Remington 788 w/Timney function

[Remnick99]

Hello all,

Looking for some advice/help on a Timney Trigger for a Remington 788. I have a first year production 788 in 22-250 that had a typically awful factory trigger. I took the gun to a local gunsmith who has done trigger jobs on my 581 22 and 591 5mm, where he drilled and tapped screws to set the original trigger to a crisp 2.5lbs on each and did wonderful work(love the rear lugged Remingtons!). However.. He tried doing this with my 788 in 22-250 and did not get the pull down much, from 5.5lbs to about 4.25, and still tons of creep..

I am thinking about ordering a Timney so that I have a manageable trigger and my question is since this is a pre-1975 788, will a Timney trigger still hold the bolt locked down if the safety is on "safe"? I'm not hip on the function of the safety/bolt lock and whether a Timney trigger will still keep the bolt locked if the safety is on or not. As much as I like factory original, I need a crisper and lighter trigger and also think it would be nice to unload the rifle while the safety is on safe rather than fire.

This is my first thread, thank you all!

 

[Magnett]

Call Timney and ask. They are very helpful.

 

[Fast14riot]

Something isn't right with your factory trigger. I have several 788s and a 582, those with factory triggers still are crisp and although a little heavy at 4ish pounds, are very manageable.

I don't have any timney triggers to answer your question, though.