Hello, I am new to the forum. I recently purchased a Beeman R7 . It has about 500 rounds through it. Most of the time the trigger will have the slight bit of creep before let off but sometimes there is no creep and then it lets off somewhat unexpectedly. I prefer the creep beforehand and I notice when I am shooting groups that if there are a couple of shots in the group without the creep my groups seem to open up, maybe due to the element of surprise. I used to own an R9 built in the early 2000's and I don't recall ever having any issues with it's trigger. Does my R7 have the same trigger in it or has something changed over the years? Or am I possibly expecting too much out of a $400 airgun? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Rekord Trigger Frustration
- Thread starter Powerdump
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You are not expecting to much. It has the same Rekord trigger that was in your R9. The first bit of travel is by design and called the first stage. Your trigger has an issue if it is not being consistent. Is it a new gun? Have you attempted to adjust the trigger?
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Yes, it is a new gun. I tweaked the adjustment screw counter-clockwise only slightly to lighten it up a tad but that’s all.
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Are you talking about that little bit of creep after the first stage wall. It just kind of creeps into a third stage and then its just a matter of breathing to fire? A few of mine have that too and same thing, it's not always there but when it is, it's great.
That being said, its not supposed to be there. There is probably a slight burr at the end of one of the sears I would think. I'm just guessing though. Never cared to open the trigger unit and find out. It works well enough as is.
That being said, its not supposed to be there. There is probably a slight burr at the end of one of the sears I would think. I'm just guessing though. Never cared to open the trigger unit and find out. It works well enough as is.
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As Bear-of-Grayling said the first stage creep is there by design. My gun sometimes doesn’t have it.
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Ok gotcha. It sounds like your adjustment screw is turned too far out. Lay the gun on its side and turn it in clockwise until you see the trigger start to move back forward. Once it stops moving forward give it a 1/4 of a turn more and see how it feels
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As the trigger is being pulled through the first stage onto a wall, the movement lessens the trigger/sear engagement to a hair. Then at the wall or second stage, the trigger is pulled and that tiny engagement is tripped and the piston is released. Moving that pressure screw out a bit would not make the trigger malfunction. I have not encountered this issue before but wonder if you might try cocking the barrel firmly to engage the safety entirely. Sometimes the safety does not totally engage on a light cocking stroke and can cause issues. Worth a try.
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Hey PowerD,
I would try turning (clockwise) the aluminum screw a little which should increase trigger pull. Then re-check if the creep between the first and second stages is still variable. I like a very light trigger, but not too light where I'm completely surprised by the fire. Also, check the make sure the aluminum screw has enough resistance to stay put. A few of the triggers I have tuned, the aluminum screw unscrewed again, making the gun a super hare trigger.
Your trigger screw could have wandered into the "Too Loose Zone" and needs Loctite or you can bend the tab holding the screw so it binds more with the threads.
Lastly, you can always tune the entire trigger by taking it apart, polishing the trigger and three other sear parts to perfection. I always do a trigger tune as part of my basic Weihrauch gun tune.
Good Luck
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For safe operation, the pull adjustment has to be set high enough to allow the sear to fully reset on a cocked gun if the trigger is pulled through its first stage and released without firing the gun. It should return to its fully forward position. If it doesn't, the adjustment screw has been backed out too far, or some polishing is in order. I also follow Anschutz practice and put a small dab of light, high quality synthetic grease on the sear surfaces to make sure that friction at that point does not keep the sear from reseting
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Hello gentlemen, here's an update. It appears that the problem was indeed the pull weight adjustment screw was backed too far out. I gave it a half turn in and it is performing as it should. Thank you to all that contributed to helping me find the solution.
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The Rekord Trigger is a fantastic trigger.! I generally fully disassemble these triggers when I acquire a rifle with one of these, hand polishing all of the surfaces that touch one another, and properly lubricating. Once adjusted properly, they will break like glass.
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The last few Weihrauch airguns I’ve gotten have had a problem with the trigger weight adjustment screw. The screw will not turn when new. Rekord is bending the locking arm far to much. Actually blew a thread on the aluminum screw on my new HW30. It took bending the arm back to straight and rearward to align. Then quite some time back and forth with the adjustment screw to finally get it out. I would caution anyone not to force this soft aluminum screw. It is easy to bugger up.
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Interesting you should mention that...when I initially went to adjust it it seemed like it was binding slightly as compared to my R9. I didn't force it for that reason but put a bit of light oil on the threads and worked it back and forth. My screw is brass colored so I'm not sure if it is aluminum or brass.
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Yeah BoG,
When I've adjusted the trigger tension screw just right, I intentionally bend the tab so the screw stays put
.I think that's what Weihrauch does at the factory, so the average person doesn't have to worry about it coming loose ...
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