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I was at the range today, target shooting with my Savage MKII-G and my NEF single shot, having lots of fun, and discovering that the Savage AccuTrigger has really spoiled me for other triggers (with the exception of my Kimber Custom II), I had less fun with the NEF due to the 5.5 pound trigger pull (verified by the entirely unscientific Zebco DeLiar fish scale test)
Last night, I was testing the triggers on my firearms with the Zebco, the Savage Mark II was a svelte 2.5LB, the NEF, 5.5LB, the Savage 111 .30-06, 4.5LB, the Ruger Mark II, around 3.75-4LB, the Kimber Custom II, around 5LB
I saw a small allen-head screw in the bottom of the trigger, and I remembered the salesman at the gunshop telling me that it was the trigger pull adjustment screw, I had always planned on lightening it up, but had never got around to it, so last night, with Zebco DeLiar in hand, I was able to tweak the trigger down to around 4.5LB
Today, at the range, after I had run through a couple hundred .22LR's, I decided to try my hand at shooting the Kimber at 50 yards, I loaded a mag (8 shot CMC ProMag), racked the slide, and took aim
Bang...Bang...BangBang <tire screeching sound effect>
Hold up here, did this gun just rapid-fire two rounds? yep, I perform a visual inspection of the gun and a field-strip, but can't seem to find any cause....
Reassemble the gun, and load another mag....
Bang...BangBangBang... Whoa there! this was *definitely* a three round burst!, the gun's going back in the case until I figure out what's going wrong here....
The gun was pointing downrange at all times, at the 50 yard backstop, there was no danger of the gun going out of control, I was actually rather amazed at how controllable the gun was during the accidental three round burst, there was no uncontrollable muzzle climb, no muzzle climb at all, maybe because I was using my light target loads (5Gr Win 231 under a 200Gr LSWC)
I packed up my guns, and headed home, called my gunshop and spoke with the gunsmith....
Turns out what I *THOUGHT* was the trigger pull adjustment was *actually* the SEAR ADJUSTMENT!, my little wrench-turning escapade last night set the sear engagement far too light, so, with the gunsmiths help over the phone, I readjusted the sear back to approximately where it was, the trigger's back to 5LB, nice and crisp, (it actually got a little soggy when I backed the sear engagement screw out last night, even though the pull got lighter), and I'll hit the range tomorrow to confirm that the sear has been properly readjusted to the correct setting
You know the saying "A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing" right? well, it's true
Oh, and one of the shooters in the next booth over when I was shooting the .22's had a M1 Carbine, the first time I have seen and held one in real life, and now ME WANTY! (either that or a Garand, I just love the Ping!)
Note to self, don't frak with your gun if you don't know what certain parts do...
Last night, I was testing the triggers on my firearms with the Zebco, the Savage Mark II was a svelte 2.5LB, the NEF, 5.5LB, the Savage 111 .30-06, 4.5LB, the Ruger Mark II, around 3.75-4LB, the Kimber Custom II, around 5LB
I saw a small allen-head screw in the bottom of the trigger, and I remembered the salesman at the gunshop telling me that it was the trigger pull adjustment screw, I had always planned on lightening it up, but had never got around to it, so last night, with Zebco DeLiar in hand, I was able to tweak the trigger down to around 4.5LB
Today, at the range, after I had run through a couple hundred .22LR's, I decided to try my hand at shooting the Kimber at 50 yards, I loaded a mag (8 shot CMC ProMag), racked the slide, and took aim
Bang...Bang...BangBang <tire screeching sound effect>
Hold up here, did this gun just rapid-fire two rounds? yep, I perform a visual inspection of the gun and a field-strip, but can't seem to find any cause....
Reassemble the gun, and load another mag....
Bang...BangBangBang... Whoa there! this was *definitely* a three round burst!, the gun's going back in the case until I figure out what's going wrong here....
The gun was pointing downrange at all times, at the 50 yard backstop, there was no danger of the gun going out of control, I was actually rather amazed at how controllable the gun was during the accidental three round burst, there was no uncontrollable muzzle climb, no muzzle climb at all, maybe because I was using my light target loads (5Gr Win 231 under a 200Gr LSWC)
I packed up my guns, and headed home, called my gunshop and spoke with the gunsmith....
Turns out what I *THOUGHT* was the trigger pull adjustment was *actually* the SEAR ADJUSTMENT!, my little wrench-turning escapade last night set the sear engagement far too light, so, with the gunsmiths help over the phone, I readjusted the sear back to approximately where it was, the trigger's back to 5LB, nice and crisp, (it actually got a little soggy when I backed the sear engagement screw out last night, even though the pull got lighter), and I'll hit the range tomorrow to confirm that the sear has been properly readjusted to the correct setting
You know the saying "A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing" right? well, it's true
Oh, and one of the shooters in the next booth over when I was shooting the .22's had a M1 Carbine, the first time I have seen and held one in real life, and now ME WANTY! (either that or a Garand, I just love the Ping!)
Note to self, don't frak with your gun if you don't know what certain parts do...
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