Marlin 917V HMR

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Found one of these rifles on close out, for $198. Came with an extra magazine and scope bases. Looks nice, but it has about a 20 lb trigger, haha. Not quite that heavy, but it is going to need some work. How does this rifle shoot?
 
I did have a trigger job done to mine, but it is very very acurate. It's almost too much fun. That is a great price tag. Go buy it, you'll love it!
 
It looks like the Rifle Basix is the easiest thing, but it runs $95 plus s/h. I think there ought to be a way to do this cheaper. I have read a couple of article, where the guys take the spring out, and replace it with a spring from a Bic ball point pen, but, Bic doesn't make this pen anymore! I am going to try to locate a spring, and try that first.
 
It looks like that is for a savage Scorch. Did you mean this? http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/default.aspx?productNumber=253264 I was planning on replacing the trigger assembly on my marlin with this and doing away with the plastic coated factory one. This trigger is supposed to drop down to about 2lbs too. They also make a silver one if you want to go silver rather than black. Also to the OP the 900 series marlins shoot well. My 983 is a tack driver and fun to shoot. The only dowside is that the trigger is heavy and plastic coated. That can be changed though.
 
I got one, yes very accurate. As for the 20lb trigger with a mile of creep...you're not too far off. I couldn't see spending the money for a trigger that was half the cost of the gun..so I went the DIY route. Use a shortened bic pin spring for the trigger side, then add the factory trigger spring to the outside of the sear spring to increase the pressure....you can also shim the sear spring with the head of a small nail.
I then used a file (be careful, Al comes off fast) to shorten the shelf for the trigger then used my dremel to polish everything up. I haven't actually measured it but it made a significant improvement in accuracy and feels about ~2lbs with zero creep. I tested the gun by bumping the stock on the floor and racking the bolt numerous times and it never fired accidentally.
I say try it and if you mess it up, then you have the buy the RB anyways.
 
Oooops! Yes, that is the right one. Got distracted by my 4 year old, and the 917 in my mind morphed into 9317. Sorry!!
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Lol it happens. Not that long ago I posted unwanted opinions and my negative experiences with russian mosin nagant M38's that recieved century arms "factory refurbish" treatment. Turns out I didn't notice the thread was about M39 Finnish mosin nagants which are pretty highly regarded rifles. Well the other posters were highly offended and let me know it, lol. Oops. :D
 
My gunsmith said he does not just change springs, but rather modifies the sear a, then springs and shims, as needed. $40. I am going to let him do it. I tried the ball point pen thing. When I did it, it allowed me to really see how sloppy this trigger was. yuk!
 
I have an older 882SS (.22 WMR), that I reworked. And one of my brothers reworked his 880SQ (.22 LR bull barrel) with the knowledge I passed on. I haven't gotten my hands on one of the new T-900 triggers, but I'm sure they are as easy or easier to work on than the older triggers.

Your best bet is just as your gunsmith suggested: Rework the sear/trigger engagement, and go from there. Replacing springs is just a band-aid for a lousy trigger. You're better off with a smooth, heavy trigger; than a light, rough trigger.

$40 is a good price.
 
After reading some of the other posts on this thread I decided to tinker with my T-900 trigger and see what the deal is. I was planning on buying a rifle basix trigger anyways so no big risk if I goofed it up. I took apart several pens and mechanical pencils to use for spring donors and began replacing the factory trigger return spring until I found a good fit. I settled on using a mechanical pencil spring and it lightened the trigger pull nicely. Having a gunsmith do a trigger job would turn out nicer I'm sure and I'm sure the rifle basix trigger is much better. But it's good enough now that you don't notice a horrible trigger pull. I made double sure it was still safe and wouldnt go off by hitting the buttstock on the ground several times. I think you guys saved me $100 bucks because I'm happy enough with the outcome that I don't feel the need to buy the rifle basix anymore. Thanks for the idea.
 
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