Ruger Trigger

hitman2565

hitman2565

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Before I tear the trigger apart can I adjust this stock trigger without getting a new one. It is a M77 Mark 2 heavy barrel. I did my Remington 700 trigger and I am very happy with it. So any advice on this trigger would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Jeff
 
are you good with a hone stone. the over travel has to be honed off and the spring tension can be reduced by replacing the spring with a lighter one or cutting a coil off at a time till you get the feel you want
 
I can hone. I work in a machine shop and have been wanting to do a few of my "projects". As far as springs where can I get others. I would rather replace them than chop one up. I take it you have done a few?
 
yes i have. i usually cut one half of a coil off at a time til i get the feel i want. new ones can be bought from brownells
it has been a long time since i did the single stage ruger,
 
i have a ruger mark II 22250 heavy barrel and it has a two stage
i cut the spring and honed the trigger and got it to about 20 ozs.
 
well done weasel. I have been trying to figure out how to explain all that. You said it better than i could. one word of caution hitman. since you are a machinist you prob dont need me to say it. BUT. take only a small bit at a time. you will put that trigger together about 20 times till you get it right. you can allways remove more if needed, but it is really hard to add it back
 
The link Weasel posted has good information. Yellerdog and I just did the triggers on our Ruger All Weather Mark II in 204. They both turned out great.

Skinner 2
 
I also did the trigger on my 77/22Mag a while back following the same instructions listed. My plan was to get a replacement after market trigger if I screwed it up. It went from very heavy to a tad on the light side. My favorite trigger to adjust is the Mod 70. The two worst triggers I felt lately were on an older Savage and even worse some type of crude SKS semi-auto. Both of these were owned by someone else.
 
I just did the trigger on my MKII with the same intentions as muskrat30. It turned out great! I used the same post that Weasel put out there. I'm going to drill and tap the trigger gaurd tonight so I can adjust the overtravel.

Good luck, Budman
 
The link you posted is for a M77 not a M77 MarkII, they have differnt triggers. I just put a timmney in mine and it took about 30 min. One of the easiest jobs I've done. The safety on the older rugers is a nightmare. The newer ones are a lot simpler. Becareful and if you go too far get the timmney.
 
I just got done installing the overtravel adjusting screw in my MKII. It turned out ok, I think I'm going to go with a set screw and some blue locktite, for cosmetic reasons. The trigger feels pretty good with the overtravel taken out of it. Heres a picture of what it looks like.

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Wolfpack13,
I recently did my M77 Mark II and that is the correct drawing for it.
Hitman2565,
Skinner 2 and I both did them as he stated and if you follow those instruction it should work out well.
 
Thanks for the input guys. I am hoping to get to this project this weekend. I liked the link it was pretty informative. What are the advantages of an aftermarket trigger?
 
I like that answer 17shooter. But I will never learn and know what all I am doing if I don't try. So I guess its tear it apart this weekend.
 
you're right I didn't look at the drawings. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gifWe'll hang on a minute while I pull my foot or head out. I still think that you can't go wrong with a Timney. Like i said before if you go too far with you stone or spring a Timney is a 30 min job and it'll only cost you $70.
 
Wolfpack13.
That was our thoughts when we started the job. Figured if we took off too much then buy a aftermarket. The jobs went well so we save a few bucks. My first trigger job was a Remington 597 17HMR. It went well but not quote as easy as the Ruger. Yellerdog's Tool and Shop helped? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif.

Skinner 2
 
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