[gun-fucious]

Savage Arms AccuTrigger™
http://www.savagearms.com/at_pressrelease.htm
http://www.savagearms.com/images/centerfire/AccuTrigger.jpg

Introducing the new Savage AccuTrigger™... A revolutionary design that will forever change the way shooters expect triggers to function.

Savage is constantly searching for new products or innovations that provide a true benefit to shooters. The trigger is one significant area that captured Savage's attention. Most triggers found in firearms produced today have a very heavy pull. The reason is quite simple...liability. Manufacturers cannot afford to ship firearms with triggers that could accidentally discharge; therefore, they design their firearms with heavy trigger pulls.

Almost all triggers can be adjusted to some degree. Some triggers have a screw that can be adjusted in order to reduce spring pressure on the sear mechanism, while others require a gunsmith to polish the mating components to reduce sear engagement. Adjustments to a factory trigger can create an unsafe condition and will usually void the factory warranty.

Savage is a unique company. Its managers, including the owner, are shooters and hunters. They listen to other shooters to understand what they want (and don't want) in a firearm. Most shooters are frustrated with a legal system that mandates the design of heavy triggers. They don’t feel they should be required to buy a firearm and then pay a gunsmith to have the trigger adjusted.

Savage challenged its engineering team to design a completely new trigger system that would give shooters what they desired. The parameters of this new trigger system, as outlined below, were formidable:

* Infinitely adjustable
* Trigger pull between 1 1/2 lbs. and 6 lbs.
* Capable of being adjusted by the owner
* Completely safe – no danger of accidental discharge even at the lowest setting
* Crisp release with no creep


It took several years, but Savage’s new AccuTrigger™ meets every objective.

The AccuTrigger™ can be adjusted from a minimum of 1 1/2 lbs. to a maximum of 6 lbs. The shooter is able to set the trigger pull to suit his or her individual preference. There should be no need to take the rifle to a gunsmith to have the trigger adjusted.

To adjust the trigger, you simply remove the stock and rotate the trigger return spring with the tool that is supplied with the rifle. The AccuTrigger™ has a single adjustment location and is designed so it cannot be adjusted below 1 1/2 lbs.

The AccuTrigger™ is completely safe and cannot accidentally discharge from being jarred or dropped when adjusted as intended. The trigger is designed with an integrated AccuTrigger™ that must be completely depressed or the rifle cannot fire. When the AccuTrigger™ is intentionally depressed while pulling the trigger, the rifle will discharge because the sear is no longer blocked. You’ll find the

AccuTrigger™ is extremely crisp and exhibits negligible creep.

Savage used sophisticated software to compare objective measurements of their new AccuTrigger™ with competitors’ triggers. These comparisons confirmed there is a graphic and repeatable difference between the AccuTrigger™ and all other triggers tested. This objective method of testing demonstrated the new Savage system has a lighter trigger pull than all the other major brands. In fact, the

AccuTrigger™ was lighter than a top-of-the-line imported brand and a custom aftermarket trigger. Testing also revealed the AccuTrigger™ was much smoother, crisper, broke cleaner and demonstrated less creep than any other factory-built trigger tested.

An additional advantage shooters will find on rifles with the new system is a newly designed teardrop safety that provides better acquisition of the safety button. This new safety also operates smoother and quieter.

The new AccuTrigger™ will be available on all Varmint, LE and heavy barrel long range rifles beginning in January, 2003.

See and use the future of the industry — the Savage trigger system that makes all others obsolete.

[Sactown]

Hmmm...didn't know Glock and Savage were breeding. Let's hope Savage has a winner. I still think CZ's set trigger should be an option on all rifles.

[boing]

I wonder what the pull weight of the trigger safety is.

Meanwhile, the more I think about it, the less enthusiastic I get about this system. Having a decently adjustable out-of-the-box trigger on a Savage would be great, I just wonder if the Glockly thing will be accepted by the market. Seems plenty of other manufacturers have fine triggers without the extra do-hickey.

[iamkris]

Here's a review of the trigger (and another of the rifle it's attached to). www.gunblast.com

Word is that the AccuTrigger "trigger safety" pull is about 1 lb. Apparently it works by pulling a block out of the way of the sear.

Yes, many rifles have fine triggers out of the box, just not new production rifles in the Savage price range. Still, I haven't tested one myself so can't say if this is distracting or not. Shooters are a conservative bunch and don't take kindly to many "innovations"

[Art Eatman]

It is generally recommended that the trigger for a hunting rifle should be set at about three pounds. This is not enough to throw off one's aim. It does allow a bit of "take up" pressure before the final decision, without being so soft that an AD occurs.

Seems to me that if the little safety-jigger is a one-pound pull, most shooters will never notice it.

:D I wonder who will be first to drill a little hole through the safety-jigger, and pin it back out of the way. :D

Art

[Quintin Likely]

Makes me wonder whether they'll offer it as a drop-in for older rifles.

[gun-fucious]

heres a picture of the mechanism:
http://www.savagearms.com/images/at_release.jpg

[Jim K]

One of the problems of the Savage rifles has been their trigger pull, which is generally heavy and often inconsistent. Trying to lighten the Savage trigger often ends with a trigger that can be jarred off. They have not really invented a new approach, nor have they really corrected those problems.

What they have done is build in a mechanism which will catch the sear, preventing firing, if the new "AccuTrigger" is not depressed. This allows them to set the normal trigger pull lower, since the gun will not go off unless the "AccuTrigger" is depressed, that is, unless a finger is on the trigger.

Close, but no cigar, says I. If the normal safety is off, and the gun jarred (I know what they say, but wear happens, not to mention amateur gunsmithing), it could still cause sear release. The "AccuTrigger" will keep the gun from firing, but the gun will then fire when the "AccuTrigger" is pulled, well before the shooter expects it. It does look like the pull of the "AccuTrigger" will be much heavier under that circumstance, though, which should be a warning to the shooter that something went wrong.

I think this idea is more like the half-cock notch on a 1911 type pistol than like the Glock trigger; it will stop the gun from firing on a too-light pull, but will not stop the sear from disengaging.

(The Glock trigger safety blocks the trigger, but the Glock, unlike the Savage, is not cocked until the trigger is pulled.)

Jim

[KMKeller]

I'm with Jim. Sound theory, poor follow through from engineering. Looks like a good solution at first, but I'd have to test it before I trust it.

[Robert inOregon]

http://www.gunblast.com/Savage_Accutrigger.htm

[Art Eatman]

Thanks, Robert. I wuz gonna make a comment about the whole product liability issue...

The appearance is about like that of the old Canjar single-set trigger. (Push the regular trigger forward, and a little tongue would pop forward. The let-off was about two ounces.) Given the conservatism of many shooters, just that appearance might be a bit of a turn-off.

Dunno. Looks like one of those deals where, once you get used to it, it works just fine.

Can't blame Savage for trying to figure out a way to reduce legal fees in our litigious society...Just ask the Remington folks.

Art

[Robert inOregon]

Art,

I played with one in the All Sports show last week at the Oregon coast and you are correct. Although the trigger is light and crisp, it will take some getting use to.

Nothing like being a company that is known for have poor triggers now immerge as the benchmark leader for the industry.

[Peetmoss]

Well I applaude Savage for there effort. I think they make one of the finest out of the box rifles if you can get by the trigger. It appears to me they are making an honest effort in trying to correct IMNSHO there biggest downfall. If it works it will be good for Savage and there customers. I really hope it does work.

[Gewehr98]

It looks a LOT like the Canjar single-set triggers on my precision rifles! I wonder what Canjar has to say about it?