Remington 700 Trigger Hunting
 

What would be a good trigger for hunting to replace my factory trigger with?

Timney 510
Timney CE Elite
Rilfe Basix

Timney CE is a bit pricey and I don't think I want to get <2 lbs for pull weight on a hunting rifle.

Timney 510 or a TriggerTech...

I put in a standard timmney , which I think is the 510, around $150. I haven't used the others. Little screwing around with bolt release.

I believe you will be very happy with a Timney 510. There are two trigger widths from which to choose. The standard 510 trigger blade is slightly wider than the factory trigger blade and may take a minute or two with a file to open the slot in the top of the aluminum trigger guard. This is very easy to do and not noticeable after installation. There is a thin blade 510 trigger available also that will not need any filing. I like the standard (wider) blade better but to each there own.

I'm a buy once, cry once guy. If it says Remington 700 on the receiver, the slip packed with my trigger says Jewell.

The 510 is a fine trigger, but not a Jewell. I favor the 533 2 Stage if I'm putting a Timney into a 700.

to be honest for hunting the factory triggers are rather just fine, the older 700's you can make them way better, or a smith can for you?
but in field hunting, unless your a LONG range guy, factory is just fine, don't buy into the need to BETTER "X" and all
I own several full blown custom rifles and down , I have shot many sub MOA factory guns on stock triggers!
like all things in life you can add what ever makes you happy, but its honestly NOT needed!

OH contrair with all the Remington unsafe trigger hype sweeping the gun world and hightened by those who don't know, you need to change to a aftermarket trigger.

Those of us who know are completely happy with the factory triggers and practice gun handling never the less as always.


:D Al

I don't buy the hype. My 70s trigger won't go off. I have tried.

The 700 incidents where someone had a gun pointing at someone, and claim the safety was on. I have read some forums where guys say they have seen it in real life. Dunno.

I wouldn't worry about newer rifles.

I agree nice triggers are not needed by most for hunting. I just sometimes have extra money, and priorities.

I do like the Jewell with a safety much better than the Timney for a varmint rifle and used to use them without safeties in benchrest rifles. Very nice trigger.

For a standard weight factory hunting rifle such as the OP's new CDL I like the 510 a bit better as there is no desire on my part to set the pull at one pound or less for these rifles.

Have you tried the Timney Calvin Elite yet? I have not tried it yet but looks like it is very similar to a Jewell in both performance and price.

Single stage for me.

I was curious to try Timney's new two stage trigger. Few bad reviews. But there is for everything, and it is new.

I have not yet owned a Calvin, but I have dry fired a handful on other guys rifles at matches. Very good trigger - I'd say it's Timney's answer to the HVR, and they brought their A Game.

I don't use the benchrest springs in my hunting rifles, and I don't tune the sear engagement as low, but the light pull weight isn't the only thing you're buying in the HVR. I set them up at 2lbs and do some tinkering to be sure I have 20thou+ of sear engagement for hunting rifles.

Force of habit for me, I grew up on two stage triggers, have them in all of my AR's, so I try to mimic that in my bolt guns whenever I can.

This will sound funny, and probably dumb, but the reason I want to try a 2 stage trigger, is cause I use the front safety blade on a savige accu trigger, to ger ready.

My 760 with tinmney measured 2.5 on my cheap scale. Felt fine to me. I was not uncomfortable.

Take a look at the TriggerTech Primary for Rem700. They are pretty much idiot proof and around $140.

well guys for a hunting trigger do you need this? I have 7 700's all have been rebuilt, they all have the factory trigger tuned by the smiths who rebuilt them, with these rifles I have taken 67 deer beyond 400 yards, 50 beyond 600, a handful beyond a grand, and one at .77 miles how much less beyond 2#'s do you need for hunting?
RR

No of course not. But some people just like better things then others. Most long range shooters prefer a lighter trigger. But it is what you are used to.

But since you had yours tuned, I am not sure why you are questioning people buying a replacement. Myself, I would rather drop one in, then deal with a gunsmith. I am sure yours is nicer. But I just like to do it myself.

yep smiths charge 35 bucks to tune one but some folks wanna spend 140.00 to install their own.
RR

Again I like to do things myself. Even if it spites me. I do light gun smithing. Take things apart.

If you got a gun smith you trust, good for you. I just like to do things myself. Stuborn.

I would rather tune the trigger myself, if I was going to go that route. Lots of discussion on the internet on tuning 700 triggers. Probably is the way to go.



I bought my Timney, cause I was hoping the safety would be quiter.

that's why Remington has a bad reputation for triggers, too many do it yourselfers messing with triggers.
RR

Who do not maintain proper gun handling.

You can easily rework the existing factory trigger to any reasonable pull weight, and it still be 100% idiot proof! Of all the 700 triggers I've done, I've not had a single complaint or ND happen to my knowledge (after customer gets rifle back). The final tests I do to make SURE the trigger is SAFE before going out are I slam the bolt closed when off safe as violently as I can, pull trigger HARD while on safe, then take off safe & see if the firing pin falls, and smack the butt against the floor HARD while off safe, all several times, and in front of the customer so they too can see it's perfectly reliable. It's truly a shame that Canjar single set triggers went out when the owner passed, I LOVE those triggers! If you're determined to buy an aftermarket trigger, check out Jard! I've put several in (at LEAST a couple dozen), and they are GREAT triggers especially when you consider the modest price!