How do the trigger techs compare to the jewell triggers? Would be more for a long range shooting, hunting build. I do have a jewell on another long range hunting rifle but haven’t had an issue in wind, snow, rain, sleet yet but worried I may someday. Depending on how hard I use the rifle determines how often I flush it with lighter fluid. If I head out west for a week long hunt which is the better option? I do like the feel of the jewell even at 2 lbs.
Trigger Tech vs Jewell
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Dusty Stevens
Shiner
At 2lbs plus for a hunting rifle they all work well. If i was doing a hunting rifle for the rain sleet and snow id have a factory remington trigger set at 3-4lbs tuned nicely for reliability
Believe it or not, my business partner, who is a tinkerer, made the Remy x-mark pro a crisp, 2 lbs with no creep. Did it in 15 minutes. You can slam the bolt home time after time with no issues. As a trigger snob, it was shocking.
Running that on my new factory 22-250 ADL HB. It's really not bad as a hunting trigger!
Running that on my new factory 22-250 ADL HB. It's really not bad as a hunting trigger!
MikeMcCasland
Team Texas F-T/R
Triggers are so subjective that it's difficult to tell you anything definitive. That said, for a 2lb trigger, I'd go TT all day every day. It'll break as crisp as the Jewell, but you won't have to mess with any springs or sear/overtravel adjustment to tune it to your liking. It's just one self-contained unit with a single pull weight adjustment. The shoe on a TT is also wider, which I happen to like, but again that's personal preference.
You really can't go wrong between the two though.
You really can't go wrong between the two though.
I have a 338 edge that came with a Jewell trigger. Had a pierced primer one day (from to much shoulder bump) and it broke the sear. I went with a trigger tech and have never had any issues. I have three of them and really like them. 2 lbs for trigger pull is perfect for me with long range hunting rifles.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
I can make em pretty good too. No complaints
Ant tips & pointers?
JohnHenry
Gold $$ Contributor
I like the x mark( not the pro with the screw in the shoe) I had two that I safely adjusted to 1 3/4lbs. Most of the walkers I adjust are only safe around 2lbs, but I only adjust, no stoning or polishing.
Trigger tech is my preference over a jewel. I like the trigger shoe and adjustability offered by the trigger tech.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
Id love to replace my bix n andys with thriggertech. Im pretty heavily invested. I have 2 primaries in hunting guns and a diamond and love em
I've built myself four custom-barreled 22RF repeaters - one on a Stiller 2500XR, two on CMP Rem 40Xs, and one on a Vudoo Gun Works V-22. I tried a Timney Calvin Elite on the Stiller, but had issues with it that I was never able to fix, so replaced it with a Jewell HVR. Simply went with Jewells on the next three rifles, and have never regretted it. I've also used Jewells on the majority of LR prone & tactical rifles I've built for myself, and the only problem I've ever had was a broken sear when I pierced a primer on a 280AI LR tactical rifle. IIRC, it cost me $45 & shipping to get that trigger back to Jewell for repair. Have always enjoyed shooting with the Jewells, preferred them over almost anything else I've used - the exceptions being Anschutz 2-stage triggers on 1611 & 2011 prone rifles.
Recently, a friend & customer wanted a V-22 22RF repeater built to closely mimic the 6x47 Lapua tactical rifle I'd sold him. Partially due to the fact that there were no bare V-22 actions available, and partially due to having to wait several months to get a Bartlein or Krieger 22RF bbl blank, I ordered three bbl'd actions from VGW - one for him, and two for me (very profitable doing it this way, don't you know?). I also ordered in three Trigger Tech Diamond triggers for these three rifles, and have had an absolute blast shooting with them. I tend to shoot my 22RF rifles a whole lot more often & a whole lot more rounds than I do my CF rifles, and these triggers - set to between 11-14oz - have displaced the Jewells as my preferred trigger.
Recently, a friend & customer wanted a V-22 22RF repeater built to closely mimic the 6x47 Lapua tactical rifle I'd sold him. Partially due to the fact that there were no bare V-22 actions available, and partially due to having to wait several months to get a Bartlein or Krieger 22RF bbl blank, I ordered three bbl'd actions from VGW - one for him, and two for me (very profitable doing it this way, don't you know?). I also ordered in three Trigger Tech Diamond triggers for these three rifles, and have had an absolute blast shooting with them. I tend to shoot my 22RF rifles a whole lot more often & a whole lot more rounds than I do my CF rifles, and these triggers - set to between 11-14oz - have displaced the Jewells as my preferred trigger.
LarryDScott
Site $$ Sponsor
I try to read all of the stories about Jewell triggers both good and bad. This is a story about 1 of the 2 original triggers that I have remaining from PD rifles dating back into early 2000. I had 16 rifles that I carried 8 each trip both early and late in the summer, for 8 yrs. None of those triggers ever malfunctioned, and none of those triggers were ever cleaned w/anything, not even lighter fluid.
About 2wks ago, I was fireforming brass, holding the rifle at waist level firing into the ground. I fired 48 slow paced shots,
dropping the brass into a box. When I got home, I found that I had 6 cases w/pierced primers. I know what your thinking, and I thought the very same, they are supposed to break, but this Jewell did not fail. Lucky, maybe ???
The point I am trying to make, a Jewell trigger is no more prone to failure in hunting rifle conditions, than the 700 factory trigger or for that matter any other aftermarket trigger.
If you are on the fence about what trigger to buy, just consider the above facts, before you make your decision. LDS
About 2wks ago, I was fireforming brass, holding the rifle at waist level firing into the ground. I fired 48 slow paced shots,
dropping the brass into a box. When I got home, I found that I had 6 cases w/pierced primers. I know what your thinking, and I thought the very same, they are supposed to break, but this Jewell did not fail. Lucky, maybe ???
The point I am trying to make, a Jewell trigger is no more prone to failure in hunting rifle conditions, than the 700 factory trigger or for that matter any other aftermarket trigger.
If you are on the fence about what trigger to buy, just consider the above facts, before you make your decision. LDS
timeout
Silver $$ Contributor
I have all Jewell triggers on my rifles now and never had a problem. That includes a blanked primer incident. I'm curious as to what makes the Trigger Tech less prone to failure than a Jewell? I must admit the advertising makes me want to try one. Some are priced cheaper than Jewell also. I guess time will tell. Jewell has had a good run. Bix and Andy are evidently cream of the crop but I'm not a BR competitor and am not about to pay their price.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
ive never broken a jewell with a blown primer, and ive blown a ton of them
The decision to purchase TT over a Jewell does not rest solely on failure risks or the warranty but it does make a difference. The first time you have to pay to fix a Jewell you will ask yourself WTF, especially when it could have been avoided all together. If the Jewell was a better Trigger then I would undoubtedly run with it and accept the associated risks. But to me it isn’t the better option. Do yourself a favor, purchase both, set them up to same weight and test them... I have many times. To the OP, IF you don’t like the TT Diamond I will purchase it from you for your purchase price.
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