I have tuned Remington triggers. They are older Remy triggers, possibly from the 40X era. A talented 'smith can make the old triggers work really, really well. I don't know if that can be done with the newer Remy triggers.
Jewel makes a nice feeling trigger, but they are legend for crapping out with a small piece of sand or dirt at the wrong time. Jewel triggers tend to be set to pull weights in the ounces, which I think is a little too light.
The few Timneys I've shot on other people's guns felt really nice.
Geissele is worth a look. I've heard good things about Trigger Tech.
Posts: 8072 | Location: Colorado | Registered: January 26, 2008
Timney has been good for me in several remlins I have owned for decades. I own one old bdl that has the standard factory and I was able to tune it . Got it like I liked and coated the screws with nail polish for safety.
Posts: 22422 | Location: Georgia | Registered: February 19, 2007
If its strictly a target gun it's hard to beat a Jewel Trigger. There is nothing better, but they need to be clean and I would not use one in a hunting rifle. If you want an all around good trigger I'd stick with a Timney.
Posts: 2549 | Location: MN | Registered: March 06, 2004
Originally posted by djpaintles: Timney's aren't bad but Triggertechs are a whole new level of crisp. Buy a Triggertech, they aren't that expensive.........dj
I have a Triggertech and Timney in ARs, and the Triggertech is far superior. It's not even close. I have a Timney in a Rem 700, and have tried a Triggertech in a 700, and they are very, very close in performance...but the Timney is substantially less expensive.
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Posts: 5294 | Location: USA | Registered: December 05, 2004
I've got an older 700 VSSM in 308 and had bought a Timminy for it probably 15-18 years ago (I'd replaced because of the safety issue, long before the recall) ... then a couple years ago I bought a VSSM in 223 and because I can't shoot the 308 anymore I moved the Timminy over to the 223 and put the original trigger back in the 308.
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Any replacement trigger will keep you from shooting yourself with the factory trigger while taking it off safe. I've replaced everyone of my 700 triggers for this reason alone.
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Posts: 8292 | Location: Utah | Registered: December 18, 2008