Don’t oil a Remington trigger
Yesterday evening a friend missed a 130 class buck because his rifle wouldn’t fire. No click.....nothing. Trigger would not set. I haven’t looked at it yet but I strongly suspect a gunked up trigger. For those who shoot a model 700 or a model 7, you need to make sure your trigger is clean and dry. Don’t oil it or let cleaning solvents get in it. Contrary to what some think, there is nothing wrong with the model 700 design but it is susceptible to getting gunked up. There are parallel surfaces in the trigger that have fairly close tolerances. When oil or solvents get in there and dry out it inhibits things from moving. The movement is controlled by small springs. The gunk can keep the springs from keeping the components in alignment.
It is good to keep the trigger flushed out with lighter fluid periodically. A good way to check to make sure your trigger is moving freely is to .....obviously make sure the gun is unloaded then remove the bolt. On top of the trigger is a silver or chrome sear. With the safety off press down on this piece and hold it. Now pull the trigger. You should feel it drop down (this is the function that allows the firing pin to move forward when firing). Continue to hold the sear down and release the trigger. Now slowly release pressure on the sear. You should hear a click and see the trigger jump forward. Do this several times to make sure all is well. You can even put light pressure on the trigger during the reset and it it should move your finger forward when the trigger moves. If this process is the least bit “mushy “ your trigger may be getting gunked up. Worse case for a gunked up trigger is that it will fire when you take it off safety. This is the reason there was a lot of flak about the model 700 trigger. Keep it clean and dry and all will be well. If you haven’t checked your trigger lately it might be a good idea to make sure it is not gummy.
Last edited by CWPINST; 11-11-2019 at 07:40 AM.
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