Aftermarket Triggers?

[ChrisPackham]

A friend of mine has  Bettinsoli X trail as his first shotgun which he has had from new.  The gun itself is fine and it fits him incredibly well but the trigger is pretty awful (i guess they have to cut money somewhere to produce for the cost they do) it has failed and been returned to Bettinsoli a couple of times but has never been the same as before it first failed. 

This is causing him real, or even psychological trigger issues which are affecting his clay shooting, now the game season is upon us the problem is more of a concern.

Is it possible to have an aftermarket trigger fitted and if so any guidance on possible costs would be appreciated.  It doesn't need to be anything wonderful as the gun is low value, Beretta Sp1 or Browning 525 standard would be fine.

To fork out for a new gun to replace one which otherwise works and most importantly fits seems a bit crazy if a new trigger can be fitted.

Appreciate views

Thanks

 

[Les53]

Best thing is to give it to a good gunsmith to see if the triggers can be improved. A good many guns can benefit from being tweaked by a good trigger man! It's worth a try. 

 

[Gee]

Nigel Teague did the triggers on my old Beretta 682 and they were a million times better.

 

[ChrisPackham]

Brilliant, thank you, do you have any idea of what to expect the cost to be?

 

[Les53]

Brilliant, thank you, do you have any idea of what to expect the cost to be?

It will depend on what needs to be done.

 

[RobertBeard]

I was charged £100 per trigger plus £20 for parts on one of the guns.  Both were Berettas and they were done about 18 months ago.

 

[Hamster]

To the best of my knowledge there's no such thing as an aftermarket trigger for shotguns, if that Bettinsoli is as bad as it sounds, any decent gunsmith should be able to improve it tenfold. 

 

[ChrisPackham]

Excellent, thanks guys

r

 

[Wonko the Sane]

There area couple aftermarket triggers for Perazzis but it has to be at a Look What I Got level than an actual need. - I say that cuz the aftermarket things look JUST like the Perazzi trigger.

I suppose they could be wonderful but I'll never know.

 

[westley]

The thing is, the problem is rarely the trigger but more the sears and bents and they DO require the attention of someone who KNOWS what they are doing and not something for the backstreet gunsmith. I have yet to see a Bettinsoli with a good 'feel' to the trigger and double discharge or failure to switch barrels is a common fault. The Browning/Miroku have 'trigger creep' built in and although it can be lessened, it can never be totally cured. Anyone who shoots Browning/Miroku guns well, will be taking up the slack on the trigger as they are swinging onto their target, whether they realise it or not is a different matter. I had to sell my Perazzi after 2 years of trying to shoot it, but the trigger was that good I was constantly accidently discharging the gun before I could lead the target. I went back to my Miroku and problem over. Before I began to spend huge amounts of money trying to better the Bettinsoli trigger mechanism, I would be tempted to put that money into a better gun. One good reason to try before you buy, hopefully another lesson learned.

I do not think anyone can live with an indifferent trigger..............even Roy Rogers !

 

[Hamster]

 Before I began to spend huge amounts of money trying to better the Bettinsoli trigger mechanism, I would be tempted to put that money into a better gun. One good reason to try before you buy, hopefully another lesson learned.

Yes yes yes but with the trigger improved there will at least be one redeeming feature to advertise it with.   :lol: :lol:

 

[westley]

Yes yes yes but with the trigger improved there will at least be one redeeming feature to advertise it with.   :lol: :lol:

They are an OK starter gun, if you land on a good one. Do not forget that not too many newcomers can equip themselves with £6 grands worth of gun and a £350 gun will get them shooting. They can then climb the ladder on that search for their magic gun ! 

 

[ChrisPackham]

Too be honest, other than the trigger (which granted is pretty important) I thin they are excellent value for money, definitely better than half the price of a silver pigeon..  They don't fit me very well but fit him perfectly so taking into account the adjustment needed to an SP1 for example it's going to cost over 1000 to change.

 

[Salopian]

Distributed by RUAG the Perazzi importer , sales are very good (more than Perazzi).

If the triggers are not to your liking and the gun is under guarantee , get them sorted by RUAG.

Very good value for money guns, a perfect starter gun . (Could a Newbie identify poor trigger pulls correctly?)

 

[Hamster]

Very good value for money guns, a perfect starter gun . (Could a Newbie identify poor trigger pulls correctly?)

If they've shot other guns before why not. I've never slept in or driven a camper van in my life but I know 99% of them are awful.  :lol:

 

[Salopian]

If they had shot other guns before, they would not be Newbies !

Your opinion of Camper Vans is exactly that ! Your opinion, not necessarily a correct one.

 

[schmokinn]

"Your opinion of Camper Vans is exactly that ! Your opinion, not necessarily a correct one." living in the south of England i agree all campers are awful....full of bloody grockles who don't know were there going but do it very slowly :angry: almost as bad as caravans!!!

 

[Hamster]

If they had shot other guns before, they would not be Newbies !

Your opinion of Camper Vans is exactly that ! Your opinion, not necessarily a correct one.

Not really though if you think about it, back when I started I was a complete noob when it came to shotguns having never even held one in my life but I still knew what a good trigger was because of my experience with air guns. Besides, if this gent had already had a few shots with a some other decent guns (which is highly likely) then spotting a bad trigger feel would surely not beyond him ?

The camper thing wasn't my opinion, it was a joke.  :lol:

I do find though that even the expensive ones look ugly as sin. 

 

[Les53]

"Your opinion of Camper Vans is exactly that ! Your opinion, not necessarily a correct one." living in the south of England i agree all campers are awful....full of bloody grockles who don't know were there going but do it very slowly :angry: almost as bad as caravans!!!

Ok, so now we are well off topic!!! I live in West Dorset, right on the coast in fact, camper vans often seem to be driven very slowly indeed, often seemingly by people who quite frankly should not be in charge of a vehicle at all, let alone something the size of a small bus! Often they will stop for no apparent reason, turn without use of indicators, park badly in car parks and generally annoy other road users. I'm not saying they are all like it, but unfortunately a good many are!