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trigger win mod 70 adjustment
joes
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How easy (or hard) are the triggers on the winchester mod 70 to adjust? I have a new supergrade that must be set from the factory at 8 lbs. It is the hardest trigger pull I have ever felt. thanks,
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It depends on your ability. If this doesn't make sense, don't bother to start the process, take it to a gunsmith.
From Sniper Country:
http://www.snipercountry.com/Articles/AdjustingWinTrigger.asp
"Winchester triggers are a piece of cake.
You will need a tiny 1/4", open ended wrench, (better to have two), and a very small screwdriver. Also, have a bottle of nail polish (pink;) handy to lock the screw and nuts in place after you have finished all the adjustments.
Pull the action out. There are three nuts on the trigger... the two nuts that are together, hold and lock the spring that controls the "pull weight". The single nut locks the over-travel screw in it's setting.
The engagement setting is machined into the trigger bar with a gauge, and I've never had one that had an engagement problem. If your trigger has excessive creep, don't try to file it. This is a job for a very skilled trigger 'smith, and for the cost of the labor, you are better off getting an after-market trigger like the "Jewel"!
OK...
Lay the barreled action out on a clean work space (tell your wife you'll be finished before dinner).
With the 1/4" wrench(s), loosen all three nuts.
Start by adjusting the pull weight. Move the nut "pair" down to contact the trigger, and try the weight... if it's too light, move them up towards the action, and try again, repeating as necessary until you like it.
If the pull is too heavy when the two nuts are down on the trigger, then unscrew and remove the trigger stop.
Remove the spring, and cut off one coil. Then replace the spring, and start over again.
When you have the pull weight as you like it, lock the two nuts against each other.
Next, using the small screwdriver, adjust the over-travel screw to your liking, and lock the nut against the trigger bar.
Now, put a dab of nail polish on the nuts to hold them tight.
Don't put Loctite on triggers... use women's nail polish on triggers (pink works best
The Winchester nuts won't shoot loose if properly tightened, but the Remington screws WILL slowly work themselves loose over time, so they MUST have nail polish on the heads.
Finally, put it back together. Remember that the two end bolts hold the action into the stock, and require 65 inch pounds of torque (if you have a torque wrench), or to be very tight, if you just have a screwdriver.
But also remember that the middle screw is just to secure the front of the trigger guard, and hold the magazine box in place, so have it snug, but not over tight... the middle screw does NOT hold the action in place."
Best.
The only thing I would add to what nn posted is to have a good solvent type cleaner such as acetone or something to clean the gunk/stickum/loctite-like-stuff off the threads before you begin work. That stuff was the worst thread holding stuff I've ever had to deal with. I mean it held, it just didn't come off easily and kept me from making a good adjustment on my Coyote. I had to stop and went back with some acetone and got it off all the parts.