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02-26-2009, 09:03 PM
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Rem 700 trigger
I haven't tried a Remington 700 since they introduced their new trigger. Ads say "new and improved" but a friend of mine thinks otherwise. He tried one today in a gun store and was told that the trigger is NOT adjustable. He said the trigger pull was crisp with no creep but that it felt like about 5# pull weight. This was a heavy barrel varmint model and he didn't buy it.
Any thoughts on the new trigger? Is it really not adjustable? 270man 
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02-27-2009, 09:37 AM
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I have one of the new triggers and not only is it adjustable, but it didn't NEED adjusting. It was crisp, clean, and light right out of the box. Don't know what your friend or that shop is talking about. I LOVE the new trigger.
GoodOlBoy
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02-27-2009, 12:07 PM
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Remm 700 trigger
I work on a lot of triggers. The new Remington 700 trigger is not very different from the old trigger. It has more safeguards against folks like me being able to work on them. The sear engagement screw is epoxied so it is pure hell to get it free. Fortunately the sear engagement very seldom needs adjustment. They have changed the housing so you can't get the weight of pull spring out by removing the screw. That causes much grief. To get a nice light trigger pull, (2 1/2 lbs.) that spring needs to be changed to a LONGER, but lighter spring. There are also some changes that need to be made to the mating surfaces of the sear and trigger bar that can only be made by removing the trigger bar and stoning both with a fine ceramic stone.
I don't recommend triggers lighter than 3 lbs. on hunting calibers and 2 1/4 lbs. on varmint rifles. If you can't shoot with triggers like that, you ought to take up knitting.
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#4
05-09-2009, 09:11 PM
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Rem 700 trigger
Thanks to all for the comments on the Rem 700 trigger. I finally got a chance to look at one myself. My friend bought the Rem 700 SPS Varmint in stainless/synthetic and felt the trigger was okay but too heavy.
I checked it with my gauge and it let off consistently at 3.5 lbs. The trigger was exceptionally crisp with not a hint of takeup or drag. I agreed with my friend that 2.5 lbs would be better for varmint shooting. I examined the trigger housing and noted that the trigger weight and overtravel adjustment screws are in the same general locations as the older Rem 700s. However, the screws no longer have slotted heads but tiny hex (??) heads instead. My smallest hex wrench spun freely in the screw and my next larger one was too big. I had to use a magnifying glass to see if it really was a hex head, and I'm still not completely sure. Need more magnification. Will check this out with a local gunsmith and get his input. Apparently, one or more of you have adjusted the trigger screws. What did you use? 270man
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05-10-2009, 03:21 PM
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270man, What did I use to move the allen screws? I cheated and used a T6 torx tip with about half of the tip cut off with a cut-off in the moto-tool. That way it can be held under pressure and won't break off (those screws can be tighter than heck) and very seldom strips the screw like an allan wrench does invariably. (Notice I didn't say never strips the screw). I usually have about three of the T6 tips here because they do catch heck. Good luck!If you can tell me what will dissolve the sealer on those screws, I will love you forever.
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