Originally Posted By: shooterfpgaOriginally Posted By: FALFireOriginally Posted By: Three 44sThe trigger springs on these rifles are very easy to change also.
With the action out of the stock, locate the pin that the trigger pivots on.
There is a E clip holding it in place. Carefully pull the clip and store it safely until it's time to reassemble everything.
Pull the main pin and the trigger will lift right out.
With a pair of small needle nose pliers ..... we are talking small ........ carefully work the spring that engages the back side of the trigger out and up.
Now, this spring is fairly stiff. I am sure with it in hand and some searching one can find a suitable replacement.
Now, don't try this at home ........... but I broke down a retracking ink pen and stole the spring out of it. Same diameter but longer.
A good pair of small side cutters took care of that.
My .223 compact came out a little light for my taste and I have the original spring saved and will take to town in the near future and go spring shopping!
A spring in between the original and my robbed and modified pen spring would be the ticket for me.
These guns are very utilitarian but also VERY accurate.
The OP has a very nice project going there and the former utilitarian gun is also going to look nice!
Very good and I certainly learned something here!!
Three 44s
Or you could just simply remove the spring, reassemble the trigger and use it without the spring installed. I tried it and it works great, trigger resets just fine, so far not a single problem. Try it, see if it works for you, if you don't like it, simply reinstall the spring.
Interesting. What is the trigger pull at now? In the ounces? And does the safety trigger still work or is it limp/non effective?
Trigger, safety, everything, works as normal, the trigger pull weight according to my Lyman trigger gauge shows an average pull weight just slightly less than 2 lbs and very consistent. I initially tried changing the spring as described above but then tried it without the spring and achieved the trigger pull weight I was looking for plus everything worked great.
Mine is the American in 243Win and it's primary use is a walking predator rifle.
Again try it without the spring, if you are not satisfied simply reinstall the spring.
I just bought a Boyds stock for my Ruger American and thought that I would post some picks. You get the trigger guard the V blocks and all the screws with it. I had very little sanding to do to get the action to fit real nice and to have the barrel to be free floated. I did bed the two metal V blocks. I may have a couple hours in it. I did have to fit the mag that was a little tight. I'm pretty impressed with the stock and how it went together.
The first target is with the original stock and the second target is today with new stock. I did clean the barrel and adjust the scope. It was only 20 out so I didn't spend a lot of time. The third and four pic are the tab that holds the mag in place. I put a washer under it to raise it up so the mag would snap in place. I also put a small radius on the front edge. In the four pic you can see a under cut that is suppose to hold the mag. I may make a new tab that is a little thicker. One other thing that I noticed is the front bolt on the trigger guard if you tighten it to much it will touch the bolt. This is the prairie hunter stock which is pretty close to the original stock and they had these in stock. The other stock they offer is like a custom stock that they offer. For the price of this stock 113.50 it's a pretty sweat stock and the finish on the stock is great and no more flex. If I can answerer any other question feel free.
