So I have been working with my SPS Tactical. While not particularly happy with the X-Mark trigger I felt I had it tuned to a point I could live with.
Mine is the early one without the 40x type adjustment so I had to take it out of the stock to adjust it. I actually did this more than a year ago and have been shooting and dry firing it quite a bit since. I followed normal adjusting protocol by working the bolt vigorously and dropping the rifle on the butt from about 2'...no problems.
In the last two weeks I have had 3 AD's (the gun was empty all 3 times). The one last week I thought might have been me having my finger on the trigger when I took the safety off, but last night it happened twice in a row. I do keep it loaded with a round chambered and the safety on. We have a couple of big cats roaming the area and I have horses.
Last night I took it out to the shop for some dry fire drills. I open the bolt, eject the round and drop the magazine. Closed the bolt, took the safety off and SNAP...finger was nowhere close to the trigger. I opened the bolt again and put it back on safety, close the bolt take safety off and SNAP again.
Now I repeat the above a 3rd time, no snap. I work the bolt vigorously, no snap. I put the rifle back on safe, work the bolt some more, jerk on the trigger fairly hard, take the safety off...no snap. I do this for about an hour and never could get it to AD again.
I doubt this trigger pull is as low as 3lbs probably closer to 4lbs but I don't have a trigger gauge.
Looking back it seems like it has only happened when the rifle was setting on safe for an extended time. I ran some lighter fluid last night and let it soak.
I know the answer is a different trigger, but we have had a bunch of medical bills lately and I cant justify spending the money right. I had one bought in the PX, but had to back out like a douche bag due to my wife's surgery. I am going to have to work with what I have for now.
Mine is the early one without the 40x type adjustment so I had to take it out of the stock to adjust it. I actually did this more than a year ago and have been shooting and dry firing it quite a bit since. I followed normal adjusting protocol by working the bolt vigorously and dropping the rifle on the butt from about 2'...no problems.
In the last two weeks I have had 3 AD's (the gun was empty all 3 times). The one last week I thought might have been me having my finger on the trigger when I took the safety off, but last night it happened twice in a row. I do keep it loaded with a round chambered and the safety on. We have a couple of big cats roaming the area and I have horses.
Last night I took it out to the shop for some dry fire drills. I open the bolt, eject the round and drop the magazine. Closed the bolt, took the safety off and SNAP...finger was nowhere close to the trigger. I opened the bolt again and put it back on safety, close the bolt take safety off and SNAP again.
Now I repeat the above a 3rd time, no snap. I work the bolt vigorously, no snap. I put the rifle back on safe, work the bolt some more, jerk on the trigger fairly hard, take the safety off...no snap. I do this for about an hour and never could get it to AD again.
I doubt this trigger pull is as low as 3lbs probably closer to 4lbs but I don't have a trigger gauge.
Looking back it seems like it has only happened when the rifle was setting on safe for an extended time. I ran some lighter fluid last night and let it soak.
I know the answer is a different trigger, but we have had a bunch of medical bills lately and I cant justify spending the money right. I had one bought in the PX, but had to back out like a douche bag due to my wife's surgery. I am going to have to work with what I have for now.