I have an Austin Halleck that has a length of pull WAY too long for me. I am considering bending the trigger towards the butt some so I might get more than just the very tip of my finger on it. I am considering bending it to be similar to the red line in the attached picture. Is there a reason I should not do this, and if not how do you suggest that I attempt to bend it?
all depends on the steel , is it cast , or was it cut or stamped from a piece of plate ! I`ve done this a couple of times , generally I use a small vice to bend the trigger ! and go slowly ! I`ve never had to heat one , but that`s also a possibility !
Like beowolf said, it depends on what metal the trigger is made from. I have reshaped a couple of triggers to allow my fingers to fit better. I vise the trigger to a pipe and have always heated it up, tapped it over and then heated and quenched it. I am probably doing it wrong, but have had 100% success in my endeavors. This is after snapping a cast trigger in half trying to just hammer it over a tiny bit.
OK thanks. I got it straighter. It is a little easier to reach.
looks a bit more like the old original triggers now thmbsup
thmbsup Very good job
It looks "right" now. thmbsup
Quote from: beowulf on August 19, 2019, 02:54:00 AM
looks a bit more like the old original triggers now thmbsup
bmtshooter I think beowulf is correct thmbsup It looks more authentic and original.... [hmm] Now I am wondering how common it might have been to bend triggers to fine tune them for the shooter skrt back in the day ... hdslp [hmm]
It is certainly easier than cutting down the length of the stock if just a small adjustment is desired. I would bet that it was done quite a bit.
Looks great from this viewpoint also! thmbsup
~WH~
I`ve noticed that most if not all old original rifles with double st triggers , had a curved rear trigger , and the front trigger is almost always straight . like in this photo of an original S.Hawken !
thmbsup