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Posted: 4/16/2003 5:40:41 PM EDT
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OK, no denying.... The Bushy Bullpup is a neat rifle but the trigger sucks. Lots of play and way to hard. On some occasions I was not sure whether the safety was on or not, the trigger pull is so hard. I once saw a post on a "stage 1 and 2" trigger job. Can't find it again. Any proven ideas on how to get the trigger to less than 10 lbs pull? Byron |
| The trigger on mine isn't bad. You can get rid of any slop by "adjusting" the end of the trigger rod. I pulled the trigger assembly appart and used some fine polishing compound and alot of elbow grease to get it really smooth. A dremel would have been nice for the polishing. It's no match trigger but it's as good as a service rifle trigger maybe better than some. |
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I've worked with mine for over a year and it has improved with time and a little polishing. I also put a couple small washers, one on either side of the plastic trigger itself to take out the slop. This trigger will never be as nice as the one on your AR but they can be made a little better. I second the idea of sending it to Kurt, now if I would just follow my own advice. |
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The high weight of pull you complain of is more a factor of the original trigger geometry than the fact that rifle is a bullpup. Unless you know exactly what you are doing, you would be better off sending the trigger group to an experienced gunsmith for smoothing and lightening. Kurt is good. There is also some "slop" in the M17S' trigger linkage, but this can be fixed easily. IMHO, the M17S, since it is not a dedicated target rifle, ought to have a fairly heavy trigger, to aviod NDs. However, a good gunsmith can make that trigger so smooth and clean that you will think it is much lighter. |
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I have a brand new M17S, and I love it. I've put about 500 rounds through it and I'm glad I got it. $640+tax... Very fun & very comfortable to shoot. Anyway, The trigger on mine is very smoth, moderately heavy, definitely not the heaviest I've tried. Its definitely smoother than any stock AR15 I've tried, and I own two. I've gotten used to the M17 trigger very quickly. Then again, I'm not a target guy, and I have no 2-stage National Match triggers in my collection. Maybe you got a bad one? |
The main problem with the M17S is not so much the weight of pull, which is appropriate to a tactical rifle, but rather in its creep and grittiness, neither of which can be reliably measured, but both of which can be cured by a competent gunsmith. See Kurt. I have a good trigger guage. But I no longer use it. I go by how a trigger "feels", not by how much the pull weight may be. a crisp, clean 8# trigger is infinitely better than a gritty 2# trigger. IMHO, a dedicated target rifle ought to have a light pull weight trigger. But all other rifles ought to have a clean, smooth, but heavy trigger pull, to avoid NDs. YMMV |
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