ky wonder
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anyone had this done?
and if so what is your opionion?
and if so what is your opionion?
remington 700 trigger retrofit
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SC_Mike
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As far as sending it back to Rem for them to fix, I didn't want my new rifle gone for who knows how long. Plus I had just sighted it in and I wasn't about to pull the scope and rail off it and have to begin the process zeroing process again. I swapped one out for a Timney #3 and never looked back. The other was much older and I had it checked by a gunsmith I trust, had it adjusted to #3, and locked down.
Eagle223usa
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I replace mine with Timeny's also.
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Calvin Elite Timney in mine.
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HOUSTON RICK
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Not bothering
ChattanoogaPhil
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Sent my 700 back in May 2014. Got it back six weeks later. New trigger is fine. Sent in a sub MOA rifle, got back a sub MOA rifle.
ErnieDeBord
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Ifs gonna be for Target or Varmint use,put a Jewell in it, and be spoiled forever. regards Ernie
old&slow
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Didn't do the recall.
Replaced with two regular Timneys and one Elite Timney. Quite happy with the Timney trigger.
IMO the Elite is too light for a field gun, but love it on my target rifle.
Replaced with two regular Timneys and one Elite Timney. Quite happy with the Timney trigger.
IMO the Elite is too light for a field gun, but love it on my target rifle.
RV4driver
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I put a Timney in mine as soon as I bought the rifle, because the Remington stock "adjustable" trigger...wasn't.
Ignored the recall.
Ignored the recall.
If you want the Jewell - be sure to check the 'trigger well' width. I believe the Jewell is too wide and you'll have to do some 'carving' if its in a wood stocked model.
If its a synthetic/plasic stock may be a drop in. Some of the 700 target varmints are made by HS Precision and are wide enough - I've done two with no issues.
Ndbackroad
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I sent my 700 in for the replacement. Came back with the trigger guard finish chipped off. I emailed them about this, no response.
I put a Timney in my "newer" 700, ( with the key lock), and changed out firing pin & spring. It now has a decent trigger.
Didn't do mine, an early seventies 40-XB, because I like the trigger for shooting, I only use it for shooting at targets on a range, and I have had no trouble with it. However, I do believe that there is a problem with the design. I have a tag hanging from the forward sling attachment point which reads
WARNING: This Remington 40-XB rifle uses a trigger
assembly designed for TARGET USE ONLY. Under
certain circumstances, this rifle may discharge when being
loaded or unloaded. It may discharge upon opening or
closing the bolt, upon setting or releasing the safety, or even
upon pulling the trigger. The rifle must always be oriented
with the possibility of UNEXPECTED DISCHARGE in
mind. Constant safe orientation is likely only at a formal target
range. If you don't understand the above, or even just disagree
with it, KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF THIS RIFLE.
WARNING: This Remington 40-XB rifle uses a trigger
assembly designed for TARGET USE ONLY. Under
certain circumstances, this rifle may discharge when being
loaded or unloaded. It may discharge upon opening or
closing the bolt, upon setting or releasing the safety, or even
upon pulling the trigger. The rifle must always be oriented
with the possibility of UNEXPECTED DISCHARGE in
mind. Constant safe orientation is likely only at a formal target
range. If you don't understand the above, or even just disagree
with it, KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF OF THIS RIFLE.
DWalt
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I won't bother. My single 700 (in .30-'06) still has the standard factory trigger, and it has worked fine for me since about 1979. If I were worried about it, I'd probably also install a Timney rather than sending it back to Remington.
Ivan the Butcher
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The only 700's I own now were re-barreled and worked over by 2 different gunsmiths. The triggers are lighter and better than anything Remington would be willing to install!
An interesting aside; I have 2 of the BA series Savage rifles. Savage says that those triggers are adjustable down to 2 1/2 pounds. The 10 BA came from the factory set at 19 ounces (1 1/4 pounds) and my 110 BA came set at 12 ounces (3/4 pound). I also have one of their "Target" single shot rifles with the RED trigger that goes down to 1 pound, it is currently set a just over 9 ounces and never has gone off by accident.
Every bad shot these 3 Savages and my two 700's made was all my fault. And the bullets went where I was pointing the rifle! Some people just won't admit to that!
I have a friend who likes Jewel Triggers and has a few dozen, even models that were never sold to the public. Not one of his rifles is set over 3 or 4 ounces. A lot of the ability to be adjusted to these low weights has to do with high quality springs! Taraus and Remington have both been known to have large quantities of bad springs!
Most Anshultz rifles come with the finest target trigger in the world, but I had an GPR that was on of the earliest in 17 HMR and it came with a 3 pound field trigger. I didn't want to spend a small fortune and put a retro fit a factory target trigger in it so, we put a factory 1 pound spring in it for $1.00. I don't like a trigger spring with zero tension on it so we turned it up to 19 ounces and that is when I discovered how much I like that trigger weight!
Ivan
An interesting aside; I have 2 of the BA series Savage rifles. Savage says that those triggers are adjustable down to 2 1/2 pounds. The 10 BA came from the factory set at 19 ounces (1 1/4 pounds) and my 110 BA came set at 12 ounces (3/4 pound). I also have one of their "Target" single shot rifles with the RED trigger that goes down to 1 pound, it is currently set a just over 9 ounces and never has gone off by accident.
Every bad shot these 3 Savages and my two 700's made was all my fault. And the bullets went where I was pointing the rifle! Some people just won't admit to that!
I have a friend who likes Jewel Triggers and has a few dozen, even models that were never sold to the public. Not one of his rifles is set over 3 or 4 ounces. A lot of the ability to be adjusted to these low weights has to do with high quality springs! Taraus and Remington have both been known to have large quantities of bad springs!
Most Anshultz rifles come with the finest target trigger in the world, but I had an GPR that was on of the earliest in 17 HMR and it came with a 3 pound field trigger. I didn't want to spend a small fortune and put a retro fit a factory target trigger in it so, we put a factory 1 pound spring in it for $1.00. I don't like a trigger spring with zero tension on it so we turned it up to 19 ounces and that is when I discovered how much I like that trigger weight!
Ivan
"And the bullets went where I was pointing the rifle". Mine do that too; I've got to break them of that habit. I've got to teach them to go where I want them to go, not necessarily where they're pointed.
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