I am semi retired from gunsmithing. Had a long time friend call and ask if I would look at his dads pre 69 Remington 700. His dad closed the bolt and it went bang.
He brought it over and I opened the bolt to insure it was clear of any ammo. I then closed the bolt with the safety on. I pushed the safety forward and it fired. Today I removed the barreled action from the stock. Examining the trigger I could see someone had been into the trigger and sealed the screws with red paint. I removed the trigger from the action and put it into cup of acetone and let it soak for an hour. After retrieving it from the acetone the paint was disolved. I completely dissasembled the trigger. I inspected the screws, springs, trigger, sear, safety, etc. After a thorough scrubbing with Q tipps soaked in acetone, I reassembled the trigger. I adjusted the overtravel and sear engagement screws until the trigger would was centeted an had no movement. I then placed the rebound spring (poundage) in the bottom front screw hole. I tighten the screw so as the spring had 1/4 turn beyond contact. I replace the sear spring and sear with the front trigger hanger pin. I pushed the trigger assembly with the sear into place and inserted a punch into the action from the bolt stop side. I then drove thr rear trigger hanger pin in just shy of the bolt stop. I installed the bolt stop and bolt stop spring before finish driving in the rear hanger pin. I put the bolt back into battery. The bolt was cocked. I backed off the trigger engagement screw until the rifle fired. I lifted the bolt handle and turned the sear engagement screw back 1/4 turn. I recocked the bolt and pulled the trigger and It fired. I recocked the bolt. And screwed the overtravel screw in until it stopped. I then pulled on the trigger and unscrewed the overtravel screw until it fired. I continued unscrewing the overtravel screw for another 1/4 turn. I then adjusted the trigger pull screw until I could just feel the spring touching the trigger. I checked the trigger pull with a scale 2 1/2 pounds. Due to the geometry, leaver friction, and spring weight this factory trigger can not be safely set any lighter. I cocked the bolt and dropped the muzzle on a rubber matt giving the sear/trigger a couple Gs. I then reversed and dropped cocked rifle tang on the rubber matt. No discharges. I slammed the bolt closed cocking the rifle. No discharges. I feel ths rifle has a 2 1/2 pound pull with little to no creep and no noticable overtravel. If one wants a lighter trigger you should get Jewel trigger.
He brought it over and I opened the bolt to insure it was clear of any ammo. I then closed the bolt with the safety on. I pushed the safety forward and it fired. Today I removed the barreled action from the stock. Examining the trigger I could see someone had been into the trigger and sealed the screws with red paint. I removed the trigger from the action and put it into cup of acetone and let it soak for an hour. After retrieving it from the acetone the paint was disolved. I completely dissasembled the trigger. I inspected the screws, springs, trigger, sear, safety, etc. After a thorough scrubbing with Q tipps soaked in acetone, I reassembled the trigger. I adjusted the overtravel and sear engagement screws until the trigger would was centeted an had no movement. I then placed the rebound spring (poundage) in the bottom front screw hole. I tighten the screw so as the spring had 1/4 turn beyond contact. I replace the sear spring and sear with the front trigger hanger pin. I pushed the trigger assembly with the sear into place and inserted a punch into the action from the bolt stop side. I then drove thr rear trigger hanger pin in just shy of the bolt stop. I installed the bolt stop and bolt stop spring before finish driving in the rear hanger pin. I put the bolt back into battery. The bolt was cocked. I backed off the trigger engagement screw until the rifle fired. I lifted the bolt handle and turned the sear engagement screw back 1/4 turn. I recocked the bolt and pulled the trigger and It fired. I recocked the bolt. And screwed the overtravel screw in until it stopped. I then pulled on the trigger and unscrewed the overtravel screw until it fired. I continued unscrewing the overtravel screw for another 1/4 turn. I then adjusted the trigger pull screw until I could just feel the spring touching the trigger. I checked the trigger pull with a scale 2 1/2 pounds. Due to the geometry, leaver friction, and spring weight this factory trigger can not be safely set any lighter. I cocked the bolt and dropped the muzzle on a rubber matt giving the sear/trigger a couple Gs. I then reversed and dropped cocked rifle tang on the rubber matt. No discharges. I slammed the bolt closed cocking the rifle. No discharges. I feel ths rifle has a 2 1/2 pound pull with little to no creep and no noticable overtravel. If one wants a lighter trigger you should get Jewel trigger.