Hello gunsmithing forum. I bought a Timney trigger for my stock Remington 700 ADL in .308. I experienced light primer strikes and contacted Timney. They sent be a different sear and now I get 100% primer strikes. I cracked the plastic trigger guard during installation and just received a new metal one from Midway. Upon installing the new metal trigger guard, the sear drops when I close the bolt. I loosened the trigger guard screws and the trigger holds the sear. When I tighten the rear action screw on the trigger guard to anything above touching, the sear drops when I cycle the bolt. I typically torque the rear action screw to 20 ft lbs. If I put 2 ft lbs or more the sear drops when I cycle the bolt. It works fine when I have no pressure on the rear action screw. Has anyone ever had this problem? Is there anything I should try to fix this? Any feedback would be appreciated.
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Gunsmithing Remington 700 Timney Trigger Issues
- Thread starter mistergunner
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Yes, I followed the Timney directions for the seam adjustment. I turned the sear engagement screw until it touched the safety and then backed it out 1/4 turn. The sear functions great without the rear action screw torqued. Once I tighten the rear action screw, the bolt drops the sear.
Are you sure nothing is hitting the trigger. I assume it’s a 510 sometimes the safety will rub against the stock. There has to be something hitting somewhere if it functions out of the stock.
Something is likely touching and pushing on your trigger housing when you re-assemble the rifle. Look very closely where the trigger passes into the triggerguard for contact. Then invert the rifle and carefully remove the TG without changing the attitude of the barreled action in the stock then closely inspect for clearance between the trigger housing and the stock inlet. Check with and without the safety engaged.
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I got it fixed. I removed some material from the new trigger guard web area that was pushing on the trigger assembly. I filed the trigger guard and safety areas of the stock. It is torqued down and functions great. I hope to shoot it this weekend. Thank you very much for the suggestions. I was struggling to figure it out. Your help is appreciated.
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