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What’s your experience? The problems I’ve read about seem to involve very light pull weights. I’m not interested in going below 2 pounds.

I do hunt in cold nasty weather at times

I have one that was made around 2004-5 and had no issues but haven’t fired a lot of rounds or hunted it a lot

Thanks

I know a couple guys with big hands who have trouble with the Accutrigger. They somehow touch the trigger before pulling the center tab and that trips the trigger, which is exactly what is supposed to happen. I only worry about using an Accutrigger when I am wearing heavy gloves for that reason. Haven't had a problem so far though.

Mine is the competition model set pretty light for an informal benchrest shoot.

It was necessary for me to change the spring for the center blade to something lighter when it got to the real light settings. It seems like the springs have to match, in a way. Just something from the hardware store.

The only time the accutrigger has issues is when someone monkey's around with it and tries to go too light. Like someone else said, keep it above 2 pounds and you will be just fine.

I bought a Savage model 10 in 223 not long after the Accu-Trigger came out. Everything worked normally for the first 500 rounds or so. After that I had trouble with the trigger tripping and getting caught by the lever if I worked the action fast. I looked into the trigger adjustment, and found it had been shipped set at the lightest. I ended up adjusting the pull weight up to the highest to make the problem go away. At that setting the trigger is still O. K., but not what it was. I decided that I didn't want this trigger on a hunting rifle, but it was fine for a range toy.

Only have one rifle with an accutrigger and it's been great. So much so that I haven't even fiddled with it. Breaks at about 2.5 lbs. on a Lyman digital trigger gauge. Although I will admit that its never been out in real nasty, cold weather.

I own two Savages, both with Accutriggers. These are the best triggers on any production rifles I own. Most recent is on a Savage 110 Ultralite 6.5 PRC, set at 2.0 lbs., as crisp and creep-free as a trigger can get.

I use em

Savage target actions

P/dog rigs

They will lighten up with use of course

Re adjustment will be necsssary

Yep, but even then the firing pin won't drop--which is one reason for the Accu-Trigger in the first place. It can be easily set to a pretty light pull, without the rifle going bang accidentally--as it can with some other triggers when they're set too light, or "modified" by home gunsmiths.

Can you secure the blade back and just have a normal trigger or does it change something inside? I had a mossberg with the same type of trigger and I pulled the blade back flush with the trigger and with the cutout on the blade I just slid a piece of plastic through it to hold it in place, cycled the bolt and pulled the trigger, it seemed like it would have worked but didn't try to fire a round through it. Just wanted to see if it would work better this way when time came that I had gloves on and might to be able to feel the blade.

The best way I have found to tune an Accutrigger is to take it out , heave it into the trash and install a Rifle Basix or a Tmney!
I found out while shooting a Savage with gloves on last winter that it is very easy for that trigger to fail to engage if you are wearing heavy gloves.
I think it has something to do with the engagement of the primary shoe , and keeping in tension on the secondary trigger .
You hear a click but no bang!
Hate the danged things , I have used Savage rifles for years
in competition and like to build off them, the First Thing to go is the trigger group!
Cat

I agree, and also think Savage rifles are great platforms on which to build. Remember when everyone was dumping on Savage because of the ugly barrel nut? That was the Internets in action. Not a lot of original thinking, and a silly thing to complain about. Since then, other companies decided to mimic Savage's easy to headspace and change barrel design. The aftermarket barrel companies do a good business selling Savage Prefits.

My only trouble with the trigger was getting the springs out of balance by adjusting too much.
If I adjust the main spring weight down, lower than the spring weight on the center blade they don't work...

I like them and have used them for years on hunting rifles (243, 30-06, 338-06 7mag ) and four Varmint For Score rifles in 6mmbr and a 30br.

The Rifle Basix and SSS triggers have worked well on my pre -accutrigger Savages.

The barrel nut is the nicest looking part of a Savage.

My 16 Weather Warrior 22-250 trigger is set at 2.5 lbs and it is used the most in the cold season of Wisconsin and UP Michigan coyote hunting. January and February temps can be subzero and I resort to trigger finger mittens. They are bulky but no issues experienced.

I have had four or five Savages with the Accu-trigger. No problems and a very crisp trigger pull. I have big hands and don't have problems with the trigger. However, I have not used any of my Savage rifles in really cold weather. You must be very familiar with your weapon or you might have trouble.

Yes, you can even remove the blade but you'll lose the safety of it too.

I agree. I will keep the ones that have accutriggers as is. The older ones that didn't have them, get Timneys. The only gripe I have about the accutrigger is it feels different when I take 4 different rifles to the range and shoot one after the other. When I get to the Savage with accutrigger, it feels enough different that I don't like it. If I'm only shooting that rifle that day, it doesn't bother me. Absolutely no reason to change/swap out an accutrigger for a Timney or Rifle basix.


I've found 2.5 pounds to be a great trigger pull weight for a hunting rifle. Savage accutrigger included..

I prefer my match rifles to be between 12 and 14 ounces, and you can't get that reliably with an accutrigger.
I don't hunt with my savage rifles, I compete with them.
Cat

One of the fat fingered guys I mentioned earlier cut a short piece of toothpick and used it to hold back the tab. Not sure I would recommend this practice. I believe the Accutrigger is the best lawyer proof trigger going. If not so, why did so many companies copy it?