Savage Trigger Replacement

[Jack321]

My brother bought a used Savage Varmint Model 12 in 22-250 for prairie dogs with an original, non-accutrigger. The factory trigger pull sucks and hes looking for a new trigger to get it down to ~3lbs.

Been watching YouTube videos to try learn if this is something I can do for him, or if he should take it to a smith. I havent yet taken the stock off to see the kind of trigger on the gun yet.

Are drop in triggers available for Model 12s?

Most of the triggers I'm finding are for 110s and Stevens 200s are Model 12 and 110/200 triggers interchangeable?

Some YT videos make it look easy while others make it look complicated to completely remove every spring, sear, pin and trigger assembly to do it.

Last thing I want to do is mess with it and make it unsafe. But if I can find a drop in where I'm pulling one pin and switching it out. It saves $$ on a smith.

 

[Caseknife]

Timney will fit fine. Look at the chart at the bottom of the link. https://timneytriggers.com/savage-110-stevens-200/

 

[Jack321]

Timney will fit fine. Look at the chart at the bottom of the link. https://timneytriggers.com/savage-110-stevens-200/

Any videos of removing the original trigger with the Timney?

I'm finding a bunch with the Rifle Basix trigger. But all the Timney install videos are for the Accutrigger.

So I'm wondering if I will have to piece the videos together and watch the first half of 1 video to see how to remove the factory POS trigger and the 2nd half of another to see how to installing a Timney from an Accutrigger.

The Timney directions, while detailed and I'm sure helpful to some, just dont cut it as seeing video and walk-thrus are 100x better than words without pictures.