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Amateurs should not tamper with trigger pulls.

Pulls should be in the region of 3.5 lbs first trigger and 4 lbs second measured with a spring balance in the direction of pull of the finger .

Most accurate method is an apparatus hung from the trigger in the direction of pull and accurate weights added until trigger sear releases.

A good trigger will have no drag or creep at all.

Take up free play, apply pressure to release trigger and without drag or creep it should release, with a snap ( here's where you use snap caps boys).

A very good explanation is 'like breaking glass' the trigger will suddenly "snap" free.

If it is heavy, creeps or drags , seek the services of a competent gunsmith. Many do NOT know how to service triggers.

Note :- Many Heavy guns such as Wildfowling guns may well have higher trigger pulls by design as standard .

A historic rule of thumb is that the trigger pulls are approximately 1/3rd of the weight of the gun for first pull and just under half the weight for second pull. 

 
I did measure mine, but I forget what it was. Ask my wife, and then it was a bit less than that.

Not something I have had any complaints about, so long as it goes off when expected, most of the time.

 
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I did measure mine, but I forget what it was. Ask my wife, and then it was a bit less than that.

Not something I have had any complaints about, so long as it goes off when expected, most of the time.
'Most of the time' I'd get that looked at by a competent person if I were you.

 
one of my old mirokus  had light trigger pulls , cost me  kills  in some shoots ,   had them checked at orston gun club ,  both triggers just on 2 lbs     yikes .

 
Have you considered switching to a release trigger ?  Coupled with extended after market multi chokes and one of those 'Gruff' prosthetic stock things, I feel it would guarantee hours of fun.

P.S.

Of course you could leave things as they are and just enjoy your shooting.

 
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Have you considered switching to a release trigger ?
Westley. Go and stand in the corner facing the wall for the rest of the lesson!! You've been told not to mention those............things, before!  :sarcastic:

 
I think you two are in some desperate need of disciplining

might dissipate that fog in your skulls about release triggers.

 
I had never seen a release trigger in action so to speak until last weekend at my club when a member who does suffer from serious problems pulling a normal trigger has started using one.  It seemed to be working very well for him.  

 
Why is it that it seems so possible that you indeed did that?
Only because the horse was stuffed. He would never have caught it when it was alive. I just wasn't that kind of horse?  :biggrin:

Thinking about it, that's kind of wrong too. Isn't it?  :prankster:

 
And we're off into one of westleys weird parallel world's ...... again.

 
Possibly not on reflection. Anyway it's a bit off the wall ;)

 

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