How light is too light.....

[txsteele]

I have a Rem 700 VLS .308 that I want to stretch out. My problem is that I get "flinchy" from time to time and I would like to lighten up my trigger to make it break easier.

How light is to light? I'd like to be around 2 LBS

[Cajun Blake]

whatever you feel most comfortable with , and gives you the utmost confidence

I hunt with 12 ounce triggers b/c I have practiced and shot with them for 25 yrs.

[Mike D]

I have a Rem 700 VLS .308 that I want to stretch out. My problem is that I get "flinchy" from time to time and I would like to lighten up my trigger to make it break easier.



How light is to light? I'd like to be around 2 LBS

IME a lighter trigger won't fix bad habits, it just covers them up for a while. You will just learn to anticipate the lighter trigger eventually as well.

[ElGatoBandito]

There is no such thing as too light for target applications. Seacoal's dad's 7mm-08 silhouette rifle has a 2 oz trigger.... Its just whatever you are comfortable with.

For hunting applications, I tend to try to keep my triggers above a pound and a half, but that's just me. I will probably start working that down to about a pound and call it good.

The key is that the trigger is still safe. Meaning it won't go off without you pulling the trigger.

[ElGatoBandito]

I have a Rem 700 VLS .308 that I want to stretch out. My problem is that I get "flinchy" from time to time and I would like to lighten up my trigger to make it break easier.

How light is to light? I'd like to be around 2 LBS

Do dry fire drills. They will help with flinchy because you feel stupid for flinching for a dry fire.

[trophy8]

I had this same issue.

The guy that taught me long range told me to buy a heavy, small caliber rifle. I bought a Kimber 22-250. Heck I forget the model. It's been awhile. I shot the crap out of that thing. And it worked. Learned not to flinch. Learned to lay down a great group. I set my triggers at 1 pound on my long range rig. My timneys are 2-2.5 lbs on hunting guns. But my long range rig is my everything gun. It's perfect for what I do. A flinch is one bad habit that's tough to beat. I can thank a savage model 99 in 308 at a young age for me developing it haha. Glad I have kicked it!!

[coop]

There is no such thing as too light for target applications. Seacoal's dad's 7mm-08 silhouette rifle has a 2 oz trigger.... Its just whatever you are comfortable with.

For hunting applications, I tend to try to keep my triggers above a pound and a half, but that's just me. I will probably start working that down to about a pound and call it good.

The key is that the trigger is still safe. Meaning it won't go off without you pulling the trigger.

I agree with this statement 100%.
I love a light trigger but it is too light when it becomes unsafe.

JC

[panhandlehunter]

I had this same issue.

The guy that taught me long range told me to buy a heavy, small caliber rifle. I bought a Kimber 22-250. Heck I forget the model. It's been awhile. I shot the crap out of that thing. And it worked. Learned not to flinch. Learned to lay down a great group. I set my triggers at 1 pound on my long range rig. My timneys are 2-2.5 lbs on hunting guns. But my long range rig is my everything gun. It's perfect for what I do. A flinch is one bad habit that's tough to beat. I can thank a savage model 99 in 308 at a young age for me developing it haha. Glad I have kicked it!!

I did something similar. I've got a heavy barreled 10-22 that I put thousands of rounds through to fix it. My flinch came from a Winchester Model 70 30-06 at a young age.

[Cajun Blake]

The key is that the trigger is still safe. Meaning it won't go off without you pulling the trigger.

That's one of the reasons why I shoot Jewell triggers

Safest and most reliably engineered triggers on the planet , they do not fire until you pull the trigger

[Coach W]

All of mine are set under 2lbs

[mpotts]

10 - 12 oz on all ours

[Phillip Fields]

I like my hunting rifles with 2 1/2 to 3 lbs. I get some pretty cold hunting days and with cold hands or gloves on I don't feel the trigger as good as in warm weather. For varmint rifles, I like around 1 lb.

[M16]

The most important thing on a trigger is one without creep. You want one that breaks like a glass rod. Even a light trigger that grates and galls sucks. I usually set my Jewels around 2-2.5 pounds on hunting guns.

[trophy8]

The most important thing on a trigger is one without creep. You want one that breaks like a glass rod. Even a light trigger that grates and galls sucks. I usually set my Jewels around 2-2.5 pounds on hunting guns.

Bingo.

And as Blake said, jewell is one of the very few you can truly get to a pound of less safely.

[ElGatoBandito]

What makes the jewel safer than let's say timney when you get very light?