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I'm thinking about trying to cleanup the trigger on an old 22 rifle.
What kind of stone or other abrasive do I need to hone/polish the surfaces?
I have an old hard arkansas oilstone laying around. Will that do the trick?
Thanks.
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I use ceramic files. I am really fond of the triangular shape since it allows you to get into sharp corners, but you would also need a square file. I have a round one, but dont get much use of it.
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Your oilstone will do just fine.
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I use stones designed to sharpen inletting chisels.
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I use stones designed to sharpen inletting chisels. Thanks for the responses guys. I think the stone I have IS actually intended to be on chisels. It is about 3" by 2" with the long edges rounded, but with different radiuses. It came out of a box of old tools I inherited when an uncle passed away. I have no idea how old it is but the packaging looks 1950s at the newest and it actually looks more like 1930s.
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Are you talking about polishing up the sear engagement surface of the trigger or just the sides and other surfaces that don't affect trigger pull?
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Cleaning up the engagement surfaces.
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Since you are asking what kind of stone to use, I am assuming that you haven't done this before. This is just my opinion, but that is an area where it doesn't take much of a mistake to create a rifle that is unsafe or just down right dangerous. I would rather take it to a gunsmith that knows how to do the job and also how to test the rifle to see if the job was done safely.
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It's an old Remington 511 that might be worth $180 on a good day. It doesn't NEED fixed, I have the rifle, and I have the stone, and I thought I'd give it a go just for the experience and the satisfaction thereof. I'm definitely not interested in paying anyone to tweak it, it's not really that bad. I just thought I'd see if I can make it a little nicer. If I ruin it I'm not out much.
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I'm not a gunsmith but I've improved the triggers on every rifle I own. I've mainly used a white ceramic broadhead sharpener. It's very fine and flat. One trick, depending on what you're honing, is to come up with something to use as jig/guide to keep the surfaces flat, perpedicular, square, etc. Get creative. I've used all sorts of things depending on what needed to be done. A phone book with the right amount of pages peeled back to let the stone ride on. A small machinist square to keep things perpendicular. And so on.
It sometimes takes a little experimentation to get things right. Hone a little bit, put it back together, see how it works and repeat as needed. Just go slow and don't change the angles of the engagement surfaces. That's bad ju-ju.
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