TRIGGER PULL

[catncarp]

WHAT IS THE AVERAGE TRIGGER PULL ON THE NEF OR H&R HANDI'S. I HAD ONE THAT WAS MFG IN 1995 AND IT WAS TERRIBLE, AND I HEARD THAT THEY WERE MUCH BETTER NOW? THANKS FOR ANY HELP

[bikerbeans]

Hi,

I don't remember off the top of my head what factory trigger pull is but it is in the FAQ sticky thread at the begining of this forum.  Also in the FAQs is all the information you need to make a "bad" trigger into a "good" trigger.

BB

[eye shot]

My 95 USH was so bad even after a trigger job I replaced it with my sidekick trigger that is excellent. It's a pain switching back and forth.

[Hit or Miss]

My new BC is coming in right at 5 #'s and my .223 is slightly over 4 #'s.  Both are crisp.  I doubt the .223 has ever been touched and I'll wait until after sever hundred rounds before I decide to do anything to  the BC.

[gcrank1]

I dont have a trigger scale, but mine all started out heavy, but pretty crisp on the break point. I wad some cleaning patches in front of the cocked hammer, put a little (just a little)thumb pressure on the back of the hammer and pull the trigger. This burnishes the parts together and smooths it up. If/when I pull one down it gets some extra attention. Each rifle just keeps getting better; in 75yrs or so I think they might be like a 75yr old Winchester  .

[quickdtoo]

You need to be careful using the thumb pressure on the hammer trick to reduce pull weight, several members here have broken the sear notch off the hammer on theirs doing that, Mic McPherson recommends it in the H&R section of his book, but I asked him about it and he said he only did it on pre-1987 H&Rs, not on modern H&Rs, it's likely modern hammers are more susceptible to failure(brittle) using that technique and he agreed it very possible.

Tim

[bikerbeans]

I've used the thumb "trick" on three different receivers.  Do they give volume discount pricing on hammers?

BB

[gcrank1]

A good cautionary note, Quick........in the USA if a little (pressure) is good, a lot should be better, right? NOT!
Ive seen similar results in the tightening of gun screws; they AINT Chevy headbolts!
Anyway, I should have added, it works for me, and you are on your own (but you knew that).

[Jimbo47]

I call it messaging the trigger and it's worked on a couple of mine, but it does take a certain feel so that you don't over do it.

I just bought my latest brand new in the box Handi the other day and the trigger is really nice compared to my other Handi's I've owned.

Don't know if I just got lucky or the newer ones were that much better, but it was one of the last runs in 2008 from Gardner so maybe they were slowing down production and had a little more time on their hands to take more care in the final product.   From all indications including accuracy the craftsmanship was top shelf on my CR 45 LC.