Shotgun ‘Smith for trigger jobs?

[Yendor357]

I bought a cool little 20 ga Browning BPS Micro last summer. 6.7 pounds of grit is the trigger pull. It needs help.

While I’m at it, I have a Binelli M2 Tactical that has a 7+ pound pull. As long as I’m going to send one trigger group off, I may as well send them both.

So I’m looking for an expert in the field. Reasonable turn around time. Solid work.

If you know anyone, I’m all ears, thanks.

 

[BARgunner]

Bill Springfield at triggerwork.net did an excellent job on my BPS. I sent my trigger assembly to him and had it back in less than two weeks. What a difference, from gritty and about 9 lbs to smooth and around 4 lbs.

 

[Yendor357]

I’ve seen that dude when I was looking on the internet.
He has numerous bad reviews. I’m reluctant. Not saying I won’t give him a try, but I’ve been burned before….

 

[Yendor357]

BAR, I took your advice. I don’t know the outcome as of yet.

I called Bill. He was knowledgeable. I sent both the BPS, and M2 trigger groups to him. Now I wait…..

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

... It needs help.

Maybe a good cleaning.

I had various hunting shotguns, ducks, upland birds and rabbits. Never needed a trigger job but my shotguns are 1950, 1960 and 1970s production. Even this 410 Rabbit gun.

 

[chief38]

Yendor357,

A shotgun trigger is not quite the same as a trigger on a pistol or rifle. The triggers on rifles handguns are meant to be slowly squeezed until they discharge while a trigger on shotguns is supposed to be pulled so in that vane, 5 1/2 - 6 1/2 pound pulls on shotguns are pretty much normal. OK, maybe the 7 pound pull is ever so slightly heavy but IMHO not that heavy to do a trigger job on it. I'd also think that after being shot 500-1000 rounds the trigger would smooth up and lighten up a little on its own.

I bring this up because there are many that might not understand that a shotgun's trigger is meant to me used differently than on other firearms and they are not meant to be like a precision target gun with a light trigger.

Why not buy some inexpensive range ammo (still pretty affordable) and take it sporting clay, skeet and trap shooting to do accomplish few things.... You will smooth the shotguns out, get more proficient with them and have fun while you are at it.

 

[BARgunner]

BAR, I took your advice. I don’t know the outcome as of yet.

I called Bill. He was knowledgeable. I sent both the BPS, and M2 trigger groups to him. Now I wait…..

I am really pleased with my BPS that he did. I don’t consider 9 lbs acceptable for any firearm and on top of that it felt like it was full of sand! It’s a great trigger now. I hope you get the same results as I did.

 

[ezb57]

Hands down, Art's is the place for any Browning shotgun work.

Home - Arts Gun Shop

 

[Yendor357]

8 days later the shotguns are back together.

The BPS now has a pull of 4 pounds, 10 ounces; the tiniest bit of creep. Perfect!

The Benelli M2 Tactical, which wears an aperture rear sight and a winged post serves as my slug gun, and with the Jebs Head Hunter 655 choke, it’s also my turkey gun. It’s really more rifle than shotgun. That one is 3 pounds, 9 ounces. Nice!

There was no amount of cleaning nor shooting that was ever going to make either one of those triggers acceptable. You have to ask yourself: How soft must the metal in your trigger and sear be or go from a creepy, 6.5 pounds to an acceptable 4.5 pounds just by useage ? And if that miracle was granted, how long until the trigger assembly is rendered unsafe or inoperable.

I assume the shotgun trigger advice wasn’t for me, so I’ll let that slide.

Thanks BAR. Thanks Bill.

 

[Buick]

Just as info, Timney makes a great drop in sear and spring trigger kit for the Remington 870 that also works in the Remington 7600 rifle.

 

[BARgunner]

8 days later the shotguns are back together.

The BPS now has a pull of 4 pounds, 10 ounces; the tiniest bit of creep. Perfect!

The Benelli M2 Tactical, which wears an aperture rear sight and a winged post serves as my slug gun, and with the Jebs Head Hunter 655 choke, it’s also my turkey gun. It’s really more rifle than shotgun. That one is 3 pounds, 9 ounces. Nice!

There was no amount of cleaning nor shooting that was ever going to make either one of those triggers acceptable. You have to ask yourself: How soft must the metal in your trigger and sear be or go from a creepy, 6.5 pounds to an acceptable 4.5 pounds just by useage ? And if that miracle was granted, how long until the trigger assembly is rendered unsafe or inoperable.

I assume the shotgun trigger advice wasn’t for me, so I’ll let that slide.

Thanks BAR. Thanks Bill.

I'm happy to hear you got the same results as I did. Bill did me right and I have recommended him to several friends who got the same results you and I did.