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Posted: 3/7/2005 2:28:01 PM EDT
| J&T Trigger, heavy and gritty but since I stoned the surfaces the break is clean and crisp. Now how do I get rid of the gritty takeup? Anyone know of an illustrated guide to AR15 trigger and not the 15 min trigger job. I will change the springs for Wolf if available. Suggestions? Thanks in advance. John McP |
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Since you asked for suggestions.... in my experience, the amount of work on a stock trigger required to make it break clean, and remove all grit from the takeup (for finicky people like us) will end up making a trigger that will become worse over time and potentially unsafe. Once you remove the surface hardened material, the trigger will degrade, rapidly. If you are not happy with a stock trigger, and the 15 minute trigger job is not acceptable to you, I highly recommend you spend the $74 for a RRA 2 stage, or the ~$100 for a JP single stage, and save yourself the time, frustrations, and potential liability..... and end up with a much better feeling trigger to boot. |
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Thanks for the advice all. I should note that the stone used was a super smooth Arkansas that does not cut, just polishes. It has served me well on many a trigger in getting the surfaces smooth as glass. I think that here I just have too much engagement surface. I do understand about cutting through hardened surfaces. As for the 15 min job, I always have problems with modifying springs, especially when you cut one leg off of a two legged spring. I will check to see if Wolf sells spring kits for the hammer and trigger. Wearing it in is my current plan. At least the break is clean now. |
Wolf springs wont help your trigger. JP reduced power springs will. |
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I just got a LMT 2-stage trigger from Denny, I am very happy with it and it appears to be better made than the RRA trigger. It is also designed slightly different. I've had problems with 2 RRA triggers I bought, I don't think I'd buy another one unless it was a WOA tuned one. If you want to keep your stock trigger I'd get a set of JP 3.5 lb springs for it. The set is like $8 from Brownell's and it really makes a std. trigger pretty decent. I am running that setup on my 9mm AR. |
Looks like he went up to $88 www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=22&t=196853 |
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Installed the new springs and the trigger is much lighter and breaks even better then before. Thanks again for the info. Trigger is in the 5 lb range now, but still you feel some grittiness. I will continue to work the trigger to wear it in. The swap out took only ten minutes, mostly because I was drinking a cup of coffee along with the job. Can't rush good coffee. I have not had a chance to shoot the rifle yet so I am still concerned about the primer issue. Has anyone had a problem with the hammer spring being too light and getting misfires on mil spec ammo? |
| I installed a JP trigger this weekend. The basic kit, just the trigger, the disconnector, and the springs. They also sell a kit with a lightened hammer for better lock time, and a replacement safety switch that eliminates the step of fitting the trigger to the safety. (I'm sure it works great, but fitting the trigger and the safety took about ten or fifteen minutes.) The whole job took about two hours, and was not difficult. Half an hour or so was taken up with trimming the "hood" on the stock hammer, which I gather is recommended, but not necessary. The trigger feels great, and I can't wait to get out and shoot. If you aren't happy with the pull with just the replacement springs, try their trigger kit. |
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