The Savage Accutrigger - do you love it or hate it?

I like my Accu-Trigger on my single shot Model 12, in 223...which is mainly used for paper punching --- because it avoids me from buying an expensive after-market trigger --- but I feel no need for such a trigger on a rifle intended for big game.

On the web...one guy complains that on his F-Class Model 12: That the Accu-Trigger locks-up when he slams the bolt home --- thusly having to open an close the bolt just to get the trigger to work again. I have never slammed my bolt on my Model 12 {to see if the trigger locks-up,} but I will try it the next time I take my Model 12 to the range.
 
Pahoo-

I have the Target Accu-Trigger, not the regular Accu-Trigger. They are only in some single shot models. I have the 18890 model. The target triggers have the front part of the blade colored red or orange (can't tell one from the other). The regulars are silver. They are installed only in the Target actions.

For .22lr, I shoot an Anschutz with a #5018 trigger. It goes down to 2 oz. but it was too light for me so it is now at 3.:) It is better than the Savage trigger. Adjustments are on it for pull, travel, and other stuff I didn't need to use as well as a great trigger shoe that adjusts like the driver's seat on a new car.

Erno- Savage says not to slam the Target Accu-Trigger home. Also, when he puts the action back into the stock, does he do it with the stock vertical or horizontal?
 
Keeps getting better !!!

I have the Target Accu-Trigger, not the regular Accu-Trigger.
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Well, I thank you for the information as I was not aware if this. Gosh, you mean it even gets better. ..... :eek:

Be Safe !!!
 
like, but....

I have one rifle, a .22 heavy barrel TR, with the accu-trig, and like it. It shoots very well, even with bulk ammo. It seems near impossible to get a high grade trigger on a production rifle these days with out the "flappy paddle".
 
It all depends on what you are comparing the Accutrigger to. Compared to most stock trigger, I like the Accutrigger a lot. Compared to customs, I do not like it very well at all. It is reasonable light, but it is creepy. It has a weird feel to it. It is annoying to adjust. The Red Accutrigger is a whole different discussion.;) I love those.
 
I was using the word "target" instead of "precision" in describing the Precision Accu-Trigger. My apologies. Whatever one calls it, the red trigger is terrific.

If one is thinking of purchasing a rifle with a regular accu-trigger and want to upgrade to precision, Savage says it can't be done.

If you are looking at same on GB, see if the pictures show a red or silver trigger. Also, ask for a close up of the side of the receiver with the printing on it so you are not disappointed upon taking your first shot.
 
Didn't like -
The way it's set up, with the Glock thingy, if you don't pull "straight" back it'll click but won't fire then has to be re-set/re-cocked. I just didn't like the Glock springy thingy. The lowest weight adjustment would probably be OK for a field/hunting rifle but not for a varmint/target rifle.
I replaced mine, on a 93R17-BV .17HMR, with a Rifle Basix trigger. Much better.
 
4runnerman - The Timney addition was like night and day.

After I installed it, I used a friends Trigger scale and set it at 3 pounds.
It is simply amazing in how smooth and crisp it works.
 
Do not own a Savage rifle with an Accrutrigger. However, do shoot on a regular basis with several gents who do own a number of Savage rifles that came with an accrutrigger. Pretty sure, most of them will replace the accutrigger with probably a Rifle Basix one. I've asked why and basic answer was "I didn't like the accrutrigger". Cannot recall ever getting a specific answer. While all of them like to hunt and do, these rifles were mostly used for benchrest shooting.
 
It is hard for the accutrigger to ever be a trigger that will make a die hard bench rest shooter happy. As far as that goes, Rifle basix will not make many die hard bench rest shooters happy. Jewell is very addictive.;) Once you have shot Jewell, it is hard to be happy with anything else.
 
I've got 5 rifles with the Accu-trigger/Target Accu-trigger,and 4 without it. It took a short time to get used to the Accu-trigger,but I like them just fine.
I have Sharp Shooter competition triggers on 2 rifles and the old Savage 3 screw triggers on the other 2.
With a little stoning,the old 3 screw triggers are some of the best triggers I've ever had,they can be set down into the ounce's pull range very safely,and are easier to set up than the Sharp Shooter trigger.

