Author Topic: How does one lighten the trigger on a Savage M99? (Read 888 times)

tominboise · « **on:** January 17, 2003, 03:07:47 AM »

I have a M99 in 250 Sav. The trigger pull is smooth but fairly heavy ~ 6 lbs. Is is doable to lighten it up a bit, perhaps to 3.0 lbs? It is a series A with the sliding tang safety.

Tom

John Y Cannuck · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2003, 11:43:39 PM »

I have gone in, and stoned the two mating surfaces smooth, that helped the pull a lot, creep still sucks. I am no gunsmith, so I was very carefull. Mine was very rough, I finally had to resort to an ignition file to get it "started"

Siskiyou · « **Reply #2 on:** January 19, 2003, 04:26:26 AM »

You might try getting or looking at a copy of: Gun Owner's Book of Care, Repair and Improvement. By Roy Dunlap. Copyright 1974. Library of Congress 73-92404. It has good photos of the trigger job on a 99.

Siskiyou

tominboise · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2003, 06:37:59 AM »

Cool, found a used copy on Amazon.com for $4.87, so ordered it up. Thanks for the tip. It's always good to have these references laying around.

Tom

Siskiyou · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2003, 06:57:31 AM »

Tominboise:

Wow! That was a quick find. After reading your post I told my wife that if family did not want my books after I drop to sell them on the Internet. There just might be a shooter out there who would want them.

Siskiyou