I wrote this for another forum this morning. I figured it might be appreciated here as well.
There are three adjustments on a Rekord trigger.
The first and least known is the metal tab that hangs down from the housing in front of the trigger blade. That's used to adjust first stage travel. Bending that tab backwards will reduce first stage travel to almost nothing. It's a good cheat to set back the triggers resting position so it's more reachable. It does nothing to change the break point. I don't recommend eliminating all first stage travel because it helps prevent bump fires on a trigger that's set too light. This tab is easiest to adjust with the trigger guard removed.
The second adjustment is the big soft aluminum screw behind the blade. This is the most used adjustment. Hence there's a hole in the trigger guard to access it. Turning the screw out reduces trigger pull weight. Turning it in obviously increases it. It's said that turning it out too far can result in the trigger not reseting. I've never experienced that, but I've had where turning it out too much causes the trigger to lose first stage return from the second stage wall. Basically if you come back to the second stage without firing the trigger blade dangles loose and doesn't spring back to the first stage position. Every rekord trigger has its own limit to how light you can get the trigger down to with this adjustment screw. Most will get down to a pound or a little less.
The third adjustment is the Torx 8 screw. It's accessible only with the trigger guard off. For good reason this screw is know as the "Forbidden Srew". This screw can get you in a lot of trouble. Trust me on this there's a pellet in my old shop ceiling and neighbors garage to prove it.
This "forbidden screw" adjusts the sear engagement. If you turn this screw in too far the trigger will not set. Turning the screw in reduces sear engagement. This reduces second stage trigger creep and to small degree pull weight. There's a circular window cut out of the housing where sear engagement can be checked. Even though that window exist the trigger behaves differently under the spring pressure of a cocked rifle. A trigger that tests ok out of the rifle may fire the instant you take the safety off. Or it may bump fire in actual use when it didn't out of the gun. If you dare mess with this adjustment I recommend you make adjustments in eighth turns or less. Changes are drastic and come quickly.
I'm not going to address stoning and polishing because I don't do it unless there's a visible flaw or uneven wear. I believe there's more to be lost than gained doing this. Some people swear it makes a huge difference. Frankly I've never noticed that but that could just be me. Without polishing I get most of my rekords down to a smooth clean 8-10oz break. I've gotten a couple down to a safe 5oz. Safe as in won't bump fire.
The rekord trigger is a pretty magnificent piece of engineering if you consider the amount of pressure it has to restrain compared to the amount of pressure it takes to release it. Officially I don't recommend you mess with your triggers and I don't for others. Use this information At your own risk.
HTH
Ron
There are three adjustments on a Rekord trigger.
The first and least known is the metal tab that hangs down from the housing in front of the trigger blade. That's used to adjust first stage travel. Bending that tab backwards will reduce first stage travel to almost nothing. It's a good cheat to set back the triggers resting position so it's more reachable. It does nothing to change the break point. I don't recommend eliminating all first stage travel because it helps prevent bump fires on a trigger that's set too light. This tab is easiest to adjust with the trigger guard removed.
The second adjustment is the big soft aluminum screw behind the blade. This is the most used adjustment. Hence there's a hole in the trigger guard to access it. Turning the screw out reduces trigger pull weight. Turning it in obviously increases it. It's said that turning it out too far can result in the trigger not reseting. I've never experienced that, but I've had where turning it out too much causes the trigger to lose first stage return from the second stage wall. Basically if you come back to the second stage without firing the trigger blade dangles loose and doesn't spring back to the first stage position. Every rekord trigger has its own limit to how light you can get the trigger down to with this adjustment screw. Most will get down to a pound or a little less.
The third adjustment is the Torx 8 screw. It's accessible only with the trigger guard off. For good reason this screw is know as the "Forbidden Srew". This screw can get you in a lot of trouble. Trust me on this there's a pellet in my old shop ceiling and neighbors garage to prove it.
This "forbidden screw" adjusts the sear engagement. If you turn this screw in too far the trigger will not set. Turning the screw in reduces sear engagement. This reduces second stage trigger creep and to small degree pull weight. There's a circular window cut out of the housing where sear engagement can be checked. Even though that window exist the trigger behaves differently under the spring pressure of a cocked rifle. A trigger that tests ok out of the rifle may fire the instant you take the safety off. Or it may bump fire in actual use when it didn't out of the gun. If you dare mess with this adjustment I recommend you make adjustments in eighth turns or less. Changes are drastic and come quickly.
I'm not going to address stoning and polishing because I don't do it unless there's a visible flaw or uneven wear. I believe there's more to be lost than gained doing this. Some people swear it makes a huge difference. Frankly I've never noticed that but that could just be me. Without polishing I get most of my rekords down to a smooth clean 8-10oz break. I've gotten a couple down to a safe 5oz. Safe as in won't bump fire.
The rekord trigger is a pretty magnificent piece of engineering if you consider the amount of pressure it has to restrain compared to the amount of pressure it takes to release it. Officially I don't recommend you mess with your triggers and I don't for others. Use this information At your own risk.
HTH
Ron
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