If guy's with the standard Accu-trigger want a lighter trigger,just buy the Target trigger spring and replace it.
 
I know I am a little late on this thread, but I wanted to get my .02 in. I also didn't think I would like the Accutrigger, but after shooting it a good bit and learned how it should be pulled it is really a great design. I have had mine as low as 8oz now I have it around 12oz and with the design it is impossible to have a accidental discharge without having to have the center blade pulled back also. I look at the Accutrigger as a two stage trigger the first stage is pulling the center blade until your finger touches the main trigger when your finger starts to pull on the main trigger BANG gun goes off as if you were pulling through the second stage......I love it.
 
I have two Savages with, have one without, and had yet another without. I really like the Accutrigger on my model 10 Trophy Hunter, it was set at the factory right where I like it for hunting. I have my model 93-17 set a little heavier because it gets drug through the woods a lot more and I wanted the extra perceived safety of the slightly heavier pull. Still like it :)

I have a model 11 Hunter without an accutrigger, and I put in a timney trigger. I actually think I like the accutrigger better.
 
I like the one on my Savage MKII FV 22LR. I added the Apachee trigger kit and it is now very very good. What I really like is that I can set my trigger to a light pull while still taking advantage of the safety feature built into the trigger.

I have to laugh when people complain that pulling the trigger without touching the blade or pushing the trigger sideways will result in the weapon not firing. Hint: You aren't supposed to pull a trigger with the tip of your fingernail nor are you supposed to pull a trigger sideways.

Put your finger on the trigger properly and pull straight back. Doing anything else appears to the trigger as a dangerous situation, perhaps something like what a hunter might encounter if the trigger is touched by a twig or like what might happen if a BR shooter drops his rifle.

What's next? Complaining that when you put your scope on backwards, the targets look really really tiny? :rolleyes:
 
I like it, but don't love it. It's not a Timney, but for a factory offering its really nice. And I think this style of trigger will become a classic feature on many future rifles.

Regards,

Rob
 
Bought a .243 a couple of years ago with the Accu-Stock and Trigger. It was seriously accurate. Never liked the trigger so I sold it. Nothing against the trigger, it just wasn't for me.

We all owe a debt to the AccuTrigger because without it I feel almost all factory rifles would come with lawyer mandated 8 lb trigger pulls.
 
We all owe a debt to the AccuTrigger because without it I feel almost all factory rifles would come with lawyer mandated 8 lb trigger pulls.
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Why?

It wasn't the first adjustable factory trigger.
It wasn't the first reduced pull weight factory trigger.
It wasn't the first adjustable sear engagement factory trigger.
It wasn't the first over travel adjustable factory trigger.
It wasn't the first factory trigger machined for mediocre "crispness."
It wasn't the first factory trigger to combine all of those factors.
Nor was it even the first factory trigger to combine those factors after the "dark ages" of the '80s and '90s.

It is a trigger with a blade. That's it.

The only reason people seem to think it deserves credit for "accomplishing" amazing feats that weren't earned ....is because Savage marketed the crap out of it (and still does, if you haven't noticed). They opened their wallet and sent a steady stream of cash into the marketing department, with every single advertisement and gun writer extolling the endless virtues of this 'god sent' Accu-Trigger and how it would turn the average goon into a competition shooter.


We owe Savage nothing for the Accu-Trigger. It's still a low grade trigger that is manufactured to a price point.
Savage proves that point, themselves, with the fact that they make two versions: Peasant grade (Accu-Trigger). And Varmint/Target grade (Precision Accu-Trigger).
One gets polished and deburred the way that ANY trigger is supposed to be made. The other just gets assembled and left for the consumer to break in.


Thanking Savage for the Accu-Trigger is like thanking General Motors for still using drum brakes on some of their vehicles, but advertising how wonderful they are with ABS. "Oh, thank you, car gods, for giving us 110 year old technology, purely to save $0.93 during production. We'll just ignore the fact that the ABS is a Federal safety requirement, too..." ;)
 
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