Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Shilen vs. Rifle Basix vs. Timney

I already know that a Jewell is the best trigger, but I'm looking to keep cost down on this next build.

I'm having a light weight 7WSM built and need a trigger. I haven't been able to find much about the Timney. I've heard that the quality on the RB has fallen off. I haven't heard much negative about the Shilen.

So what's everyone's opinion on the best trigger for a lightweight pack around rifle?

Thanks in advance.

Shilen isn't any cheaper than a Jewell, is it?

RB has quality C/S if needed......I have several Savage RB triggers and they are just fine....

If Timneys are good enough for Melvin on his New Ultralight Rifles, then they must be good.

I have a Jewell, Timney and Shilen on 700's. Both are very good IMO. The Timney has a much wider trigger than the Shilen. The Shilen is a bit wider than the Jewell. I have RB's on a Ruger and Win70. Both were drop in and excellent.

I run Shilen and Timney, depending on application. Don't like the Rifle Basix.

Don't even CONSIDER a Jard for a Remington, I'd rather take a load of buckshot in the knees before messing with one of them again.

Same same.

had a rifle basix on a m700 replaced it with a jewel. have a timney on a ruger that i'm fine with

I have 3 Timneys - 2 on Rem600s and 1 on a 700. No complaints at all. One comment is that Timneys are wider than most triggers. This meant some inletting work on the stocks for my 600s. The 700 was a straight drop in.

If this is for a 700, you might want to pick up an X-Mark Pro trigger. I have two and picked up another this week from the classifieds here. You should be able to pick one up for $50 or so. They are easily adjustable and the ones I have are creep-free and stay set at 3 pounds. They might be a good fit if money is tight.

RH

Whats wrong with them? the adjustment a pain in the butt?
Just curious.

Tough to explain, but when you get around to doing the safety adjustment you will understand.

Still have it, I'll happily mail it to you, though it has been hit with a hammer a few times.

Is it anything like the AR-15 Jard?
I installed one on my AR and it was a bit of a pain but after it was done I was/am happy....course the safety aint part of the adjustment either.

Wouldnt happen to have the safety lever by any chance would you?
I broke mine......considering if it is able to be interchanged with a stock Remmie.

Entirely different safety.

K thanks.

I don't have a lot of money, but I have found (for me) that the trigger is not the best place to save money on a rifle.

Jewell may be a very good trigger for target rifles. I have two target rifles with Jewell triggers. But, there are other, better options for sporting rifles.
I have Rifle Basix and Timney triggers in sporters, both performing as good as it gets, far cheaper, and better than Jewell sporting triggers.
I don't even consider a Shilen trigger when buying a sporter trigger.

I own all three ~ Timney, Rifle Basix and Shilen. B/t the three, I haven't had any problems with any of them and it really all comes down to the installer and the preference on the trigger shoe. All of mine were installed by professional 'smiths when I had the guns built.

As for the trigger shoes, the RB is by far the widest shoe of them all. The Shilen is the thinnest with Timney being in the middle. The RB and Timney had a serrated shoe whereas the Shilen shoe is smooth with no radiused edge. My preference on trigger shoe is Timney.

I have had both good and bad experiences with the Rifle Basix triggers. I bought two of their SAV-1 triggers for two of my Savage varmint rifles. These replace only part of the Savage trigger. They worked OK, but they could not be adjusted safely down to the advertised one pound. They ended up at about two pounds. I bought a Rifle Basix trigger (CZ-527) for a CZ 527 in 22 Hornet. It was a drop-in of sorts. However, I had to modify the inside of the trigger guard quite a bit so that it had clearance. After that it works great.

I bought a Rifle Basix complete replacement trigger for a Remington varmint rifle (ERV-3). It is supposed to be an easy drop-in, but it just would not work. I asked a friend that is an excellent gun smith to help me out. After fooling with it for some time he concluded that it was defective. I called the Rifle Basix customer service and was thoroughly chewed out by Bob for letting a gun smith touch one of his triggers. He had me send the trigger back in and when I received it back from him, there was a note stating that my gun smith ruined it, but Bob fixed it. I know my friend and if he said that the trigger was defective, it was defective. The new trigger went in with no issues and works quite well.