Bix’n Andy Savage

[Deputy819]

I just ordered a 22 BR-A barrel from Brad yesterday and received a model 10 action from J&A Outdoors last week. When I get everything put together and get to shooting I’ll post up what I think of the Bix N Andy Tacsport trigger.

 

[Hammer101st]

I say more companys the merrier who try to make a savage trigger better is good i love my savage's.

 

[Mike Kohout]

I just ordered a 22 BR-A barrel from Brad yesterday and received a model 10 action from J&A Outdoors last week. When I get everything put together and get to shooting I’ll post up what I think of the Bix N Andy Tacsport trigger.

Any updates on the trigger?
Mikey

 

[2-Stroke Dirt Devil]

Given my experience with the Rifle Basix and Jard triggers for Savage... I'm willing to give B&A a go.

I have a SAV-2 in mine.
Best I was able to come up with a couple of years ago. Sometimes acts like two-stage, as there is point where it "sticks" and holds in the travel.

 

[Deputy819]

Any updates on the trigger?
Mikey

My barrel came in this past Friday and I haven’t yet had the time to put everything together. I’m off work tomorrow and Tuesday and hope to get everything assembled, headspaced, bedded, etc and see what happens.

 

[Mike Kohout]

I have a SAV-2 in mine.
Best I was able to come up with a couple of years ago. Sometimes acts like two-stage, as there is point where it "sticks" and holds in the travel.

Make sure the trigger pin is in the middle hole on the frame. Makes it alot easier to adjust and set safely, I own and have setup many.
Mikey

 

[2-Stroke Dirt Devil]

Make sure the trigger pin is in the middle hole on the frame. Makes it alot easier to adjust and set safely, I own and have setup many.
Mikey

Thanks. I'll recheck to ensure it is.

 

[Deputy819]

Okay…..so I got my 22 BR-A assembled last week and did a couple seating depth tests with it, but have yet to work on the powder charge. So only @ 20 rounds down the pipe with the new Bix N Andy TacSport. The install of the trigger was pretty simple other than having to polish the factory trigger pin for proper fitment. No real “biggee” there, though. ZERO fitment issues with the Oryx chassis……dropped right in with plenty of clearance. The trigger breaks like the proverbial glass rod and has ZERO creep. I do not have a trigger pull gauge, but where I have it set it “feels” lighter than the factory Savage Target trigger on my 6 BR-A….which I have adjusted to its lowest safe operating window. That could be the difference between ball bearing vs. lever/pin mechanics though. The single pull weight adjustment screw on the Bix works well and the trigger responds accordingly. The instruction manual I have says that adjustment screw WON’T come out…..but mine sure does. Not sure what’s up with that. I’d recommend a dot of blue Loc-Tite on that puppy once you have it where you want it. Finally, I haven’t encountered any operational problems/issues thus far between the Bix and the “clunky” Savage action (easy fellas….I’m a “Savage Guy” ) and overall I’m very pleased with it. Is it worth the “premium price” I paid for it? I struggle to put a definitive answer to that question, but I’m glad I bought it/have it nonetheless.

 

[Lefty2506]

Arnold Jewell actually made some super triggers for the Savage. He only made a pilot run of a dozen.
He sent me one to evaluate, and eventually we cut a deal for me to be the exclusive dealer/installer. He sent me the remaining 6 that he had, so I put them into the hands of the best competitors I had on my customer list. Never got a bad review.
This is where things went south.....Arnold was retired at the time and his son Brian was running the show. He was expecting a child and hadn't had a vacation in ten years, so he was taking some time off. I was told by Arnold at the time, to give him a call after the first of the year and get a production run scheduled. When I finally got to talk to Brian, he was skeptical about the market, and was overloaded with orders for whatever their bread and butter triggers were , so he decided to mothball the Savage trigger. I could not disagree with him, as the market was not that big at that time and is not that big at the moment to justify what it would take to make it worthwhile.

With the current status of Jewel Triggers, seems like this might be an opportunity for another company to purchase that design and put it into production.

 

[Lefty2506]

I am surprised that someone hasn't devised a way to make a Remington pattern trigger work with a savage bolt. It would eliminate the need for the sear on the side of the bolt, and would open up a world of triggers for use on savage rifles.

Another idea would be to design an aftermarket bolt for the Savage that would allow the Rem 700 triggers to work. This would have been a worthwhile project when you could buy a Savage Model 12 through Cabela's for $350. Since Basspro predictably killed that little deal, you're stuck spending the same for a base model Savage 110 as you would for a 700 ADL. At those price points, a Savage 110 doesn't make as much sense, especially if you're not a huge fan of the AccuTrigger. Now the better effort would be to do something similar for their Axis rifles.

 

[ebb]

I think if I recall you could cut the bottom out of the Savage bolt and use the Remington as a pattern so it would allow the Rem trigger to catch the sear. But the Savage firing pin would have to have a sear added to it. The love for a Savage extends way beyond a cheap rifle.

 

[beemanjohn]

If you want a Savage trigger to work as a target trigger, just pull the safety blade out of the trigger. It is just pull the pivot pin and remove, put the pin back in and done. Then you can adjust it as light as you want. If you want to take the gun hunting, just put it back in. Takes less than a minute.

 

[Lefty2506]

I think if I recall you could cut the bottom out of the Savage bolt and use the Remington as a pattern so it would allow the Rem trigger to catch the sear. But the Savage firing pin would have to have a sear added to it. The love for a Savage extends way beyond a cheap rifle.

It was always a cheap ACCURATE rifle that was easy to swap barrels on. Out of the box and kept stock, I'd take a 110 over a comparably equipped and priced Rem700 assuming they both had a laminate stock. The second I start considering any kind of upgrade, the scales tip towards the 700. How far they tip depends on the desired upgrades.

On a budget rifle, I'd still take an axis over anything else. A good aftermarket trigger option would go a good ways towards making the Axis even more appealing.