AR 15 Trigger

AKA Yuppiehunter

AKA Yuppiehunter

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I keep hearing the whispering in my head..."If you ask it, they will respond"

Ok my question is this. I am brand new to the AR15 world and last year I bought the Bushmaster Varminter. I recently took apart the trigger assembly and noticed it is a very simple machanism. Can I reduce the trigger pull tension by manipulating the spring. Basically bending it backwards until it acheives the necessary memory? Right now my pull is roughly 4 pounds(measured with fishing line and hand scale), is this too much?

yuppiehunter
 
Four pounds is a good hunting trigger. I doubt you can change the memory of the spring. You can work it like you say above, but the spring will return to were it was in short order unless you realllly bend the heck out of it. This will probably render it useless IMHO. Goto a gunstore that has Rock Rivers in stock and try a Rock River trigger. They are a good trigger right out of the box. If the RRA trigger feels good to you just order a trigger kit from them.
One warning, the pin size of the pins that go thru an AR sometimes vary. Goto AR15.com and ask those guys. They can probably tell you if the pin sizes are the same. They can also probably tell you some good dealers for match trigger parts.
Good Luck
 
The Bushy would be small pin if memory serves me right. Along with most everything made today. I know the RR is the same pin size as my Bushmaster, as I switched the triggers when I got the RR. Now it wears a Jewell /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

The RR trigger is a good one for the money.
 
Yuppie, If you can wait for the show at the coliseum this spring, I can take a look at your lower and give you a few options while you are at the show.

4 pounds is not a bad stock AR trigger, but if that 4 pounds goes with about a mile of sear-engagement, I can understand the need for a change!
 
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I've got the Timney 3 lb. in my Stag 3L and love it; huge difference.



I did the same with my RRA, and it's great!
 
The stock trigger in your Varminter is adjustable and should have come with instructions and a small allen wrench. They warn that adjusting it below the 3.5# first stage and 1# second stage could cause malfunction (CYA legaleeze I suppose). If you bought your rifle used and didn't get the trigger paperwork you might be able to download it from Bushy's website or have them send it to you.
 
I have always been a Jewell fan, but have 2 Timneys now and cant beat em for a single stage.
Breaks like glass!
Money well spent if you ask me, you'll be wondering how you ever got by without it.
 
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Go Timney 3lb. Great Trigger



/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif I've got one also. They are NICE!
 
I have read a few posts saying my Bushy has a two stage trigger but it is a one pull trigger. There isnt two "clicks" when I fire a round. Am I understanding this right?
 
No.
A two stage still only has one "click." There is a long, like 1/4" takeup stage till you reach the firing stage. At that point it is just like a single stage trigger.

Lots of advantages to a 2 stage trigger, especially with a self-loader.

Jack
 
If you have a standard lower using the standard hammer and trigger as shown in the image below, you can make a tremendous difference by replacing the springs with a reduced power spring kit, I use the JP Rifles reduced power spring kit, I got it from Brownells, they are very reasonably priced. The kit replaces the hammer and trigger spring shown in the image below.

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