BoydAllen
Gold $$ Contributor
Dana,
When I wrote my post, I had forgotten about the Jard kits. If I understand how they work, both the trigger and sear are replaced with parts that move the contact point between them quite a bit closer to the trigger pivot. This changes the leverage which is used to overcome the friction at their interface, and the angle of the parts where they meet may be improved as well, eliminating or reducing the slight "hook angle" (my term) between them that is built into the factory parts. I have never tried one of their kits, and have always wondered about whether shortening the trigger above its pivot would increase creep, or whether that would simply be taken care of by adjusting for less engagement. Also, when I read the original post, I was thinking more of things that are done to tune the original parts, rather than simply replacing them, retaining only the housing, and sear return spring. Generally, I have limited my factory trigger tuning to a safe limit of a little less than a pound and a half, and find that light enough for field work, and shoot lighter triggers, set around two ounces or a bit more for bench only work.
Evidently Jard's designs have met with some success, since their line has expanded quite a bit from when they started, and now includes a number of complete triggers for 700s as well as kits, and triggers for a great variety of rifles. Here is a link to the complete triggers for Remington 700s, which I see includes a model that has a 2 oz option. http://www.jardinc.com/new-page-5/ I have not see a picture of these triggers internal design, but would imagine that at least one additional lever would be part of the design.
When I wrote my post, I had forgotten about the Jard kits. If I understand how they work, both the trigger and sear are replaced with parts that move the contact point between them quite a bit closer to the trigger pivot. This changes the leverage which is used to overcome the friction at their interface, and the angle of the parts where they meet may be improved as well, eliminating or reducing the slight "hook angle" (my term) between them that is built into the factory parts. I have never tried one of their kits, and have always wondered about whether shortening the trigger above its pivot would increase creep, or whether that would simply be taken care of by adjusting for less engagement. Also, when I read the original post, I was thinking more of things that are done to tune the original parts, rather than simply replacing them, retaining only the housing, and sear return spring. Generally, I have limited my factory trigger tuning to a safe limit of a little less than a pound and a half, and find that light enough for field work, and shoot lighter triggers, set around two ounces or a bit more for bench only work.
Evidently Jard's designs have met with some success, since their line has expanded quite a bit from when they started, and now includes a number of complete triggers for 700s as well as kits, and triggers for a great variety of rifles. Here is a link to the complete triggers for Remington 700s, which I see includes a model that has a 2 oz option. http://www.jardinc.com/new-page-5/ I have not see a picture of these triggers internal design, but would imagine that at least one additional lever would be part of the design.
