i absolutley hate the trigger on my mauser..its a 98k i believe...the original trigger is in it and i dont think anything ws done to it..it has tons of creep and i could hold on to it while i fall down i mountain and it wont go off...what is a decint trigger to put in it and how much will it cost and how much for a gunsmith to do the work?? thanx...

The two stage mauser trigger isnt like triggers on sporters. There are lots of good triggers available, Timney, Shilen, and some others. I think most of them cost about 75 -100 bucks. You will need to decide what kind of safety you want too. The replacement triggers can be had with a trigger block safety that will require a cut in the stock along the right side of the tang. There are a variety of cocking shroud safeties also that cost anywhere from 100 up to 300 bucks and require some milling and finishing. The cheapest fastest thing to do would be to get one of the Timney triggers from Midway with the side safety, and install it yourself. Its very simple, one screw and one pin. Check out the Brownell catalog too. Dayton Traister makes a replacement trigger for mausers that isnt adjustable but only costs about 40$ if I remember right. If cheap and fast isnt what you want, you can get a Jewell trigger for about 175, and a three position PME safety for about 250 and unless you have a mill installation will cost about 60 or so bucks. Lots of options with a 98. Good luck.

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also when installing an after market trigger the stock must be relieved to except the new trigger thus added cost.

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I too had a Mauser 1909 with the two stage trigger until I replaced it with a Timney trigger this summer. I am not a gunsmith by any means and I would say that if you have access to a dremel tool, do it yourself. The trigger takes about 5 minutes to install with no adjustments as they come from the factory already adjusted. I spent about 15 minutes with a dremel inletting the new trigger into the stock. I would say that inletting is the hardest part. If your gun has the safety on the bolt shroud, get the Timney Sportsman without side safety for $28 from Midway and have some fun.

Mark

I selected a Jewell trigger with a three-position PME safety for my custom '98 in 8x57JS. I based the decision on having played around with just about every other combination a custom rifle could possibly have. The prices were approximately what Larry338 stated, and worth every penny.

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I put a Timney Trigger on my VZ-24 Mauser (98) about two years ago. The difficulty I ran into was that the trigger sear had to be shortened as when I would take the gun off safe, the firing pin would fall. I started to do it myself but didn't feel very comfortable doing it because if you grind off too much, then you have to replace the firing pin assembly. I took it to a gunsmith to finish the job.