Howa 1500 trigger adj.

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slim12368

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I just picked up a brand spankin new Howa 1500 in .243 Win.
Im a little un-impressed with the trigger pull weight, everything Ive read says the triggers are adjustable but Ill be darned if I can find the instructions online anywhere.

Can anyone send me in the right direction? I know that if I tune the trigger it voids my waranty. Ive had very good luck with Howa rifles in the past and am not overly concerned about it.
 
The Howa 1500 has two trigger adjustment screws identified as the front trigger adjusting screw and the rear trigger adjusting screw. They can be identified by screws with locking nuts.

The front screw is for trigger pull, loosen the locking nut up and loosen the screw counterclockwise until you get the trigger pull you want and then tighten the locking nut back up. Probably won’t get it below about 3 lbs.

The rear screw is for creep, loosen the back locking nut up and turn the screw clockwise a little bit and tighten the locking nut back up. If you go to far the safety won't work, not a problem just back it off a little until the safety does work. You are not going to get all the creep out of it, so you have to play with these a little bit, don't get in a hurry.

This screws should adjusted maybe an 1/8 turn at a time!
 
I hope you have good luck on adjment of the howa trigger. The ones that I have experience with will adjust but when you got them down to where they were good, the safety would not work. When I contacted Howa they told me this was a lawyer feature to keep the triggers from being adjusted too light. Don't know if the new rifles still have this feature. Keep us posted on what you find out. A good smith will have no trouble re-working the trigger into a good one.
 


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