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After being able to caress a 1 1/2 oz trigger on a BR rifle, I am very trigger sensitive. Triggers above 2lbs allow me to shoot high as I pull hard and the muzzle rises.
1 1/2 ponds for me. I never pull the trigger with gloves or have my finger on the trigger until it is time to lite it off. +1
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For me, the sweet spot I try to hit , is 44 oz on all. x2 A nice, clean 2.75lb feels just right on a hunting rifle. It did take a bit to get used to at first. I don't think I'd go much lighter (maybe 2.5lbs), and I'd probably want it to top out at around 3lbs.
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Thanks all. Mainly what I expected. I did think id get an answer such as finger placement, e.g. pad, knuckle..., surprised I didnt.
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I have 3.5 to 4.5 on all my hunting rifles. I don't have a rifle with trigger pull under 3lbs.
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After being able to caress a 1 1/2 oz trigger on a BR rifle, I am very trigger sensitive. Triggers above 2lbs allow me to shoot high as I pull hard and the muzzle rises.
1 1/2 ponds for me. I never pull the trigger with gloves or have my finger on the trigger until it is time to lite it off. +1 I agree with this 99%, I prefer 1 1/2 pounds over ponds :-) Once you have shot a rifle with a 1 1/2 oz BR trigger you can't shoot a rifle with a 4 or 5 pound pull ever again (I have tried and failed). For me the worst is trying to shoot with a 2 stage trigger at any weight, it is so counter intuitive for me to shoot with the induced creep that I can't do it. for hunting it is a single stage only !!!!
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Thanks all. Mainly what I expected. I did think id get an answer such as finger placement, e.g. pad, knuckle..., surprised I didnt. As far as finger placement the knuckle is for the 3 pound plus novice shooter's, the rest of us use the pad !!!!!
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For BG hunting rifles. Depends on the trigger.
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Thanks all. Mainly what I expected. I did think id get an answer such as finger placement, e.g. pad, knuckle..., surprised I didnt. As far as finger placement the knuckle is for the 3 pound plus novice shooter's, the rest of us use the pad !!!!! lol...Yes I use the pad of my finger also, but ive seen a lot of folks at the range using the knuckle. Figured there'd be one or 2 here.
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I own and shoot rifles with pulls from eight ounces to around 5 pounds. A lot depends on what the rifle's going to be used for. My benchrest rifle's pull is eight ounces, most varmint rifles around 2 pounds, and most of my big game rifles around 3 to 3.5, but a lot also depends on the crispness of the pull. I have an old Winchester lever rifle with a very nice 5-pound pull, that everybody I've had try the pull guess at 3-4.
I also have a few rifles with set triggers, both single and double-set. Mostly they're used with the trigger set, but one of the more interesting is the single-set trigger on my Heym SR-21 .300 Winchester Magnum. Unset, the pull is a very nice 2.5 pounds. When set it's 9 ounces. I have one with single set, another with double set. I prefer the latter. I have other rifles with single stage triggers ranging in pull from about 2 to about 4 or so lbs. I also have two stage triggers ranging from under 2 lbs to about 4 1/2 lbs. I may be a bit less fussy about triggers than some.
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As for set triggers, I can go either single or double--but one of my rifles actually has both. It's a pre-WWII German SxS double in 9.3x74R, with two triggers--both single-set!
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3.0 pounds works for me on my hunting rifles.
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3.0 pounds for hunting rifles.
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The critical thing for me is that I can lay the cross hairs on the target, place my finger on the trigger, and the rifle seems to fire itself when the cross hair centers the bull ( or the vitals on game). I can do that with a 2.5 lb trigger if it has zero creep and zero over travel.
I have a new Timney on a Ruger 77 MK II. It is 38 oz. I am disappointed in that it has a bit of creep. I have not looked for adjustment yet to remove the creep.
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all my steyrs are set to 2.5 lb. the heavy br. 223 is MABY 1 lb. my savage 99 is the only one that needs to be worked on. not sure about what it is but I would guess around 6#.
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22 - 24 ounces for me, I have all of my rifles set at that weight. Like everything else it is what you are used to.
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After being able to caress a 1 1/2 oz trigger on a BR rifle, I am very trigger sensitive. Triggers above 2lbs allow me to shoot high as I pull hard and the muzzle rises.
1 1/2 ponds for me. I never pull the trigger with gloves or have my finger on the trigger until it is time to lite it off. +1 I agree with this 99%, I prefer 1 1/2 pounds over ponds :-) Once you have shot a rifle with a 1 1/2 oz BR trigger you can't shoot a rifle with a 4 or 5 pound pull ever again (I have tried and failed). For me the worst is trying to shoot with a 2 stage trigger at any weight, it is so counter intuitive for me to shoot with the induced creep that I can't do it. for hunting it is a single stage only !!!! I am curious as to why the trouble with a two-stage trigger? I have shot some CMP matches and really came to like two -stage triggers. The Rock River NM triggers for instance have a 4.5 pound pull but with an approximately 2-pound first stage, which I immediately pull through without thought to the second stage. That leaves a crisp final pull that feels to be around 2.5 pounds to me. I've always thought that to be one of the better solutions for achieving both a degree of safety and a crisp, light final pull.
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For hunting I like 3.5# or more, depends on how crisp the trigger is. Sometimes it's cold and I will have thin gloves on. Too lite a trigger could be an issue. I like set triggers, gives me an option depending on the situation. For the bench how ever lite I can get the trigger and still be safe.
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Mostly 2lb to 3lb for Remington bolt actions.
Lever action rifles more. Slide actions more. Off brand bolt action rifles (not Remington) without adjustable triggers more.
It takes more practice with triggers that have creep and higher trigger pull.
I prefer classic.
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Varmint bolt guns, 8 ounces
Hunting bolt rifles up to 375 H&H, 2 lbs
Hunting bolt rifles, 400, 416, 458, and 505, 3-4+ pounds
Heavy hunting and steel banger rifles, 1.5-2 lbs
Lever rifles, whatever the factory trigger is.
Sharps and percussion black powder rifles are in the ounces too when going off the set triggers.
Double rifles, factory setting.
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