Posted: 8/28/2008 4:00:34 PM EDT
I got a bushmaster AR and the trigger is not the smootest in the world. Its a tack driver but just wish there was somthing i could do to make the trigger smoother not nessary lighter just smoother without spending any or very little money. Like to keep the money for ammo and gun buying  . thank in advance for any info that anyone here can share with me.
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Find Bill Springfiled on this board. I stumbled onto an ad for his trigger jobs. I think that he has a jig to hold the hammer and sear to quickly polish them. It's not a target trigger, but it helped out my old Stag parts gun tremendously. I think it was $25 for the whole deal. Takes a few minutes to take the parts out of the rifle and a week or so and they were back to me. I think I found him through an ad on teh EE. Just go there and search for his name or go to the AR-15 forum and ask for him. I know I've seen his name and this site referenced for triger jobs on secveral other sites. Doug K |
In the past, Bill has been on the receiving end of more than one negative feedback thread......just sayin' |
What the gun probably needs is fired....a bunch. Mag dumps, dry fires, etc  Seriously, after a few hundred rounds factory triggers get much better. If you are going to have to pay $20-30 for something to make it a little better, you might as well save your money till you have the $90ish to pick up a RRA NM 2-stage. |
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JP Enterprises reduced power spring kit, aka "the yellow springs". www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=7582&title=AR-15%20REDUCED%20POWER%20SPRING%20KIT I've been running this kit in my 9mm AR for several years now, and recently installed one in my 10.5" .223 SBR as well. Gives a light, smooth pull without breaking the bank or sacrificing reliability. I've got a couple guns with RRA match triggers in them, but after using the JP springs, I don't see the need to drop that kind of change in any future builds... |
I forgot about the JP spring kit as an upgrade option.....they do help a lot. |
I've had several bad experiences with the JP yellow springs. I will not sell them anymore. If you try to shoot anything that has hard primers the "yellow" hammer spring will not have enough power to make it go bang. I had it happen in my personal rifles, and a couple of LEO's had trouble during a qualification course because of them too. If it fails when you are out having fun, or training for the real thing it will fail when you need it also. I would reccomend(if you can find them) the Chip McCormick drop-in super match fire control group. I just sold my last one a week ago. Sorry
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Take your trigger out. Get a Dremel, a felt polishing tip, and some jewelers rouge. Install tip on Dremel, run it into the rouge to load it up. Then polish the mating surfaces on the hammer and the sear(?). Do not grind, file, or do anything aggressive. Change it from a rough surface to a smooth surface and then reinstall it. Google "15 minute trigger job" and skip the spring trimming part. |