After tolerating a stock trigger on a Remington 700 5R I decided to upgrade to the new "Calvin Elite" by Timney. Needless to say that after reading all of the positive reviews (mostly anyway) I was eager to do the install and when the trigger arrived, I read the instructions and set out to get the job done. Front trigger pin left to right, rear pin right to left being sure to keep the bolt release and spring in place. Well that's easy EXCEPT...The instructions have not been revised for the "Elite" triggers. When you inspect the "Calvin" triggers, they have a slave pin in the front pin hole holding the sear in place, not the rear as the instructions show. Upon realizing this, I concluded that there are two options for installing the front pin: remove the slave pin and struggle with getting/keeping the sear lined up with the bolt release in place all the while driving the front pin right to left OR punch the rear pin all the way through, remove the bolt release and spring and then install the front pin by driving out the slave pin. Doing this does mean that you have to struggle a little with re-installing the bolt catch and spring when installing the rear pin.
I opted for option 2 and the install went smooth. One thing that helps with the bolt release install is to use an extra punch that is just a little smaller than the pin diameter from the back side to get the trigger housing rear pin holes lined up and then positioning the spring and lever while pushing the punch from behind thus using the punch as a slave pin. Once this is done, you can then start the pin and continue until you drive the punch out the bottom.
Also, make sure the sear can swing freely and is up into the trigger housing when installing the rear pin.
Hope this helps...Sig Marine
I opted for option 2 and the install went smooth. One thing that helps with the bolt release install is to use an extra punch that is just a little smaller than the pin diameter from the back side to get the trigger housing rear pin holes lined up and then positioning the spring and lever while pushing the punch from behind thus using the punch as a slave pin. Once this is done, you can then start the pin and continue until you drive the punch out the bottom.
Also, make sure the sear can swing freely and is up into the trigger housing when installing the rear pin.
Hope this helps...Sig Marine
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