Reducing trigger pull on old rifle

[wahoowah]

I recently bought a Mossberg M800M Mannlicher-stocked rifle in .243 Winchester. Despite bing about 50 yeas old the rifle is in really good shape. It's only problem is a very heavy trigger-pull, about 6-7 pounds. I would like to get this down to about 3-4 pounds. Anyone havie any experience with the trigger on these rifles? Mosberg is no help at all and the Mossberg collectors's group does not reply to e-mails and their phone is always busy. Any suggestions to lighten this pull would be appreciated.

 

[John Kielly]

I did a quick web search & found that De Hass had a bit to say about the action in a later edition of his book on bolt actions that I have.

You might get something from his article which you can find here, http://books.google.com/books?id=tu...X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA355,M1, but I wish you all the luck in the world working on a trigger in a plastic housing.

 

[Pete Wass]

A consideration - - -

I just looked @ the Numerich Gun Parts site and they list all the trigger parts I think. If I were going to try to reduce the pull weight I would first obtain a spare housing. I would then take the rifle to someone capable of reducing the weight if you don't feel competent to do the work. Over the years I have reduced the weight of triggers of all descriptions but then I am the kind who will just try it to see if I can do it. I would never try to work on anything plastic without making sure I could obtain a replacement if I were to err.

 

[John S]

Trigger Work

This guy works on hard to adjust triggers.

I do not have a phone number.


Gary Stockderger
437 North Roosevelt
Cherokee, Iowa 51012

 

[koginam]

A couple of things you can do is polish the spring detente and the pivot pins that go through the trigger and sear, now that means just polish not remove metal and cause a sloppy fit. I would also check the screw and nut pressure on the trigger and sear pins, if they are to tight they can cause friction.

You could purchase another sear spring and then remove a quarter turn at a time until you felt it lighten up some, their is a need to assemble the gun completely each time to check it, you want to be sure the spring has enough pressure to hold the firing pin when it is cocked and you will want to do a drop test on the butt to make sure it doesn't fire.

I would not screw with the sear/trigger engagement this should be done only with the correct fixtures and by a competant gunsmith.