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Posted: 2/4/2007 7:13:29 AM EDT
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My Jewell trigger will stick at the second stage if it's not pulled all the way through. First off I have to tell you that you may never experience this problem, depending on how you like to set your Jewell trigger. If I adjust this trigger so that it pulls with one long smooth first stage pull, so that I can't feel any resistance at the second stage and I can't tell exactly when it is going to fire, then it works great, and the problem isn't evident. However, I prefer to adjust my trigger so I can pull it smoothly through the first stage, and feel some slight resistance at the 2nd stage just where it will break through and fire. (isn't that how a 2 stage trigger is normally supposed to feel?) But, my problem is if I decide not to pull the trigger through this point of resistance at that 2nd stage, and just decide to let go of the trigger, it stays stuck back at that spot instead of returning to its foward starting position. No, it doesn't get stuck real hard, and it only requires a little push with my finger tip to get it to return foward. Again, this only happens when you abort pulling the trigger through the 2nd stage where you can feel that final bit of resistance. ANYBODY ELSE HAD THIS DESCRIBED STICKY TRIGGER WITH THEIR JEWELL??? |
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I had a Bushmaster 2-stage trigger and it did the same thing until I messed with the adjustment and it got a little better. I even took it all out and cleaned it pretty well and that helped out also. It was a little annoying. I just purchased a Jewel Trigger and I should be getting it on Tuesday. How hard is it to install? Do you have to do anything to it like on some of the other trigger in order to install it? How hard is it to adjust the trigger? And what do you think of it? |
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No, I used the pins that came with my RRA rifle. Paulo, The parts fit in easy enough, and the Jewel folks even supply you with a couple of simple tools to help you along. But the directions leave a bit to be desired, and I had to play a little bit with the two springs before I had them figured out and in the right way. Be sure to observe how the main spring is currently in your rifle with your standard trigger, and put the Jewel in the same manner. Be sure to take note of which side the pin indentions are supposed to go in through the receiver too. If not for the sticking trigger problem, I would be very happy with the Jewell. It is very, very (yes, I mean like really, really) smooth, and breaks like glass with no creep what so ever. With my particular trigger, I have found that the only way to eliminate the sticking problem is for me to have to compromise and adjust the 2nd stage let off to be lighter then the 1st stage. This amounts to a single action trigger with a little bit of take-up before the rifle fires. You pull the trigger a little ways back, and you know in a fraction of a second it's going to fire without you feeling any resistance or warning of exactly when. If I want to feel where that final 2nd stage pull begins, (like with an RRA NM trigger) then I end up getting the sticky trigger problem. So, essentially, I set out to buy a 2 stage trigger, but ended up with a premium 1 stage trigger that has just a little bit of smooth-as-silk take up. |
| You have your first stage set too light (first or second notch) so there isn't enough pressore to kick the trigger back. If you put a bit more weight on the first stage, the trigger will return properly. In any case, the trigger requires ~1 lb on the first stage to function properly. Nobody makes a trigger that will function reliably with a lighter first stage weight. The second stage can be a bit lighter, but still requires ~12 oz to function. This is normal operation for a Jewel. |
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I've tried everything including setting the first stage at different heftier pull weights. The fact remains that if I have the first stage set lighter then the second stage (like a 2 stage trigger should be, otherwise it's not acting like a two stage trigger) then the problem is present. Only, if I set the first stage heavier then the 2nd stage so it pulls right through both the 1st and 2nd stage, does the trigger work OK. But that then just amounts to a single stage trigger with a little bit of take up before it unexpectadly fires: A single stage trigger that fires somewhere during a short but silky smooth pull of the trigger is weird and not what I want. I'm calling Jewell in another hour (when they get back from lunch) to see what they say. |
I just got my Jewell Trigger today and somehow I managed to install it myself. The adjustment part was a pain in the a**. Whatever hair I had on my head is definitely gone after this . I called up Jewell and the guy was nice enough to help me out and tell me what all the screws adjusted what. The trigger itself is pretty awsome. It is smooth and crisp and not sticky.
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That's good news. I'm wondering if the width of the well inside my RRA receiver is a few thousandths tighter then other brands and is causing some sought of sideways tension on the parts. I mean to tell you that those springs are squeezed together in there with not even a gap big enough to fit a sheet of paper. Well, anyway, enjoy your great working trigger......you prick! Just funnin with you. It's been nice communicating with you.  |
Thanks. Hopefully next week I can get out and actually shoot it. Good luck to you. |
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Oh Man....I took the Jewell out of the RRA NM rifle so I can send it back for service, and I put the original RRA trigger back in. INDEX FINGER AT HERNIA CITY HERE I COME! I don't know how anybody can go back to a stock RRA trigger after having a Jewell in there. Heck, the Jewell might of been sticky, but it sure did pull nice. Let me hear from you how it goes at the range. Enjoy. |
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