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Offline Bullseye

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Contender Trigger Question?
« on: June 26, 2003, 05:40:43 PM »
Need some opinions before I start fiddling.  Trigger pull on two of my Contenders is in the 5.5-6 lb range.  I know about the trick of using the spring out of the Bic lighter trick.

Can I get the pulls down to the 3.5-4 lb range just by using the sear engagement screw, or do I need to change the trigger spring also?

Thanks for your help.
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Offline Gman

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Contender Trigger Question?
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2003, 03:03:35 AM »
I can't help you with the mechanical end of the Contender trigger since I am a mechanical zero :)  I can suggest a cheap way to cure your problem and end up with a great trigger pull.  I sent my Contender to Mike Bellm in Oregon, got the trigger back in about two weeks and am extremely satisfied with the work he did, and the price is right.
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Contender Trigger Question?
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2003, 04:59:12 AM »
It will not hurt to start by adjusting your sear engagement to start.  You may not get to the weight range you want, but it will get you much closer and make the trigger crisper, or at least it did on mine.
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Contender Trigger Question?
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2003, 03:40:29 PM »
The sear engagement will take out the creep.  Some of the creep, if rough, may make the trigger feel heavy, so this will help you.    The trigger assy is really easy to remove, polish, etc.  The spring in the trigger pull is considerably harder than they used to be.  Some of us cut off a portion of a coil  (do a little at a time and make several attempts to perfect, you can't put cut coils back) to shorten the spring and weight of the pull.    If you have a local silhouette club, go to a match.  Chances are someone will give a trigger job for free!!

Steve   :D
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Trigger spring
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2003, 06:32:42 PM »
I just did the spring on my Encore.  It was VERY heavy and I dropped it to the 2.5 range just by changing the spring out.  There is a gentleman in Oregon that sells aftermarket springs (Contender & Encore).  They work very well if you just need to lighten the trigger and not polish the engagement.
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