[zahc]

My pop's ruger is apart right now, and I want to see if there is anything I can do to lighten the trigger. Or get it apart to thouroughly clean it, since it hasn't been done in 20 years.

It looks pretty simple but if there are any pitfalls to watch for I figured someone here would let me know.

Should I just get a drop in trigger, which ones are good?

[Art Eatman]

77 Mk II? I'd get a Timney; it's a drop-in installation, but for a bit of grinding on the safety-bar. No biggie.

Get the Timney, but don't yet install it. If you have an ultra-fine Arkansas stone, polish the factory sear engagement without changing the angles. Try it. If it's better but still a bit stiff, try cutting a coil off the spring. Try it. If it's really better, and bump-tests* as reliable, return the Timney. :) But don't go to gunsmithing first and buying the Timney later.

A gunsmith can improve the factory trigger, but I like the Timney I put in my 77 Mk II.

Art

*Bump test: Bounce the butt of the cocked rifle on the floor--not really roughly--to see if it will go "click". If so, bad.

[Prof]

Art: I have a Timney trigger sitting on my work bench. It is for my Ruger 77 Mk II. When you say "a bit of grinding on the safety-bar", what exactly do you mean? Is that explained in the instruction sheet? I am fairly new to working on my own rifles and am a bit intimidated when it comes to grinding stuff. :)