I want mine to be safer than that.How safe should a trigger be from impact? I've got a trigger (two actually, in two different actions) - If I give the stock/action a whack with a little hammer, it'll drop the pin.
This is a particular model of a trigger... other models from the same maker don't have this problem.
I'd think it depends on what the gun in being used for. . .???How safe should a trigger be from impact? I've got a trigger (two actually, in two different actions) - If I give the stock/action a whack with a little hammer, it'll drop the pin.
This is a particular model of a trigger... other models from the same maker don't have this problem.
Might we askI can bang the ass end of the gun on the ground pretty damn hard and it wont drop... but the sharp whack of the little mallet will do it.
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Might we ask
Is this a Bolt rifle or an AR type rifle?
Reason I ask is
For a bolt gun, I have never dropped one, fell with one etc, even in the field, hunting, varmint chasing etc
my main test for a bolt gun is to SLAM the bolt closed and /or drop the butt from waist height.
Since this is the most common thing we may encounter... we dont want the gun going off when closing the bolt on a live round
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With an AR though its a different story with a different intended type of use
I would lean more toward caution with an AR
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If it's a bolt gun, I would leave it up to the user to decide if he wants to lean more toward caution
if it were myself, as long as I could slam the bolt as hard as I want and not have it go off I'm satisfied.
I always do the hammer test, if it goes off, tighten it up a bit. I've had Flavio triggers go as low as .6oz and pass the hammer test, B&A is somewhere 1.2oz if i remember correctly. Does it need to pass a hammer test, probably not, but it gives me peace of mind, and at .6oz, not sure i need it to be and lighterI can bang the ass end of the gun on the ground pretty damn hard and it wont drop... but the sharp whack of the little mallet will do it.
I set mine so that a sharp whack with my initial hammer doesn’t set it offI can bang the ass end of the gun on the ground pretty damn hard and it wont drop... but the sharp whack of the little mallet will do it.
My personal opinion is that is not a safe trigger. I am also on record as not being a fan of very light trigger pull weights. I shot a friends new F-Class rifle last summer where I felt a stray breeze would set it off. I could not feel the trigger shoe before it released. Not a safe trigger to me.How safe should a trigger be from impact? I've got a trigger (two actually, in two different actions) - If I give the stock/action a whack with a little hammer, it'll drop the pin.
This is a particular model of a trigger... other models from the same maker don't have this problem.
Wow, I've not felt a trigger that I couldnt feel the shoe first before applying pressureMy personal opinion is that is not a safe trigger. I am also on record as not being a fan of very light trigger pull weights. I shot a friends new F-Class rifle last summer where I felt a stray breeze would set it off. I could not feel the trigger shoe before it released. Not a safe trigger to me.
Tap? Like getting your wifes attention or fly swatter speed?BR rifle that wouldn't bother me. Anything else would. I tap on the bolt shroud, safety off, with a plastic hammer. It has to stay cocked.