Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Rem 700 firing at bolt close/moving safety from "Safe"

I guess U missed my subdued post at the onset

No aftermarket shoe, just referring to the lever itself.

Quite likely the trigger weight spring was shortened by Bubba at some point and travel was lost due to the shorter, stiffer spring.

5.5 pounds is far heavier than that trigger needs to run for safe operation.

I wholeheartedly agree on the 2nd point, the trigger was purchased new by me and ran fine at the 3 lb factory setting in a 700 VS for years. I can assure you that no one has touched the spring length, or any other settings on the Timney until last night.

My friend bought the rifle new, and no one had shortened any springs or "Bubba'd" with the original trigger group, also.

HOw about cocking piece difference between the VS and 700 you are working on . 5.5 sounds like too much weight IMHO. I might give Timney a Call and have them look at it and see what they think.

I held the firing pin group up side by side for a comparison with a j-lock unit that I removed from a Ti rifle and didn't notice any difference in angles or wear patterns, but didn't put a set of calipers on it. I should have tried the bolt out of the Ti in it just to see how it would respond.

I think my buddy will appreciate the slightly heavier pull on the rifle at this point, he was pretty shook up over the incident and the extra weight may instill a bit more confidence in the rifle for him. 5.5 lbs sounds like a lot, but actually feels pretty good with the Timney.

Are you sure your trigger pull gauge is accurate?

I've never calibrated it, but the triggers I've set with it feel reasonable.

Very good point! And is the gauge being used exactly the same way each time?