Accutrigger
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rjtfroggy
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IIRC the varment trigger was made to only go down to a 1.5 lbs., and I have only 1 that will go that low the other2-3 only go as low as 2 lbs. My PTA came factory set at 8 oz. and I left it there.
You can get springs that will lower the trigger pull from Jim Briggs at Northland shooters supply.
As for the SSS trigger the BR trigger is the Evolution and only he will install it after a T & T job which will take forever to get done, if they even respond to your emails(they don't answer the phone).
The Rifle basics triggers that do adjust under a pound are reportedly not reliable,do a search on that.
IMO I would change out the springs ( cheapest way) and go from there.
You can get springs that will lower the trigger pull from Jim Briggs at Northland shooters supply.
As for the SSS trigger the BR trigger is the Evolution and only he will install it after a T & T job which will take forever to get done, if they even respond to your emails(they don't answer the phone).
The Rifle basics triggers that do adjust under a pound are reportedly not reliable,do a search on that.
IMO I would change out the springs ( cheapest way) and go from there.
w.: Jewell does not make a replacement trigger for Savage's. I tried an SSS trigger in my Model 12BVSS, professionally installed and had many problems with it. Then bought the Rifle Basix Sav 2, again professionally installed, it worked for a while set at 1#, then back to the shop, worked for a while, then back to the shop. I no longer own that rifle.
Just installed a Rifle Basix on my Palma rifle. The accutrigger had about 3,000 cycles and was getting a bit fooky.
Heard lots of good stuff about the Rifle Basix none of which turned out to be true.
This thing is a shoddy made piece of crap. The finger lever flops around inside the housing like a 1/4" bolt in a 3/8" hole. The sear surface on the trigger is canted backwards. It should be square.
I spent an hour filing and honing the mating surfaces to even get the hanger pin through.
Once installed on the rifle I spent another 2 hours dinking with it. It is inconsistent.
I realize some of this can be attributed to the jicky sear that Savage uses. I did hone the sear and square the edges which helped but ultimately the trigger is still not repeatable and has intermittent creep.
Making it feel like it would be safe left the trigger pull right at 1lb. Anything less and I didn't trust it.
I will shoot in a 600yd match tomorrow. I have so much confidence in it that I'm taking a full set of tools to the range with me in case it needs tweaking.
Heard lots of good stuff about the Rifle Basix none of which turned out to be true.
This thing is a shoddy made piece of crap. The finger lever flops around inside the housing like a 1/4" bolt in a 3/8" hole. The sear surface on the trigger is canted backwards. It should be square.
I spent an hour filing and honing the mating surfaces to even get the hanger pin through.
Once installed on the rifle I spent another 2 hours dinking with it. It is inconsistent.
I realize some of this can be attributed to the jicky sear that Savage uses. I did hone the sear and square the edges which helped but ultimately the trigger is still not repeatable and has intermittent creep.
Making it feel like it would be safe left the trigger pull right at 1lb. Anything less and I didn't trust it.
I will shoot in a 600yd match tomorrow. I have so much confidence in it that I'm taking a full set of tools to the range with me in case it needs tweaking.
BigDMT
If you want a good trigger, get rid of that Salvage and get a rifle for which Jewell produces a trigger. You'll never find a good consistent Salvage trigger because no such thing exists.
But if I had to pick one, I really liked the SSS Competition trigger, not the Evo. Though still not even good enough to be allowed in the shadow of a Jewell.
I don't own any Salvages anymore.
But if I had to pick one, I really liked the SSS Competition trigger, not the Evo. Though still not even good enough to be allowed in the shadow of a Jewell.
I don't own any Salvages anymore.
BigDMT
Nomad47 said:
Cuz I was under the spell that less was more. They were cheap and easy to customize. Key word "were".
Once I started customizing other actions I realized I should have been spending my money on Jewell trigger friendly actions all along. Even if you don't factor in the horrible Savage trigger design, just about everything else out there feels more solid and cycles more smoothly than standard Savage action.
Savage was introduced as an entry level rifle many years ago and it cornered the market of affordable firearms for hunting. Now they have changed almost nothing except for waste money on a horrible trigger re-design (accu-trigger) and now they want to charge just as much, or more, than any other manufacturer for one of their rifles. The fact still remains that Savage is NOTHING MORE THAN A CHEAP ENTRY LEVEL RIFLE. That does not mean they are not accurate, it just means that their design is completely geared towards cost effectiveness in mass production and it clearly shows with their loose fitting die cast components.
Everyone always says "oh the floating bolt head and barrel nut are so good"...That is only because Savage doesn't want to have to get their recess lug abutments on the action true or mess up on headspacing. Sure those designs work, but it is in place on savage rifles ONLY because it makes it twice as fast to produce and still shoot half-way decent. Not because it is better than traditional tube action designs
The Ruger American and Thompson Center Venture are both entry level rifles that have twice the quality of a Savage hunting rifle.
You can spend $200 on a used Stevens rifle, or you can spend $1200 on a Savage Long Range Hunter. You still basically have the same crappy rifle with slightly different crappy triggers and perhaps a better barrel on the LRH, maybe a better stock too, but all Savage syn stocks are junk. Funny thing is that whether you spend a little or a lot on a Savage, I'd be willing to bet that a lot of times the accuracy is roughly the same in both.
NOW, all that being said.....I think Savage is a very good rifle for the right price. The right price IMO was when they were charging $300-$400 for a new rifle. For the price they charge now, you might as well get a Tikka, Sako A7, Rem 700 (excluding SPS), Thompson Icon, etc
Oh boy, another Savage bashing because its an affordable accurate entry level rifle and someone has seen the light! Obviously there is always something better but bottom line is, one does what one can, the guy wants to know what trigger would be better. I have had all available Savage factory and replacement triggers over the years. Honed, polished, accutrigger, PTA accutrigger, SSS competition, all said I would suggest the Rifle Basix 2, as was recommended to me by a reputable custom gun manufacturer. It is as good as it is going to get, shoot it and have fun!
What I do to get rid of some of the inconsistency is replace the sear with every new trigger I install on a savage so it breaks in with two new mating surfaces.I have all the aforementioned triggers and the one that I like the best is the rifle basix sav2 or the sss competition.I have had zero problems with either.
Savage Accutriggers can be tweaked by someone who knows what they are doing. I have used both SSS triggers and Rifle Basix triggers. Both have their limitations. In my opinion the Rifle Basix trigger is a disaster looking for a place to happen. When set below 12oz the can fire by pushing the safety of and on several times. I no longer recommend them.
It is my opinion that a Accutrigger with a trigger job is the safest and best option out there for Savages today.
Nat Lambeth
It is my opinion that a Accutrigger with a trigger job is the safest and best option out there for Savages today.
Nat Lambeth
You get the sears at brownells.
Rustystud said:
I totally agree with Nat's post.
On the Savage I have for sale, I have the trigger down to 2 ounces without the blade and 6 ounces with the blade. Since it can fire if the bolt is slammed, I won't sell it without the blade installed. What the buyer does after he buys it is his business.
I am not to familliar with Savage. But I do know expecting a one pound trigger out of any big name off shelf gun is a whole lot to expect. At a pound I hope its a bench gun? Two pounds is about as low as I would go on any hunting rifle! With gloved hands a one pound trigger just goes bang real fast. That is why I sold my 2 oz Canjar they are for benchrest in my opinion.
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