10fp trigger adjustment... how safe... can I do it?

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Larz

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I am thinking about working on my trigger of my new Savage 10fp. It is pretty heavy out of box. I have done very little smith oriented work on my guns. Really the only thing I have done is removed the magazine safety from my Browning HP.

Is this simple enough for me to do without screwing up the gun or killing myself.

I found the link from snipercountry.com It seems fairly straight forward. I am probably just going to mess iwth the trigger weight and leave the sear engagment alone.

Have any of you guys preformed this trigger adjustmen? Any advice? And is this safe for me to do myself? Thanks, Larz
 
My gunsmith agrees that the trigger adjustment is easy, but he did warn me to not let the trigger pull go below 4 pounds or the chance of an accidental misfire becomes bery high. If you want to go less than that, get a Timney 2-stage trigger and dial it down.
 
It's very safe to do, as long as you don't put any live rounds in the dang gun...

I've got several Savages... Two of 'em reacted very nicely to trigger massaging, but one of 'em just flat out wouldn't take... I put one of the set triggers in that puppy...
 
Larz;

Follow the "Snipercountry" process and you should be OK. I've done it to two Savages with no problems and it makes them shoot great. Just be very careful about getting it TOO light to the point that the safety won't work. Adjust, cock it and pull the trigger, adjust, cock it and pull the trigger - doing it until you know you've got what you want and not too much.


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Is dry firing bad on a savage 10fp. I havent gotten a snap cap for it yet... but I want to dry fire it some.
 
Just make sure that after adjustment, you slam the bolt home several times (with no cartridges!) and make sure the firing pin doesn't drop when you close the bolt. Make sure you're really working the bolt hard.
 
Dry firing the Savage shouldn't hurt it at all. Rimfires are where it's a problem. It's an easy adjustment, just heed the advice above.
 
Larz, I followed the advice on trigger adjustment at: www.snipeercountry.com and it helped the trigger alot, then I broke down and ordered a Timney Trigger from Sinclair international and that was the best $60 I ever spent..their website is:http://www.sinclairintl.com/
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[This message has been edited by Boneyard (edited October 19, 2000).]
 
A poor mans snap cartridge can be made with a case for the applicable round with the primer drilled out (after it has been shot) just smaller than a pencil eraser. Force the pencil eraser in that hole trim off the excess. After you adjust the trigger an ole gunsmith told me to bump the butt of the gun on solid floor to see if it goes off. I adjust my 700 BDL down to about 3 1/2 lbs.



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Well.. It is pretty darn easy. I did it last night. At first I left it at about 2 lbs. (it felt quite good) then better judgement took over and I took it up to a crips 3 lbs. very happy with the trigger now. Also.. I did all the tests when it was at 2 lbs and it would malfunction. The safety worked fine and everything functioned. But I just thought it would be a bit safer at 3. Thanks for the input,
Larz
 
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