook it over their feet and lift them off the ground and an arrow moves on a weight scale telling you how much your bird weighs. I have used that for the same thing as the electronic fish scale.
08-29-2012, 08:08 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bardstown Kentucky USA
Posts: 109
These are two excellent "why didn't I think of that" ideas. I already have the gadget sold for carrying/weighing a turkey, and obviously the jug on a string is truly a simple yet elegant idea.
Thanks.
Thanks.
