I preferred the OEM trigger after cutting a coil from spring to reduce pull weight. It was a very good factory trigger. I think the Timney is acceptable, but nothing to rave about. However, I had to modify the safety lever as it was shaped for a short action footprint and wouldn't lock the bolt...
1) Pretty sure it's a fluke, not a feature. Probably fixed under warranty. 2) The Superlite is not a mini-action. It's a reduced-weight short-action.
I think all their actions use the same trigger architecture.
My Howa mini trigger did the same thing. What I discovered is that the sear slips with hard racking of the bolt, but there is a built-in safety mechanism that catches the sear so that the rifle does not slam fire. The leverage ratio changes, as does the sear position, so that it effectively...