new remington x mark pro trigger adjustment

david dumas said:
to adjust a new x mark pro trigger
1) remove barreled action from stock
2) knock out two pins holding trigger housing and remove trigger
3) drive pins in to hold new jewell or shilen triggeer
40 reinstall barreled action instcok
5) throw x mark trigger in trash can
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2nd that!

:D

( I have not had a pleasant time with the new "improved" triggers...) And it will certainly take some HEAT to get those silly screws to move. DO NOT try to force them unless you want to try drilling them out. The allens are loose-fitting at best. Try a metric tapped into place, but I couldn't find one to fit. I ended up grinding a tight-fitting allen wrench. A soldering gun works well for the heat.

al
 
David dumas & Alinwa: All of the Remington Rifles I own with the new X-Mark Pro triggers please me greatly!
Like ABauder mentioned I easily adjusted mine and they are crisp, consistent and creep free!
I used to replace a Remington trigger now and then with a Timney, a Shilen, a Canjar or a Jewell (I have a "number" of these) but no more - the Remington triggers once "competently" adjusted needs NO replacement!
I base this on the accuracy I achieve with the Rifles they are in!
If one can achieve pleasing accuracy with a crisp and consistent trigger pull then there is NO need to replace the trigger.
If "I" can do it - anyone can!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
 
VarmintGuy said:
David dumas & Alinwa: All of the Remington Rifles I own with the new X-Mark Pro triggers please me greatly!
Like ABauder mentioned I easily adjusted mine and they are crisp, consistent and creep free!
I used to replace a Remington trigger now and then with a Timney, a Shilen, a Canjar or a Jewell (I have a "number" of these) but no more - the Remington triggers once "competently" adjusted needs NO replacement!
I base this on the accuracy I achieve with the Rifles they are in!
If one can achieve pleasing accuracy with a crisp and consistent trigger pull then there is NO need to replace the trigger.
If "I" can do it - anyone can!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
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hey, if you can get what you want using just the one screw...... and if this makes you happy, then hooody-do. You're good'ago.
 
VarmintGuy said:
David dumas & Alinwa: All of the Remington Rifles I own with the new X-Mark Pro triggers please me greatly!
Like ABauder mentioned I easily adjusted mine and they are crisp, consistent and creep free!
I used to replace a Remington trigger now and then with a Timney, a Shilen, a Canjar or a Jewell (I have a "number" of these) but no more - the Remington triggers once "competently" adjusted needs NO replacement!
I base this on the accuracy I achieve with the Rifles they are in!
If one can achieve pleasing accuracy with a crisp and consistent trigger pull then there is NO need to replace the trigger.
If "I" can do it - anyone can!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
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VarmintGuy or anyone,

Have you noticed any problems with the X-Mark staying consistent? I've heard of many people getting the initial settings down really nice, but then after a number of shots, the X-Mark starts coming out of adjustment. For example, between shots, the pull weight jumps from 2.5 lbs. to 5 lbs., then the next shot might be 3 lbs., then 4 lbs., and so forth. Have you noticed any truth to that?
 
Remington has gone overboard in trying to make their stock trigger "tamper resistant." They're using a proprietary sealer on the screws now which requires heat to remove.

Rem. X Mark is factory is set at about 5.5 lbs. It's smooth, creep free for the most part, but WAY too heavy for bench.

IF you ever send the gun back to Rem. for service, they'll pull your "adjusted" trigger and replace it with another STOCK X Mark, and their wondeful proprietary epoxy tamper resistant locking compound.

I got a Jewell from Midway -- $228 for the HVR, w/ safety/bolt release. You want the safety and bolt release. (Bench Rest "BR" model is about $176. No saftey, no bolt release. Sets from 1.5 oz to 3 oz.)

Cost me $100 to have a Remington certified smith locally install it in a Rem. 700 Police, .308 Win. Stock requires some inletting. Trigger pins are staked into the reciever. It's worth $100 to not have the gun/trigger "bubba'd" by a slipped drift, etc.

The Jewell is a "drop in" unit. I could have done it myself, but have enough into the gun / optics that another $330 and a run into town works fine for me.

The Jewell adjusts from 1.5 oz (OUNCE) to 3.5 lb. Factory set at about 1 lb. and an allen key adjusts trigger weight w/o removing the action from the stock -- down to 8 oz w/o changing springs.

Adjust screws are set in nylon bushings and won't "shift." They're not "locked" and INTENDED to be readily adjusted. Jewell provides instructions.

Set up a Jewell at about 12 oz. and you'll wonder why you didn't get one sooner. Precise, consistent, no creep, no overtravel, and it's all readily tuneable.

Any review you read rates the Jewell as tops, over all the competitors. More money, but you get what you pay for.

Here's a link which illustrates the design. It's MUCH more sophisticated than the Rem. design. In the Jewell there's no bolt tension on the sear.

http://www.ada.ru/Guns/remington/Jewell/manual_en.htm
 
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I have one on a new VSSF in 308, one of the worst triggers I have had ever bought on any rifle, it took some work on it to get a pull close to what is advertised, when I first got the rifle I was near sure the trigger was broken internally, as it had a pull of near 7 lb, just a tad hard to say the least, I worked on it for a few nights until it was down to about 1lb and all is now good, whether it was a dodgy trigger I can't say, but I was going to toss the trigger and go straight to a Jewel or Timney but it came good, still might change the complete trigger, poor work Remington..

I have a Choate tactical stock on mine as the std Rem stock with the grey inserts is total cheap rubbish, the trigger itself is all wrong for the std stock making the finger pull up instead of straight back as it does with the lower Choate grip, and to make it slightly more comfortable without using the dremmel on the end of the trigger was to layer it up with different length pieces of electrical heat shrink tubing, an old BR trick to make the trigger wider and have a much more comfortable feel for the sear break on the finger.
 
on a new 700 SPS varmint...now this was early on w/ the x- pro, so maybe Rem. changed the trigger..i got it to slightly under 3lbs...crisp..cocked..banged the butt on the floor..no trip..slamed the bolt home..no trip..worked the safety..went off ...can't live w/ that..put on a new Jewell w/ bolt release & safety..now it's go to go...so please work the safety as part of the no fire test
 
Any one unhappy with thier X Mark pro triggers can send them to me, I will pay $35.00 apiece for undamaged X Mark pro triggers either version.
I can be reached at leroy@jpgrifles.com.
Have a great Memorial day.

Tommy Leroy Johnson
 
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