trigger job on a Winchester 72??

[love22s]

Hello all,
I have a very old Winny-72, probably pre-WW2. There is a lot I like about it, but this weekend I shot a very old Anschutz and the trigger was as smooth as silk...way easier to squeeze than the 72.

So...that leads me to the desire to improve the trigger on the 72, and that leads me to asking if anyone has done this...

What did you do? (Improve existing parts, buy new parts...)

Should a "handy and mechanically inclined" guy even attempt a trigger job on his own? Or am I likely to do more damage than good?

I would appreciate hearing from some of you regarding your thoughts on this.

Thanks,
Todd

 

[rcmodel]

More damage then good!

Normally, on a fairly recently made rifle, a little stoning on the rough sear surfaces, and a lighter (Non-Lawyer) spring could help.

But the Winny 72 is an old rifle, and they fitted them right in the first place. That, coupled with years of wear has already made the trigger as slick as it can be expected to get.

The simple fact is that the 72 uses a very simple trigger mechenism, without all the refinements the Anschutz trigger has always had.

It acts directly on the heavy spring loaded striker and there is not a thing you can do about it.

Nothing you can do will make it even close to as good as an Anschutz and still be safe.

My only suggestion would be to clean it well and put some Outers Gun-Slick grease on it.

rc

 

[love22s]

OK...words to the wise...

Thanks RCModeler,
I'll give "ole Betsy" a good cleaning, look for anything unusual between the sliding surfaces and get some of that grease you mentioned. I'm guessing a very little amount of grease is the right approach.

By the way, did you notice that together we are averaging over 5000 posts each?



Todd

PS: that Anschutz was a youth training rifle...probably well before WW2 as there was no model # or serial # or tell-tale markings like I had seen for other similar rifles that were termed "Nazi youth rifles." With a trigger that smooth on a "youth" rifle probably 80 years old, it makes me wonder what the modern
Anschutz rifles feel like...unfortunately, with a wife and kids, I'll probably not be able to find that out for many years...

Here is the link to my asking for info on the Anschutz: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=423392&highlight=anschutz