Picked up a new MKII fv last week, at a really good price at a $169, with my $50 dollar credit made it a steal. Was hard to walk away from such a deal. The biggest issues is the sloppy and gritty trigger pull. After searching the internet for hours and basically finding nothing but simple shim jobs, and people recommending putting ink pin springs in their rifles, I dove in to experiment myself.
Prior to doing any work, the pull was breaking anywhere between 5.5 to 6.5 lbs and felt like it had enough gravel in it to pave a highway. While disassembling, I noticed the huge side to side play in the trigger pins and mounting, and the roughness of the the coatings on the trigger components.
Spent yesterday morning polishing the wear surfaces to reduce this coating and now the grittiness is gone. The pull is down to 4lbs and the break is nice and clean on it. Painted the wer surfaces in Dykem and polished on the glass block with 2000 grit cloth. They came out mirror smooth. Most of the rough feeling was the coating Savage sprayed on the at the factory.
Now the dilemma. I have seen all the various fixs in the world and they really make me uneasy as far as safety. Making shims to sandwich in the trigger does now seem safe. Over time these peices will wear.
What I am considering is makeing an oversize sleeve to press into the trigger mounting hole. Drill it out a slight overize and press to fit. This way all the side to side play will be absorbed and the trigger will be perfectly centered in the housing. The current side to side play is .021.
Has anyone done it in this style, or is everyone using the shim technique? Also considering trashing the stamped metal trigger housing and making a machined trigger housing to replace it. Woud cut down on the flex in the trigger components and reduce all the side to side play in the trigger and sear that is evident in this model.
I know this seems like alot of concern for a .22, but it is to be a gift upon sons return and he already has a .308 and wanted a trainer to work with.
Prior to doing any work, the pull was breaking anywhere between 5.5 to 6.5 lbs and felt like it had enough gravel in it to pave a highway. While disassembling, I noticed the huge side to side play in the trigger pins and mounting, and the roughness of the the coatings on the trigger components.
Spent yesterday morning polishing the wear surfaces to reduce this coating and now the grittiness is gone. The pull is down to 4lbs and the break is nice and clean on it. Painted the wer surfaces in Dykem and polished on the glass block with 2000 grit cloth. They came out mirror smooth. Most of the rough feeling was the coating Savage sprayed on the at the factory.
Now the dilemma. I have seen all the various fixs in the world and they really make me uneasy as far as safety. Making shims to sandwich in the trigger does now seem safe. Over time these peices will wear.
What I am considering is makeing an oversize sleeve to press into the trigger mounting hole. Drill it out a slight overize and press to fit. This way all the side to side play will be absorbed and the trigger will be perfectly centered in the housing. The current side to side play is .021.
Has anyone done it in this style, or is everyone using the shim technique? Also considering trashing the stamped metal trigger housing and making a machined trigger housing to replace it. Woud cut down on the flex in the trigger components and reduce all the side to side play in the trigger and sear that is evident in this model.
I know this seems like alot of concern for a .22, but it is to be a gift upon sons return and he already has a .308 and wanted a trainer to work with.
