Adjustable Trigger with Safety on Mauser

[Mr_Pale_Horse]

I have a commercial Mauser with an adjustable trigger with safety. It allows the bolt to be opened and closed with the safety on.

However, I have noticed that you cannot put the safety on when the gun is not cocked. Moreover, if I shoot, and attempt to put the safety on without working the bolt/cocking the gun, the safety slides half way. Then, if if I work the bolt again without disengaging the safety, the bolt will not cock but it will open and close, firing pin down (on a primer, potentially).

Is this common for an aftermarket trigger w/ safety? Should I be in the market for a different trigger and safety?

 

[rcmodel]

If you have a 98 Mauser that will open & close uncocked, after some fair amount of fiddling with the safety?

That right there is the problem, not the trigger or safety.

I have no clue what is wrong, but there should be no possible way to operate the bolt with it uncocked.

rc

 

[Mr_Pale_Horse]

So, just drop a Timney or Bold w/ safety in there and I am good to go? There is nothing wrong with the bolt; it works fine with a different trigger and safety.

 

[rcmodel]

You could do that.

Or you could adjust the safety stop adjustment screw in the trigger you have, maybe.

I don't have a clue what trigger it has in it, but there are very likely three or perhaps four adjustment screws.
One is sear engagement.
One is for pull weight.
One is for trigger over travel.

If there is a forth screw, is to adjust the safety to work right again, after you screw with the first three.

See this:
http://books.google.com/books?id=eO...v=onepage&q=mauser trigger adjustment&f=false

rc

 

[Mr_Pale_Horse]

The trigger, when held in place by the safety, binds the sear. That prevents it from falling and firing, but for this trigger, also prevents the sear from raising if you put the safety on after the gun is fired. I suspect the speed lock, which lacks the notched cocking piece of a military mauser, prevents the sear from rebounding.

 

[Mr_Pale_Horse]

I ran this by Timney technical support, and they said, on a trigger blocking safety on an adjustable trigger, their Featherweight Deluxe for example, the safety would bind the sear and prevent cocking if the safety would be applied AFTER firing, so do not put the safety on unless the gun is cocked.