Post by TMan on Oct 24, 2005 12:28:32 GMT -5
I ordered a RU-R trigger from www.riflebasix.com to put into the Ruger 77/22, whose trigger I didn't like from the first time I shot it. In fact I disliked it so much that I haven't shot it since the initial session. (The CZ-452 has an adjustable trigger, which can be adjusted to be very light, but unfortunately, mine is a bit creepy.)
The RU-R package includes a new trigger, a spring, an allen wrench, an adjustment screw, and a single sheet of instructions.
They advertise that their triggers are made for the user to install i.e. you shouldn't require a gunsmith's services.
The first thing I noticed from their instruction sheet was that they have you put tape on both sides of the sear pin to ensure it doesn't fall out. This bothered me a little, but then I recalled their advertising that the user can do this. So with a little duct tape, I was ready to go.
They state "push out trigger pivot pin", and that is what they mean; there is no need to drive out the pin. In other words: no hammers needed for this work.
After I put the trigger in, it didn't seem to feel right. I removed it and went back to the factory trigger. Yes, with the factory trigger I could move it back and forth. Comparing the two triggers, they looked quite different. I tried again. Still didn't feel right - no spring tension. I then noticed the trigger moved but it didn't return. Could it be not enough tension? Yes, after turning in the set screw quite a bit the trigger felt good.
It went back together easily, and after a little adjustment I now have a 2-1/2 pound trigger with only the slightest trace of creep. (Sometimes if you very, very slowly apply pressure you can feel creep in a gun. I don't find this objectionable. What I don't like is feeling creep during normal shooting speeds).
Yes, it was a little pricey, but I think with the improvement in trigger pull it is going to make the Ruger 77/22 one of the guns that I shoot a lot.
The RU-R package includes a new trigger, a spring, an allen wrench, an adjustment screw, and a single sheet of instructions.
They advertise that their triggers are made for the user to install i.e. you shouldn't require a gunsmith's services.
The first thing I noticed from their instruction sheet was that they have you put tape on both sides of the sear pin to ensure it doesn't fall out. This bothered me a little, but then I recalled their advertising that the user can do this. So with a little duct tape, I was ready to go.
They state "push out trigger pivot pin", and that is what they mean; there is no need to drive out the pin. In other words: no hammers needed for this work.
After I put the trigger in, it didn't seem to feel right. I removed it and went back to the factory trigger. Yes, with the factory trigger I could move it back and forth. Comparing the two triggers, they looked quite different. I tried again. Still didn't feel right - no spring tension. I then noticed the trigger moved but it didn't return. Could it be not enough tension? Yes, after turning in the set screw quite a bit the trigger felt good.
It went back together easily, and after a little adjustment I now have a 2-1/2 pound trigger with only the slightest trace of creep. (Sometimes if you very, very slowly apply pressure you can feel creep in a gun. I don't find this objectionable. What I don't like is feeling creep during normal shooting speeds).
Yes, it was a little pricey, but I think with the improvement in trigger pull it is going to make the Ruger 77/22 one of the guns that I shoot a lot.