Hi guys new to the forum I recently recieve an aea backpacker bought it for small game hunting and rat control I didn't know what I was getting into i was browsing and there were alot but this one cought my eye and I just bought it....I shoot long range and ar15 planking but this is a totally different animal the trigger is horrible...I want to tweak it to make the trigger lighter by cutting the trigger springs or buy a lighten spring but the thing is I tried searching for spear parts and there seems to have NO spear parts for it...anyone here has a link I can get spear trigger spring for it before I mess up and this air rifle render useless
Tuning Aea
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You probably will not be able to find those types of parts anywhere but direct from China at the factory. And I doubt that you would get anywhere there if you do find the factory. As far as fixing the trigger goes, there has been a few who have successfully made the AEA trigger systems smoother (including myself) by polishing the moving parts, sears and hammer weight release area, including polishing and lubing the pins and holes. While it doesn't make the non adjustable triggers "great" it does help with consistency and a smoother pull.
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Oh boy I might have to find some time and dissect it any tip on how much material I can polish off the trigger mechanism (sear and hammer) I sure don't want to send it full auto
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rofl nice.
OP, I would avoid messing too much with the trigger. Most of the air gun triggers and sears are not anywhere close to a powder burner style design. Either deal with it being mushy or spend the money on a higher quality rifle. I have 2 AEA Challengers and they have ok triggers but a far cry from my PB setups. My Avenger is better, but still kinda creepy and crunchy. Imo if you try to polish or mess with springs you will end up with something that either doesnt work, or ends up sketchy and causing AD's.
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The sear and trigger are easily polished with little worry about messing them up if you don't get aggressive or use aggressive abrasives.
Lighter springs can be sourced at hardware stores, they generally have a cabinet with drawers full of springs and laminated cards with full sized pictures of the springs for easy comparison.
Cutting springs is not recommended since travel will be changed.
Burnishing in moly is the best lube for the indexing pivot as oils and grease will keep the sear from auto engaging. It won't go full auto, that's not how these triggers work.
Lighter springs can be sourced at hardware stores, they generally have a cabinet with drawers full of springs and laminated cards with full sized pictures of the springs for easy comparison.
Cutting springs is not recommended since travel will be changed.
Burnishing in moly is the best lube for the indexing pivot as oils and grease will keep the sear from auto engaging. It won't go full auto, that's not how these triggers work.
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I'll just keep the spring how it is and I'll get a can of both dry moly and dry graphite to try out
not sure if it's the same picture looks blurr I will find some time tonight and tear it apart will post and update on what I have
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