Oldelkhunter;
Good morning to you sir, I trust this historic Remembrance Day finds you well.
I've worked on two B78 rifles that I can recall, well I've got parts for most of a third one in the safe, but that's another story.
Anyway on the first one we started with a functional trigger and as gewehrfreund says they are adjustable if one takes their time and pays attention.
That one was a .25-06 with an octagonal barrel and after I bedded the fore end and tuned the trigger it was capable of amazing accuracy.
The second one was an octagon '06 which a buddy had traded into and someone had adjusted the trigger way out of spec - I want to say something wasn't functioning anymore - half cock or some safety function that escapes me now?
I did manage to get it running again, but it took a fair bit of time to extrapolate what had gone on to make it no longer work, that much I recall.
The resulting pull wasn't quite as good as a No 1 that I'd installed a Moyer's trigger on, but it was surely manageable when done.
I hope that was useful information for you or someone out there this morning. All the best to you this fall and good luck with the new rifle whichever way you decide.
Dwayne
My experience is pretty similar. I have fixed a couple of them that someone tried to adjust without knowing the procedure. It is possible to have them so out of whack that the hammer doesn't stay cocked when you work the action or the half cock safety disappears. The stock has to come off so you can see what is happening. When correctly adjusted, some are decent, some are a little spongy as others have noted.
The Canjar replacement is nice, especially with the set trigger shoe, but it is not a simple installation. Unfortunately, they have not been available for many years. I don't know of any other replacement. The 1885 was quite a bit different and has its own issues.
Jerry
