Originally Posted By: SlickerThanSnotOriginally Posted By: 17freakHi Folks I'm getting ready to do some critter control and have decided to use a rifle that hasn't been used in some time. When getting ready I decided to check the trigger pull and it goes off at 2 lbs. The thing is it has no creep so it's a surprise when it breaks. The trigger was adjusted many years ago by an excellent gunsmith who did many of my triggers. I'm really used to two stage triggers and am finding this distracting. Short of installing a 2 stage trigger, which no one makes for the rifle, any ideas on how to eliminate the surprise. I'm worried that I will resort to jerking the trigger which I don't want to get in then habit of doing.
Thanks
Doug
seriously?
I understand your concerns, Doug. I cut my teeth on 2 stage triggers due to the vast numbers of cheap military rifles available when I was a teen. Shot the Garand, with it's 2 stage trigger for a quarter century in competition. Rules required minimum 4.5# triggers.
Had a bit of trouble adjusting to bolt guns w/single stage triggers I used for hunting, and my preference was around 4#, but no less than 3.5# in the field.
I believe the model 7 used the Walker triggers, which I think are adjustable, so you (or your smith) should be able to increase the pull on your rifle.
I've only owned one rifle w/the Walker trigger. It was a 40X match rifle and the very first round through the rifle was a "fire on release of safety". The rifle was right out of the box.
It did have a fantastic trigger (release) and was a wonderful rifle, but.....well, you might want to read:
https://riflebasix.com/blog/remington-rifle-trigger-timeline-history/
I'll probably get some flak for this, but IMHO, a 2# trigger is fine for shooting off a bench, but not on a hunting rifle. I finally got used to a 3.5# trigger on my pet predator rifle, but even that is a bit light on cold days, especially w/gloves.
Regards,
hm