Jewell trigger dead after three shots

[Dgd6mm]

I don't blame him. No need to come back to this abuse. His minds made up. Just like the rest of us, we live by our decisions, don't we? Were all grown men here, so let's act like it. Maybe I'm being a little harsh here but I see a dog pile going on and you all are liking it.

 

[epc308]

Just anther datum for the thread: I had a Jewell fail-to-fire at a match after about 3000 rounds. It felt like something inside broke. I had to forfeit the match, then when I got home, I took it apart expecting to see broken metal, but just some grit and oily substance (probably cleaning fluid and bolt oil from the dozens of f-class matches it had seen).

I cleaned it up, reassembled/adjusted per Jewell and it worked fine for another 2000 rounds or so at which point I got another FTF at a match. This time I finished with a spare Timney that I now keep in my bag. The cause of this failure was that the pull-weight set screw came out. I later found the set screw and spring in my rifle case, so put it back with a little thread-locker this time. We'll see how long that lasts (it has outlasted 3 barrels).

Overall, I'd consider the Jewell to have performed well. It was my fault that I didn't keep it free of debris, and partially my fault for not checking the set screw (partially Jewell's fault for it losing its interference fit).

I bought a used Jewell that didn’t feel quite right. A soaking with lighter fluid and a blast of air only made things worse. I removed the safety lever then side cover, parts did NOT go flying, and found some gummy crap inside. Cleaned thoroughly, reassembled, and it seems to cycle correctly with no stickiness. It looked like someone had been inside before me, as there were several buggered screw heads. I called Jewell to get more screws and a set of springs. All the guy took was my name and address, simply said he would get things sent my way. I may be billed, but that’s ok. The important part was that they stood behind their product with no questions asked.

Update- After calling them Friday, an envelope arrived from Jewell yesterday with a complete set of side plate screws and 3 pull weight springs, all at no charge.

 

[Shrek]

After reading where the OP uses liability fear and says he just threw it in the trash my BS meter pegged. I don’t believe a word he’s said personally and if it’s true it doesn’t matter. He came here to trash Jewell’s reputation without Jewell ever having an opportunity to correct the problem AND refused to send the trigger to one of several very competent gunsmiths for an evaluation which might have saved others problems. The OP is certainly someone I would never knowingly associate with.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I have a bad feeling in my gut about why this thread was started. I’m going to listen to the gut feeling and quit posting, seems like we’re on shaky ground.

 

[deadidarren]

I have a bad feeling in my gut about why this thread was started. I’m going to listen to the gut feeling and quit posting, seems like we’re on shaky ground.

Kind of reminds me of the nightforce pile ons they get on the hide

 

[david12601]

Happy valentine to all ...........time to get back to shooting .......this is history

 

[Lucky Shooter]

Well, I'm going to try one more tine and ask Woofie to contact me via PM, a good
way to keep things confidential.

Shoot me a number and we can maybe kill it or cure it.

A, Weldy

 

[riccardo53]

Ho avuto diversi trigger Jewell nel corso degli anni, per lo più HVR come il tuo e l'unica volta che ho avuto un problema con loro è stato quando non ho seguito le istruzioni. Sono perplesso poiché hai detto di aver seguito le istruzioni. Spero che tu te ne occupi, ma se non lo fai e decidi di buttarlo nella spazzatura, per favore mandami un PM prima di fa

Per circa un mese sono stato abbastanza negligente da lasciare la mia azione R700 sul pavimento dell'officina. Un po' come un toast che fa atterrare il burro, ma ovviamente ha fatto cadere il grilletto e ha rotto il mio grilletto di Timney. Colpa mia non loro. Quindi, sono andato a Brunos e ho comprato un Jewell HVR. $ 200 dopo ho avuto un grilletto funzionante -- per tre colpi. Poi ha smesso.
Ho fatto un viaggio all'estero, ma ho scaricato le istruzioni da qui e ho deciso di farlo oggi. Ho *pensato* che potrebbe essere un viaggio eccessivo, ma no, non lo è. La sicurezza funzionerà 50:50 ma anche quando aggiungo un buon po 'di impegno del bruciatore la maggior parte delle volte il bullone scatta quando spengo la sicura. 'Nuff detto, ho dovuto cancellare la mia prenotazione di gamma per domani.
Vedremo se Brunos è interessato a sostituirlo, ma non lo sono. Potrei essere fuori $ 200 ma sta andando nella spazzatura. Non ho tempo per i trigger traballanti.
Comprerò una Geiselle o una Triggertech, probabilmente la prima. Per esperienza, almeno so che funzionano.

