Blindstitch
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I bought a Timney 201 featherweight trigger for my dads Columbian mauser R. FAMAGE 1952 and unlike the M1917 I did it wasn't just a drop in and go. With the trigger installed when fired the cocking piece would only slide forward a bit and stop. The directions say to file the cocking piece to get it working right.
I'm not an idiot so i'm not doing anything without asking questions or picking up extra parts.
What I did first was add a shim to the trigger assembly back and the action. Cardboard from the Timney box. One thickness wasn't enough so I folded it over and it worked. Then I worked on a metal shim from an old feeler gauge. I ended up narrowing it down to a .014 shim making it work just the way I expected.
Can I just leave it shimmed and have it work fine? I ordered a replacement cocking piece if/when I try the file route. Do you file both bottom surfaces of the cocking piece or just the front one. The timney pamphlet showed an arrow to the front.
Random pic off the internet.
Any help is appreciated. Just trying to do an upgrade for my dad who's had this rifle for 40 years and always complained about the long trigger pull.
I'm not an idiot so i'm not doing anything without asking questions or picking up extra parts.
What I did first was add a shim to the trigger assembly back and the action. Cardboard from the Timney box. One thickness wasn't enough so I folded it over and it worked. Then I worked on a metal shim from an old feeler gauge. I ended up narrowing it down to a .014 shim making it work just the way I expected.
Can I just leave it shimmed and have it work fine? I ordered a replacement cocking piece if/when I try the file route. Do you file both bottom surfaces of the cocking piece or just the front one. The timney pamphlet showed an arrow to the front.
Random pic off the internet.
Any help is appreciated. Just trying to do an upgrade for my dad who's had this rifle for 40 years and always complained about the long trigger pull.