Remington 700 trigger??

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txdiamond17

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I have a rem 700 adl in.223 I want to tune up a bit. It is factory set and I am ready to get the trigger in better shape. Are there any drop in triggers that don't require a gunsmith? Can the 700 be adjusted by me? I have never done anything to a trigger myself, have paid a smith acouple of times. Now I want to learn. Thanks guys
 
Thanks WildEd. That is exactly what I needed, just didn't know where to look. I guess I have a project for this week. Is it safe to mess with the sear screw? One article says not to, the others say it must be adjusted. Thanks again
 
You are on your own there as it is a gray area. I adjusted mine without touching the sear and am very happy with it. You can adjust them where they are not safe so proceed with that knowledge.
 
The timney is still on the table. I figure I will try the adjustment, probable without moving the sear and see how it goes. If not, or I wuss out, then I'll have to find a good place to get a trigger.
 
I recently adjusted mine to approx 3 lbs. It had no creep and was crisp so I only adjusted the pull weight - very easy and just one screw involved.
 
Jewell and Timney are fantastic triggers but if you want one just as good with no creep and a crisp break for less than half the price, order a Rifle Basix trigger from Midway USA. They're around $89 and install in seconds. I've got them in all my Remington 700s.
 
Someone here had a Canjur for sale, they are a wonderful single set trigger, you might check the adds. Lets see I've got four Remington 700's in the safe and all have factory triggers and been adjusted to 3 to 3.5 pounds.

I don't have any problems adjusting the sear and overtravel, but I've been doing that for a lot of years. A trigger adjusted for those weights that has no overtravel and no creep can feel much lighter than it actually is. A good Remington factory trigger is capable of that.

Two things can happen if you adjust a Remington trigger to light. It will go off when you close the bolt or it will go off when you take the safety off when cocked.

The bounce the butt on the floor test is one you'll want to do and taking the safety off and on when cocked several times and closing the bolt several times, both really hard and soft will tell you if it's set to light.

I'd recommend not going below three pounds with a Remington factory trigger. Of the several hundred I've adjusted over the years I've ran into a few that simply wouldn't adjust and when that happens it's time to consider an aftermarket trigger.

Installing an aftermarket trigger is just a matter of punching out two pins and dissembling the safety to install on the new aftermarket trigger on the older Remingtons. Watch the little ball bearing, it's easy to loose.

Changing out the new Remington trigger is even easier as you can't dissemble the safety and a new aftermarket trigger will come with a safety.
 
I have adjusted so many Rem 700 triggers that I have lost count (I wrote the article on SniperCountry).

95% of the Rem triggers do not need the sear adjusted.

In an ADL field grade rifle it is not necessary to have a 10 oz trigger.

Sure, a Jewell is nice, but keep life in perspective - a $1400 NightForce scope would also "be nice", but out of place.

To put a ~$200 trigger in a ADL is just plain silly. There are better ways to improve an ADL with $200.

Adjust the trigger pull and get to know the rifle - it will easily hold less than 3 pounds.


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I went by the article in sniper country and was able to do what just Kodiak Jack did and I am very happy with the factory trigger now on my 7MM-08. The article is written so well, even a noob like me can do it.

I spent the trigger money on a laminated stock from StockysStocks.com ($150).
 


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