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feed back for Lithgow

Post by deye243 » 15 Feb 2017, 12:04 am

I just sent this in it will be interesting to see if I get a reply or not , and yes I know I cant right a letter to save my life :lol:

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gday I have just recently bought one of your LA101 22s and while there is a lot to like about this rifle

the one thing you have let the team down on in a big way is the trigger .

you even market this as a crossover from hunting to target as well and then you put entirely inappropriate

trigger mechanism on what could have been the market leader , and it has nothing to do with safety or

passing sammi standards just take a look at a Anschutz , weihrauch they have some of the best triggers

in the rimfire world .

at the very least you should have made a target trigger an option as I said this rifle has a lot to like but

to say I am extremely disappointed in the trigger is a understatement I was looking at getting a 17 hmr

as well but unless I see a marked improvement in the next 3 months I will be buying a Anschutz 1517DHB

it's a pity as I really wanted a pigeon pair of la101s .

cheers Darren
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Re: feed back for Lithgow

Post by AusTac » 15 Feb 2017, 5:25 am

It's not thaaaay bad in the rimfires, i guess i've just gotten used to it, you could always just put another spring in and lighten it up
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Re: feed back for Lithgow

Post by bigfellascott » 15 Feb 2017, 6:12 am

It's the part that lets down a hell of a lot of rifles sadly, thankfully most are easy to sort out but was the reason in the end I sold my Sako Vixen, just over the BS trying to sort it out.
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Re: feed back for Lithgow

Post by allan » 15 Feb 2017, 1:32 pm

SUMMARY: With a dedicated bolt stop and an adjustable trigger module, I would rate this as the best production rim fire action available.

I wrote those comments on another site last year after extensive testing and modification of an LA101 action and I stand by them.
A really "top end" rim fire needs a bolt stop and shouldn't rely on a trigger sear to do the job. The 5094 trigger on the Anschutz 1416 uses the same design but as Darren says, with a few minutes work and a lighter pull weight spring, an amateur can have a sweet trigger well under a pound.
These LA101 triggers can be worked to be more than acceptable but (IMO) it's not a job for an amateur.
I've not seen one but the LA102 trigger appears to be fully adjustable.
Sadly, all these refinements add to the cost of the end product.
I think Lithgow did a sterling job with the introduction of the LA101...Who knows, further down the track, they may be able to justify a few refinements if the market support for the product is forthcoming.
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Re: feed back for Lithgow

Post by deye243 » 15 Feb 2017, 3:25 pm

ok ok this was not a dig as I was just seeing if I would get the type of reply that I thought I would get and I did

as I said this is the best rimfire I have ever had the pleasure of not only owning but using as well the quality

is way up there but they just missed the boat on a couple of key issues .

when you read the reply below the way I see it it is just the standard bs reply that I was expecting as they put

an adjustable trigger on their LA102 rifles . so to sum up I did in fact get the reply I was expecting .

oh and my Lumley springs should be here tomorrow :lol: and the tap for the sear adjustment should be here

next week .

the reply

Hi Darren,



thanks for your feedback- the trigger mechanism is an item that polarises opinion and unfortunately we cannot satisfy everyone. We also have other folks that rave about our trigger and all I can say is that we have no plans on changing the trigger at this stage.


Kind regards

the bit I highlighted I have never met one and have seen a lot of perspective buyers in my 2 LGS put them back

on the shelf because they are not adjustable and they had money as I have also see the same blokes buy a weihrauch

Anschutz and the like this was just a fishing exercise I just wish we had a bigger market as an after market trigger in

the 10oz - 32oz would be a top seller .
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Post by Gwion » 15 Feb 2017, 4:25 pm

Email Glen 'the trigger guy'. He may have figured out a quick fix for it by now.

gcoughlan@hotmail.com

He's the one known for his Howa trigger jobs but is a specialist with triggers of all kinds.
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Re: feed back for Lithgow

Post by deye243 » 15 Feb 2017, 4:35 pm

Gwion wrote:Email Glen 'the trigger guy'. He may have figured out a quick fix for it by now.

gcoughlan@hotmail.com

He's the one known for his Howa trigger jobs but is a specialist with triggers of all kinds.


thanks ....... but I have already spoken with my smith and he can do what I want , but for

now I will just do the springs and then get him to do the proper job later .

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