dangerous triggers

[im1cardfan]

I have a Savage Stryker and had a gunsmith do some trigger work on it 2yrs ago, it had done fine until a month ago. It snapped two straight rds as I bolted the gun down. I have been told by a friend that he has talked to a gunsmith in Lou.Ky that suggests glass bedding the current trigger on it. I was wanting to put a new accu-trigger on it, but he says I will like it better w/ the bedding. Any one familiar enough to know my best options? price=110

[trust me]

I'm no gunsmith but I don't think bedding is your problem. You have a dangerous mechanical problem with something broken, allowing the pin to slam forward.

Get a gunsmith to disassemble the bolt and find/fix the problem.

[TMG]

I would have a gunsmith look at the gun first and also it seems like my gunsmith told me that you could not put an accutrigger on models that didn't originally come with it,but I may be wrong.

[mwezell]

It's pretty common for someones "home brew" trigger job to do this on a savage. People make the mistake of stoning the sear which is a no-no on a savage. The sear is only hard on the outside and when you stone and polish the sear you get into soft metal fast. It works until it wears the soft metal just a very slight amount and then does what you describe. One thing you might check is that it's clean. Might be as simple as a piece of trash in there. You can put an accu-trigger in it though--with a little bit of know how.
---Mike Ezell

[Auk1124]

What Mr. Ezell said. If someone has done a job on the guts of your firing mechanism I'd take the gun to an established smith and let them check everything over if it was me. I don't know exactly what the guy meant by glass-bedding your trigger but it sure sounds like a problem related to the earlier trigger job to me.

If a replacement accu-trigger doesn't become an option for whatever reason, Rifle Basix makes a good trigger for Savages.

[headoftheholler]

yOU WILL NEED A COMPLETLY NEW SEAR, THE TRIGGER PULL ON YOUR PISTOL HAS BECOME SO LIGHT THAT THE simple process of slamming the bolt home triggers the firing pin.

[cornbread]

It's pretty common for someones "home brew" trigger job to do this on a savage. People make the mistake of stoning the sear which is a no-no on a savage. The sear is only hard on the outside and when you stone and polish the sear you get into soft metal fast. It works until it wears the soft metal just a very slight amount and then does what you describe. One thing you might check is that it's clean. Might be as simple as a piece of trash in there. You can put an accu-trigger in it though--with a little bit of know how.
---Mike Ezell

Trust what Mike is telling you. Mike knows his stuff when it comes to guns. Now if we could only get him to shoot a bow.:D

[pedigo]

yOU WILL NEED A COMPLETLY NEW SEAR, THE TRIGGER PULL ON YOUR PISTOL HAS BECOME SO LIGHT THAT THE simple process of slamming the bolt home triggers the firing pin.

Bet you can just jar the gun and get it to snap. Move the safety and it will probably snap. Replace the sear. The "glass bedding" he is talking about is more than likely glass beeding to kinda "jewell" the mechanism.

[SilentMike]

don't trust what's going on inside that trigger group. Home made trigger jobs work fine sometimes.....then other times they're a disaster waiting to happen. And sometimes when you get a "gunsmith" to do the work you're getting a homemade trigger job.

Were I in your shoes I'd replace the whole thing with a Rifle Basix trigger. Very good trigger group at about half the price of some of the more popular and well known stuff. I've used rifle basix myself and I could not be happier. Installation is easy. Final adjustment to the trigger might be better left to someone familiar with the mechanics of a trigger so that you get sear engagement and overtravel acceptable and safe but it is a very user friendly product. Brownell's carries them.

[im1cardfan]

Thanks for all the helpful advice. I think I will go with the Rifle Basix trigger. I am gonna do it very soon because my wife bought me the Stryker for x-mas one yr, and since I don't take it huntin' no more; I'm scared she will not ever buy me another gun...lol

[mwezell]

Guys, the problem is likely the sear. The Rifle Basix is a good trigger but uses the original sear. You'll have to replace it as well if you use the RB trigger. Another good option is the Sharp Shooter Supply trigger. I like it even better than the RB trigger and it will save you from having to replace the sear as it has a different style sear with it. You still retain the factory sear but the problem area is not used. Check it out here.http://www.sharpshootersupply.com/Triggers.html
Trust me...These are really good triggers!:cool:--Mike Ezell