A friend of mine and myself decided that if HB3799 (hearing protection act) goes through, it would be nice to have suppressor ready rifles on hand. We decided on bolt action 308 Wins. I got a Howa with a 20" threaded heavy barrel and he got a Remington SPS 16" threaded heavy barrel. Aside from the barrel length difference, both are very similar. Black, Hogue stocks, compact but with some weight.
The shocker for me though, was the triggers. Mine has the H.A.C.T., it tripped the pull gauge pretty consistently at 2 lbs 14 ozs. His Rem with the X Mark Pro out of the box registered 7 1/2 lbs. Yeah, I couldn't believe it.
His owners manual informs the X Mark is externally adjustable by way of a small screw in the uppermost portion of the trigger. It also says the trigger comes set at 3 1/2 lbs and can be adjusted to 2 1/2 lbs. We got to 4 1/2 lbs and then the screw fell out.
A little research turned up a Remington recall for X Marks shipped before 2014. Tomorrow I'll get his serial number and find out when his gun was made. I'm afraid we're going to find out that the new "fixed" trigger assembly is what he has. Equally as bad I guess is if it's on the recall and he has to either send it to Remington or plunk down more money for a replacement such as a Timney.
The shocker for me though, was the triggers. Mine has the H.A.C.T., it tripped the pull gauge pretty consistently at 2 lbs 14 ozs. His Rem with the X Mark Pro out of the box registered 7 1/2 lbs. Yeah, I couldn't believe it.
His owners manual informs the X Mark is externally adjustable by way of a small screw in the uppermost portion of the trigger. It also says the trigger comes set at 3 1/2 lbs and can be adjusted to 2 1/2 lbs. We got to 4 1/2 lbs and then the screw fell out.
A little research turned up a Remington recall for X Marks shipped before 2014. Tomorrow I'll get his serial number and find out when his gun was made. I'm afraid we're going to find out that the new "fixed" trigger assembly is what he has. Equally as bad I guess is if it's on the recall and he has to either send it to Remington or plunk down more money for a replacement such as a Timney.