Good Mauser 98 trigger?

[AlNyhus]

I'm redoing an Interarms Mark X and am looking for a nice adjustable trigger with a side safety. The Timney #301 looks to be a good one but not being real fluent in the commercial 98's, are there any others I should consider? Side safety is a must.

Thanks! -Al

 

[ggshoots]

I did a lot of Mausers and a number of the Interarms years ago and always dropped in a Timney with side safety. Cant remember the model but were always great triggers.

 

[std7mag]

I put a Timney with safety in my Interarms build.
Had to do some sanding on the stock for the safety.

My daughter's Mauser I put a Dakota 3 position safety on. Attaches to the bolt.

 

[Larryh128]

The Timney will work fine, just don't buy the Sportsman model. Jard makes a nice one but they aren't adjustable, you choose the weight that you want.

 

[Will Henry]

First, I believe the very best Mauser trigger is Mauser's original trigger. Direct connect, two stage, indestructible. With that out of the way, I have triggers from Timney, Sako, Dayton-Traister, Bold, and Canjar. Of them all, the Canjar is the best (though unavailable), but the Timney is second. Timney's safety is better, though all side safeties suck just a little. WH

 

[jackieschmidt]

When I did my Mauser project, I chose the Timney side safety. No regrets.

 

[akajun]

I like the ones that come with the interarms
Adjustable , smooth
Safety, and the safety locks the bolt

 

[AlNyhus]

I like the ones that come with the interarms
Adjustable , smooth
Safety, and the safety locks the bolt

Unfortunately, this is an early Interarms ('76 vintage) before they came standard with the adjustable trigger.

 

[DGP4]

I have a Timney trigger in a Swedish Mauser sporter and it works great as a light hunting trigger (about 3 lbs.). I just installed a Dayton Treister trigger I had lying around in a friends Yugoslav Mauser. Fantastic trigger, but no side safety on these. It's a shame they don't because I think it is a better trigger than the Timney and will fit a military stock without modification.

 

[Kurz]

When we were building M98 Custom Mausers,we would generally use either:

Kepplinger single set, Dressel (Paul), or Blackburn. All of these will have to be sourced on the secondary market. Most of these were used on Mausers with 3-position safeties on the bolt.

There is an Interarms on ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2860207487...&brand=Interarms&_trksid=p2332490.c101224.m-1

I bought out all the Kepplingers when they closed but those are long gone in builds or with other builders.

Some of the Guild Gunsmiths might be able to help locate a quality trigger for your project.

Best of Luck!

 

[ronemus]

I went with a CG X-Treme 2-stage without safety (I have a Buehler wing safety on the bolt). Unfortunately it wasn't distributed in the US - I had to buy it from CG in the UK, but it was an easy process. It is a very good trigger and fully adjustable.

 

[AlNyhus]

Well, my dilema has been solved by member @hdskip. He has an extra adjustable factory Interarms trigger which will be perfect for this project.

Thank you Gary! -Al

 

[Sniperhandle]

Well, my dilema has been solved by member @hdskip. He has an extra adjustable factory Interarms trigger which will be perfect for this project.

Thank you Gary! -Al

Those are decent triggers, Some of them are single set triggers they look very close to each other.

 

[Kurz]

 

[AlNyhus]

For what it's worth, you can also get the adjustable trigger on a part-by-part basis from Zastava. I priced all the parts not long ago and it was a bit over $140. At that time, they had everything in stock.

 

[Kurz]

Now that's interesting!

 

[AlNyhus]

It's used on the Zastava M70 rifle.

Parts – Bolt action - Zastava Arms USA

zastavaarmsusa.com

 

[AlNyhus]

Gary @hdskip came through and gratiously sent me this. Turns out it was a new trigger that Gary had in a drawer for years. I disassembled it, gave it a good soak in mineral spirits to remove the original protectant that was still on it, polished the inside of the trigger sides with 400 and lightly stoned and polished the sear engagement surfaces. Installed on the action, it's around 26 oz. with plenty of sear engagement.

Thanks again, Gary! -Al

 

[Savagenut71]

Timney featherweight deluxe is a great choice

 

[hdskip]

Gary @hdskip came through and it's exactly what I needed. Turns out it was a new trigger that Gary had in a drawer for years. I disassembled it and gave it a good soak in mineral spirits to remove the original protectant that was still on it, polished the inside of the trigger sides with 400 and lightly stoned and polished the sear engagement surfaces. Installed on the action, it's around 26 oz. with plenty of sear engagement.

Thanks again, Gary! -Al

Glad I could help with your project.