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Picked up a 30-30 - Added Trigger Job Update

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Post by BigAl52 » Sat May 11, 2019 11:19 pm

Great shooting looks like you have it dialed in. Nice to see more and more SS shooters here.
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Re: Picked up a 30-30 - Added Trigger Job Update

Post by Yornoc3 » Sun May 12, 2019 1:38 pm

That looks like you have right where you want it. Good to know that it likes the Hornady 160 grain Leverevolution ammo, too :) .
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Post by MJ151 » Wed May 29, 2019 1:10 am

Over on Castboolites there is a 17 page discussion on trigger weight and how to fix it. Seems like replacing the main spring with either a 31# or 38# and potentially removing the second smaller spring all together has resulted in 3-3.8# trigger weight. YMMV. I know some have close to 1000 rounds though the rifle with the modified springs.
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Re: Picked up a 30-30

Post by JEBar » Thu May 30, 2019 2:49 pm

ScottCard wrote:
Sat May 11, 2019 10:20 pm
I was able to get some more shooting in yesterday. This rifle really likes Hornady Leverevolution 160 grain ammo. I was able to get my Swift 3-9x zeroed at 50 yards which should keep within 1.75” out to 125 yards according to the ballistic calculator I used. That will more than suffice as my deer hunting property only provides shots out to about 90 yards.
that sounds like a great hunting combo .... looking forward to hearing about your hunting with it this fall
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Re: Picked up a 30-30 - Added Trigger Job Update

Post by ScottCard » Fri May 31, 2019 10:34 am

MJ151 wrote:
Wed May 29, 2019 1:10 am
Over on Castboolites there is a 17 page discussion on trigger weight and how to fix it. Seems like replacing the main spring with either a 31# or 38# and potentially removing the second smaller spring all together has resulted in 3-3.8# trigger weight. YMMV. I know some have close to 1000 rounds though the rifle with the modified springs.
A spring change wouldn’t have worked in my case. There was a machine mark on the sear that was basically serving as a speed bump in my trigger pull.

Beyond that, I am not a fan of changing the main spring on a hunting or self defense firearm for several reasons. I know in the revolver world that changing the main spring can increase potential for light strikes, increase lock time and even reduce velocity. I assume the same could apply to rifles and I don’t want any of those things when Mr Big Buck is in my crosshairs. :)
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Re: Picked up a 30-30 - Added Trigger Job Update

Post by Yornoc3 » Fri May 31, 2019 1:18 pm

While I like to keep everything as "original" as possible, too, there was a marked difference in the weight of trigger pulls between the first two Henry single shots I got my hands on, and the two recent "new models". My early 45-70 and the not much later .243 were OK right out of the box, the 45-70 being surprisingly good. The more recent 30-30 and my Son in Law's .308 trigger pulls were both in excess of rifle weight. How come? I can speculate that Henry may have switched to a heavier spring in order to meet SAAMI drop standards (6 different positions from 4 feet onto a hard surface, if I remember correctly), which is something we've kicked around on this forum in the past. I don't know, and Henry's not sayin', but I think my 30-30 will be just fine with that somewhat lighter main spring. By the way, I left the small spring in place ;) .
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Re: Picked up a 30-30 - Added Trigger Job Update

Post by BigAl52 » Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:22 pm

I also changed the big spring to a 31 lb spring but left the small spring in mine as did some of the guys on CastBoolits. I have not had one misfire because of changing that spring. Mine is a 357 and shoots great.
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Re: Picked up a 30-30 - Added Trigger Job Update

Post by ScottCard » Thu Jun 06, 2019 10:44 am

I am not trying to persuade folks to not make spring changes. I have changed springs on many a revolver with very good results. But...I have learned that “going bang” every time is not the only thing to consider when changing the hammer spring.
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