Today, I sat down to swap in a Canjar trigger into a Rem 541-S. I had a minor set back and decided to put the factory trigger back in. I'll revisit the Canjar later. I'd really like to use it because it's a set trigger that goes down to 2 ounces.
The factory trigger is adjustable. I adjusted it 4 years ago when I bought the rifle. It was about 2 pounds. Back then, I didn't clean the trigger or really even look at it closely. Today with it out of the gun, I could see that it had thick dried oil inside and out. It had turned to varnish. Check out the pic. You can see where I scraped it with a toothpick. I soaked it in Ed's Red a bit, brushed it with a toothbrush and scraped it with a toothpick. I finished up by rinsing it out with lighter fluid. I put it back in the gun with no changes in the adjustments. Following cleaning, it now breaks at a little over 1 pound. I believe it still has the factory trigger spring. I think I can probably get the trigger down well under 1 pound with a different spring.
The gun is about 45 years old and has probably had multiple owners. I dont know how it was lubed in the past or with what.
The factory trigger is adjustable. I adjusted it 4 years ago when I bought the rifle. It was about 2 pounds. Back then, I didn't clean the trigger or really even look at it closely. Today with it out of the gun, I could see that it had thick dried oil inside and out. It had turned to varnish. Check out the pic. You can see where I scraped it with a toothpick. I soaked it in Ed's Red a bit, brushed it with a toothbrush and scraped it with a toothpick. I finished up by rinsing it out with lighter fluid. I put it back in the gun with no changes in the adjustments. Following cleaning, it now breaks at a little over 1 pound. I believe it still has the factory trigger spring. I think I can probably get the trigger down well under 1 pound with a different spring.
The gun is about 45 years old and has probably had multiple owners. I dont know how it was lubed in the past or with what.
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