I am looking for opinions or answers. I recently installed a Jewell for a hunting rifle, with a safety and bolt release. it was new. I followed the adjusting instructions exactly and the bolt will not cock when cycled, but if I click the safety to safe then cycle the bolt it will cock. When I click the safety to fire, it automatically fires. I have adjusted it several times, with the same results. any suggestions before I send it back to Jewell? thanks, Ron Tilley
question about a jewell trigger??????
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4Mesh
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Another option is, you installed the trigger and the pins were too tight. You have driven the pins in hard, and the force of this has deformed the two side plates of the trigger, interfering with the free movement of the parts inside.
Be certain the pins have not smashed one side toward the other and pinched the triggers lower sear in place. You can test this with your thumb or finger on the sear as you operate the trigger. If it does not return to the raised position very easily, that may be your trouble.
I also had some other issue cause this in the past and at the moment, I can't remember what it was. I've seen interference with the stock cause trigger issues. I've seen bolt issues cause a firing pin not to fall when a trigger was improperly installed. Look for hidden mechanical interference.
Ah, also, crushing the trigger may be causing the trigger to never cock as well. For the life of me I can't remember what it was that caused this to happen for me before, but I remember it was an easy fix... Sorry to be vague.
Be certain the pins have not smashed one side toward the other and pinched the triggers lower sear in place. You can test this with your thumb or finger on the sear as you operate the trigger. If it does not return to the raised position very easily, that may be your trouble.
I also had some other issue cause this in the past and at the moment, I can't remember what it was. I've seen interference with the stock cause trigger issues. I've seen bolt issues cause a firing pin not to fall when a trigger was improperly installed. Look for hidden mechanical interference.
Ah, also, crushing the trigger may be causing the trigger to never cock as well. For the life of me I can't remember what it was that caused this to happen for me before, but I remember it was an easy fix... Sorry to be vague.
I'm with 4mesh (and equally vague 
) but what I would check is exactly what he's talking about.....IMO something is in a bind and keeping the bar from coming up far enough or freely enough for the sear to engage. Somehow the action of the safety is forcing the sear into engagement.
Also yes on Mickey's idea. Maybe it's just set wrong and the safety's locking the sear engagement surfaces basically point-to-point under pressure. The Jewell's are designed such that you can use a nice solid engagement, NOT like the factory trigger with its direct trigger sear action.
My guess is that the trigger's not defective, just maladjusted or bound.
Maybe I shoulda' just kept my mouth shut too though
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) but what I would check is exactly what he's talking about.....IMO something is in a bind and keeping the bar from coming up far enough or freely enough for the sear to engage. Somehow the action of the safety is forcing the sear into engagement.Also yes on Mickey's idea. Maybe it's just set wrong and the safety's locking the sear engagement surfaces basically point-to-point under pressure. The Jewell's are designed such that you can use a nice solid engagement, NOT like the factory trigger with its direct trigger sear action.
My guess is that the trigger's not defective, just maladjusted or bound.
Maybe I shoulda' just kept my mouth shut too though
LOL
al
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Kurt Westfall
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One other thing to look for is the over travel screw, I have seen them bind and not let the shoe return. It's the round head screw in the center bottom of the trigger, it can bind on the ears that are bent over if it's not centered or just a tad over size.
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Fireball Fred
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same problem
Ron:
I had the same issue with a winchester mod 70. you did not state what make rifle you were putting the jewell on!!
some one altered the cocking piece for the factory trigger and the winchester has the safety on the bolt and not on the trigger. so when i put the rifle together with the new jewell trigger the safety was completely out of time.
to remedy this situation i ordered a tubb cocking piece for my firing pin and had to re-time the safety. this is not a job for the novice as the cocking piece is aprox. $70 and a minute error in fitting will make one to have to purchase another cocking piece. Greg
Ron:
I had the same issue with a winchester mod 70. you did not state what make rifle you were putting the jewell on!!
some one altered the cocking piece for the factory trigger and the winchester has the safety on the bolt and not on the trigger. so when i put the rifle together with the new jewell trigger the safety was completely out of time.
to remedy this situation i ordered a tubb cocking piece for my firing pin and had to re-time the safety. this is not a job for the novice as the cocking piece is aprox. $70 and a minute error in fitting will make one to have to purchase another cocking piece. Greg