True Confessions - I'm a jerk....on the trigger

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - True Confessions - I'm a jerk....on the trigger

Posted: 9/6/2001 8:23:17 PM EDT

I took my new Remington 700VLS (.308, heavy 26" barrel) out last weekend. Even I can shoot this gun well! The best group was 1 3/16 inches at 100 yards. Most were in the 2-3 inch category with one major problem, they all strung out horizontally. I'm left handed and they all went right to left. I'm pretty sure I'm jerking the trigger and that is a problem I've had forever. I plan to get some snap caps and work on trigger control but does anyone have any ideas to help.

I seem to do better with 2 stage triggers. When it's a single stage I think I start to squeeze and when the aim looks the best I snap the trigger.

When I try to squeeze all the way through it seems like the gun starts pointing all over and I give up and snap it when it looks best.

Posted: 9/6/2001 8:39:37 PM EDT

[#1]

sounds like you got one of them bolt action machine gun assault rifles that sprays bullets everwhere. please turn it in to your local P.D. you'd be doing it for the children[}:D]

Posted: 9/6/2001 8:42:22 PM EDT

[#2]

You need to squeeze slowly, applying continously increasing pressure. The break of the trigger should be a surprise. You are yanking the trigger, and that's throwing off your aim. Dryfiring will help a lot.

-Troy

Posted: 9/6/2001 8:50:46 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:

When I try to squeeze all the way through it seems like the gun starts pointing all over

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This sounds like you may be
tightening
your grip
causing your
hand to shake
or you are getting
tremors from lack of O2.

Posted: 9/7/2001 9:39:01 AM EDT

[#4]

Install a lighter trigger designed by shooters not gun company lawyers. Even if it doesn't help your groups it'll make the gun easier to shoot well.

Posted: 9/7/2001 10:08:52 AM EDT

[#5]

Troy sums it up perfectly, if you are applying all of the basic marksmanship principles properly, once you start the slow, steady, even squeeze of the trigger to the rear, the weapon should fire without any anticipation, basically when it fires, it should come as a surprise. This is not the same as a deliberate action that you anticipate by 'Pulling the trigger' at the last moment, or when you feel that you are locked on target and yank the trigger when you see black. You will do much better if you try good steady trigger control and then put it in the black once you get the trigger problem solved. Good Luck.

Posted: 9/7/2001 10:29:35 AM EDT

[#6]

You might be dragging wood (your trigger finger is touching the stock as you pull the trigger)

Look in here (snipercountry) under shooting skills.

http://www.snipercountry.com/hottips/HotCold.htm

also there is a bit in there about adjusting the 700 trigger.

Ron

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - True Confessions - I'm a jerk....on the trigger

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