Rem 700 trigger

[Larryjk]

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.