trigger stop?

[ck]

I'm going to be sending my 475 back to FA to have the trigger return spring replaced pretty soon so I figure while its there I should get a trigger job. I see that they have an option for a trigger stop. What does it do? Do I need it? How will that nice smooth trigger feel with a hole in it?

What do you guys think? Is it worth it? What else do you recommend them looking at since it will be a pain to send back if I want something else in the future.

Thanks, Chris

[Ken ONeill]

The purpose of the trigger stop is to limit trigger overtravel once it breaks loose from the sear notch in the hammer. I have them on 3 of my FA's in .22, .44 Mag., and .500WE, and like them. For some shooters, there's probably no advantage.
The hole in the face of the trigger for the screw is not felt in recoil.

Have the trigger return spring replaced? That seems like an odd repair. Did it break?

[ck]

I'm assuming that it is the part that broke.The only way the trigger will reset is if you tilt the barrel down and pull the hammer back or push the trigger forward while doing the same. I could probably do it myself but I figure send it back and have it gone through.Funny thing is the trigger in its broken state feels great, kind of like a bench rest rifle,maybe not such a good thing on a hard kicking .475

[paul105]

Chris,

I have trigger over travel screws on both M83s and M97s -- To me it it isn't worth the $64.00 that FA now charges for this option, and they make me uneasy on a hunting or self defense gun.

Ken,

I've broken the hand spring, trigger spring and bolt spring on a .45 Colt M97 and a bolt spring on a .475LB.  Some time ago, Mark Hargrove said that FA had upgraded the spring material on these parts.   Each time, FA supplied the spring, and I had a local guy install it.

Paul