trigger pulls

[Gavin]

Come off it every man has measured it at least once

 

[Will Hewland]

Never measured never will.

I pull it till it goes bang.

Agreed. I only measured the P gun when it was altered as it was too light. Not measured current gun. Took a few shots to adjust to the feel of it, but have stopped thinking about it now.

 

[Salopian]

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. 

 

[Skeet UK]

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.

 

[Nick Selby]

wouldnt know where to start and quite glad about that. Life is just a bit too short to worry about this.

 

[Tim]

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.

 

[Doctor Lecter]

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 .

 

[Skeet UK]

'Most of the time' I'd get that looked at by a competent person if I were you.

Have another think about it....

 

[westley]

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.

 

[no.1topdog]

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:

 

[westley]

I know, I know,..................but sometimes I just can't help myself.      :spiteful:

 

[Wonko the Sane]

I think you two are in some desperate need of disciplining

might dissipate that fog in your skulls about release triggers.

 

[shootinguru]

:fie:  Go wash your mouth out for mentioning such aborations :fie:

 

[Sian]

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.  

 

[westley]

I only once tried to service a Trigger but I had to bugger off quick when Roy Rogers came back unexpectedly !!!!

 

[Wonko the Sane]

I only once tried to service a Trigger but I had to bugger off quick when Roy Rogers came back unexpectedly !!!!

Why is it that it seems so possible that you indeed did that?

 

[no.1topdog]

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?  rankster:

 

[ips]

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

 

[Wonko the Sane]

are you sure "parallel" is really the operative term?

 

[ips]

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