PS: No, non ho lasciato cadere il Jewell

(latino) in hoc signo vinces

 

[joshb]

I have a new Jewell on it’s way to Dusty for inspection and report. He’ll clear the waters, I think.

 

[spike-55]

I have a new Jewell on it’s way to Dusty for inspection and report. He’ll clear the waters, I think.

i have a new Jewell (BR - no safety) i have had for about a year (never installed). if he needs to do a comparison test of current production versus older stock i would be glad to send????
stan

 

[Dusty Stevens]

i have a new Jewell (BR - no safety) i have had for about a year (never installed). if he needs to do a comparison test of current production versus older stock i would be glad to send????
stan

A year old one is still the new stuff and its a BR trigger so it will take to the good tricks so send it on up

 

[Stan Taylor]

Heck yes! When you don't know what you are doing adjusting a trigger, things go South in a hurry.

I tell ya what is sad I have 4 of the current BR triggers in the mail as we speak and my customer read this bullshit on here and instructed me to cancel his order so I’m right there with @butchlambert on this post.

 

[AckleymanII]

As soon as I read the Subject line, it made me sick to my stomach!

I wish the BOSS would delete the whole darn thread, new guys have a hard enough time learning the ropes without reading a lot of false information about a very good product!

 

[AlNyhus]

I tell ya what is sad I have 4 of the current BR triggers in the mail as we speak and my customer read this bullshit on here and instructed me to cancel his order so I’m right there with @butchlambert on this post.

Yes, things can go wrong with any product...it's how the mfg addresses the issue that's the key.

When the mfg isn't given an opportunity to correct an issue (real or imagined), that says more about the customer than the mfg.

Good shootin'. -Al

 

[Alex Wheeler]

Wow....
I still use new Jewell triggers. Some are very good others need a little work to get them to their potential. Not unlike most things. One of the most common mistakes made when installing a Jewell is that when you install the rear pin if its a tight fit it will cause the side plate to pinch the top lever. After install, from the top with a small punch tap each side plate out to spread them. Nothing is immune for user error, which this may or may not be, but doesnt seem like the op actually wants to know what the issue is. Might not fit the narrative of this thread.

 

[joshb]

Wow....
I still use new Jewell triggers. Some are very good others need a little work to get them to their potential. Not unlike most things. One of the most common mistakes made when installing a Jewell is that when you install the rear pin if its a tight fit it will cause the side plate to pinch the top lever. After install, from the top with a small punch tap each side plate out to spread them. Nothing is immune for user error, which this may or may not be, but doesnt seem like the op actually wants to know what the issue is. Might not fit the narrative of this thread.

That “pinching” was my first thought. It happened on my first Jewell install, years ago. I was moving too fast and not being careful, just banging away on the rear pin. I fixed it and it still runs flawlessly. I have 6 or seven Jewells on various guns and they all work perfectly. I bought the last one just this past summer for my custom 6.5x55 project. It works perfectly!
I have a new one on the way to Dusty for inspection. We’ll all see what he says about the current quality!

 

[AlNyhus]

I'd encourage anyone with a Jewell to take a look at Jack Neary's proceedure for making a great trigger even better. -Al

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

So, here"s a guy who buys a $200.00 trigger and installs it. He has problems and never attempts to adjust the trigger. He reports that it fires about 50% of the time when closing the bolt. That is an easy adjustment problem. He states he never attempted to adjust the trigger after installation. Then he states he dumps the $200.00 trigger in the trash with no attempt to contact either Burno's or Jewel.

Really guys, is there anyone out there who has installed a new trigger and made no attempt to adjust it??????

Anyone out there who is willing to just throw away $200.00 with no attempt to recover the cost or have the product fixed??????

What does you common sense tell you? Something stinks and it isn't Jewel Triggers!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jelenko]

Yeah. Completely understand.

At the same time, I've known people who are fairly focused on what they are doing [vs realities of the business world]. For those of these people who have limited time or just get frustrated easily, they hope they will solve the issue by moving on to another product.

So, while many/most/all of 'us' have learned that defects happen to any product or service and that it benefits us to do due diligence on remediating the issue, some take the approach the OP did.

At the same time, as has been said, bashing a company or person without giving them a chance to respond first is very unprofessional. Certainly would keep me from doing any dealings with them.

 

[deadidarren]

I tell ya what is sad I have 4 of the current BR triggers in the mail as we speak and my customer read this bullshit on here and instructed me to cancel his order so I’m right there with @butchlambert on this post.

Sorry but I have to say it your customer is an idiot