trigger job on a ruger

[colbysdad]

My question is,I have a ruger rifle,it's almost fifteen years old. It's a 270 win ,with a triggert pull of about 5.5 to 5.75 lbs .The rifle has a one inch group at 100 yds. The guys at the gun club are telling me that my rifle would perform better with a 3lb trigger pull.The stock is not beded. Should I have a gunsmith fix this or leave well enough alone? Thanks for your opinions. Great web site

 

[ECVMatt]

I put Timney triggers in all my Ruger MKII's and it makes a world of difference. I am not sure if you have a tang safety or the Winchester style though. It is my understanding that the tang style safeties are more difficult to deal with. I do the MKII myself.

It really helps reduce the group size.

 

[LoonWulf]

If your comfortable with the trigger as is then honestly for me it would be a price question. Are you willing to spend the money to have it worked over or replaced? Bedding i would do myself, for 20 bucks you can get all the stuff and its easy enough to do. If you want a smith to do it all, youll have to check on cost, it might likely make your gun shoot better, and then again it might not.

If youve got the spare cash no reason not to.

 

[Welding Rod]

I put a Timney in mine and then immediately removed it and put it back in a ziplock bag. It has been sitting on my desk since. I wasn't comfortable with the slop the unit had on the pins. With such fine sear engagement surfaces I didn't like seeing the trigger's side to side play. I decided I would rather just live with the poor OEM trigger pull.

 

[Haxby]

My gunsmith did a very nice job on the trigger on my old Ruger. Didn't cost much. I'd go for it.

 

[dagger dog]

If you're shooting an inch at 100, why bother? Your rifle has to please your tastes and not your buddies ideas.

Ask how many of them own a trigger weight scale,that will probably shut them up. Most people including some of you're buddies can't tell the difference between a 5 and 3 pound trigger just by feel.

On the other hand if your Rugers trigger has a lot of creep and is gritty a qualified gunsmith can remedy that problem. Beware of the "hobby gunsmith" you may wind up with an unsafe rifle.

 

[68wj]

If you're shooting an inch at 100, whay bother? Your rifle has to please your tastes and not your buddies ideas.

Ask how many of them own a trigger weight scale,that will probably shut them up. Most people including some of you're buddies can't tell the difference between a 5 and 3 pound trigger just by feel.

On the oher hand if your Rugers trigger has a lot of creep and is gritty a qualified gunsmith can remedy that problem. Beware of the "hobby gunsmith" you may wind up with an unsafe rifle.

^This. A 1" Ruger in stock configuration is not bad. A better trigger will be a pleasure to shoot, but I doubt you will have much improvement in accuracy.

Now, if that is 1" in something like a lead sled, and your groups are 3-5" from a bench in your hands, then a trigger would likely help.

 

[jmr40]

I wouldn't replace the trigger. I think the Ruger trigger is the most rugged dependable out there. They often could use a little smoothing up. I like a 3 lb trigger, but could live with 5 or so if it is crisp. I'll take heavy and crisp over light and mushy any day. I'd pay someone to polish the surfacs and possibly replace the trigger spring but tht is all.

 

[JustinNC]

I have an early 2000s model M77 MkII....I did the "a pint's a pound the world around" thing, and got to 5.5lbs and didnt get it to break....funny thing is, it's CRISP, heavy but breaks cleanly with no creep. I got it on a trade, and haven't shot it yet, so not sure how it performs.

 

[hardluk1]

I put a timney trigger on my 77 MKII some 15 years also. It is set at 1.9 lb. No wiggle good solid adjustable trigger and have no problems with it holding a set. I would do it again

 

[roc1]

Tang Safety models are easy change the sear. Rifle Basik has them. i put a 3lb in mine and it is great compared to the 6-7lb pull it had.
roc1

 

[kelo4u2]

I had a gs polish my factory trigger and he set it at 2 lbs and it breaks very clean. He told me that the factory triggers are one off the best after you polish them and mine is real nice know.

 

[Hoxviii]

I wouldn't mess with it, BUT if you have a wing safety buy a new trigger spring and cut one loop off of the coil. Decide which you prefer and stock with it, about a five dollar experiment.

 

[Still Shooting]

I am shooting a Ruger M77 MkII .270 and an early (tang safety) M77 in .257 Roberts, both with Timney triggers. Right after I put the trigger into my .270 my wife shot it, and the result was a new Timney in her ruger 77 Mk II .243. I also have a Ruger 77/22 K-Hornet, but the guy who did the rechamber (CPC in Connecticut) also worked over the original trigger.

I really like the Timneys; mine are all set to 3lb-4oz. Up here in northern NY we often end up hunting with gloves on, and that's about as light as I'd want when wearing gloves! The Hornet trigger is 2lb-5oz, and its lovely!

The Ruger triggers are definitely well-designed, but I didn't like the weight and the amount of takeup. In the .257 bob, there was also a long overtravel. I do like the idea of being able to adjust the weight as well. I have a trigger pull scale (electronic), and it's pretty simple to "tweak" them.

The Timneys on the Mk II rifles were real easy to install - about 20 minutes each, with only a little jeweler's file work on the safety post.

The tang safety model was a "bear!" -Had to hog out some wood around the left side and tang, and the bottom of the action assembly. It took several fittings to get the trigger stable, and the safety working.