Custom Rifle Project

[HellsCanyon]

I just recently bought a trigger pull scale and I have to say that I'm a little surprized.

I have adjusted a few different kinds of triggers, Rem, Win, Savage and Tikka, with the Tikka being my favorite.
I have never measured the trigger pull of my two Tikka triggers but I knew they felt light and crisp.

Well on Sunday I put the scale to them and the trigger in my almost new .243 Tikka is set at 1.75 lbs. The trigger in my custom which I did nothing to other than adjusting, breaks at exactly 1.25 lbs.

I know this is lighter than most guys like to use for hunting but I like mine to be as light as I can SAFELY get them.
I always slam the rifle butt on the ground and work the safety and then slam some more before I finish.

Nice! I'm the same way though I HATE heavy triggers with a passion. We keep our hunting rifles around 2.5-3 lbs. I think that 2-2.5 range is perfect for a hunting gun.

 

[Whisky]

Here I was happy to reach 2950fps with the 140 Hybrids out of my 6.5mm SLR....You walk all over me with 3150.

Nothing wrong with 1.25lb trigger pull in a hunting rifle. I have one (soon to be two) hunting rifles with 1lb Jewells in them. My 22-250 coyote rifle has a Rifle Basix set at 20oz. I'm a fan of light triggers.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Shot this group today at 100yds. I think I may have flinched on the last shot.

Winchester .25-06 brass, necked up to 6.5-06 and fire formed to 6.5-06 Ackley
64.5 grains of Ramshot Magnum (I'm out of R22)
140 Berger VLD
CCI benchrest primer
3165 FPS on the chrono

 

[Justin Crossley]

I went out after lunch and shot another group and man am I happy! My best three shot 100yd group ever.

 

[HellsCanyon]

Great shooting Justin!

Mike

 

[Justin Crossley]

Thanks Mike!

 

[Justin Crossley]

Well I got to stretch the legs on my rifle a bit on our Rokslide hiking trip this weekend. I was able to hit rocks at 968 yds and 1020 yds.

I was really happy with how the rifle shot and had a great time shooting with Mike and everyone else!