on_one_wheel wrote:Have yo considered having your standard 700 trigger worked by a good smith ?
I had mine done and its pretty sweet now, and cost just a fraction of the price of a new trigger mechanism.
6mmdasher wrote:Why not give Adam Davies a call in Castlemaine in Victoria, He make a real nice Remington trigger. I have been using Davies triggers for years without any problems and they are adjustable.
Baldrick314 wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Have yo considered having your standard 700 trigger worked by a good smith ?
I had mine done and its pretty sweet now, and cost just a fraction of the price of a new trigger mechanism.
Was yours the X-Mark Pro or the older Walker trigger? Is it adjustable for weight after having been worked over or fixed at one weight? I hadn't put much thought into having it worked over.
on_one_wheel wrote:My 700 has the older Walker trigger, It is adjustable for pull weight via one of the 3 adjusting screws, sear engagement, overall travel and pull weight are all adjustable but must be done in a very specific sequence... not as straight forward as a timmey.
Im not sure just how light you can go with the standard trigger... but it might be a cheep thing to try out first, remembering that any trigger adjustment can be dangerous and should be treated with caution and do your basic safety checks after.
Chronos wrote:Hmmm. At first glance if your pics I thought either action bedding or poor trigger technique. When you say 168gr at 200y that backs up my thoughts, it would take huge variation in wind strength to cause that kind of drift.
What kind or rests were you using at the range when these groups were shot? Bipod, front rest etc ?
Chronos
6mmdasher wrote:Just a note on trigger weight applications, the minium weight allowed for Fclass STD target rifles is one kg, a clean breaking 1 kg trigger is no handicap for target shooting or field shooting. That amount of drift is common down this end of the world.
Tiiger wrote:Hard to say about the wind without knowing the wind speed.
You're shooting what... 3/4" high groups there, so to get to 1.5" you're getting double the spread horizontally.
At 100m was it strong enough to add another 3/4" to your spread? A reasonable gust would be needed.
Baldrick314 wrote:That's just from my recollection though, as I said before I don't pay that much attention to the wind
jeebo wrote:6mmdasher wrote:Just a note on trigger weight applications, the minium weight allowed for Fclass STD target rifles is one kg, a clean breaking 1 kg trigger is no handicap for target shooting or field shooting. That amount of drift is common down this end of the world.
Huh?
How did we get from trigger to wind drift being common?
6mmdasher wrote:Just a note on trigger weight applications, the minium weight allowed for Fclass STD target rifles is one kg, a clean breaking 1 kg trigger is no handicap for target shooting or field shooting. That amount of drift is common down this end of the world. If you are concerned about wind drift try shooting groups at 100 yds, 168 gr sierras were made for benchrest use and are not a long range bullet due to their short boattail.
Instead of spending $300 on a trigger spend a bit of time and money and make some simple wind flags and learn a bit about wind and its effects. Shooting good groups from a bipod takes practice and skill, what kind of stock is on the rifle - that alone can cause groups to wander as pressures on the stock vary.
Baldrick314 wrote:I got a great deal from an online retailer it was $200 delivered
Tinked wrote:Great shooting in the last one (if not for the multiple loads )
Herdsman wrote:Couldn't be avoided.
If you shot 5 with the same ammo you know you would have got a flyer on the last shot anyway
Always happens