Hawken for bad eyes

[son of rooster]

I got T/C off set quick mount for my pawn shop T/C.54 Hawken.
This was a kit gun I picked up in Rapid City SD last summer. My eyes focal plain has diminished but I want to keeps shooting accurately.
Will post results once I get it zeroed in

 

[son of rooster]

the only thing i don't like about this rifle is it has a gawd awful heavy trigger pull. The set trigger is good but just the front rigger pull seems very heavy

 

[poker]

Adjust your trigger screw farther to lighten the pull. Also it might help to oil the trigger pivots and polish the leaf that goes against the sear.

 

[Fastleo]

If your trigger has 2 adjustment screws, it’s the screw closest the patch box. Please let us know how the scope works out! I’m thinking about doing the same.

 

[Ferryboatcaptain]

I bought a renegade that that had a factory TC peep sight installed and can shoot it good . I was having trouble seeing the regular sights on my muzzleloaders. Took a deer at 105 steps with the peep sight. FBC

 

[Rifleman1776]

There are sight options what will work fine for older eyes. e.g. Johnson peeper, Lyman 57, etc. A scope might not be legal in some states for ml hunting seasons and very likely not allowed at most ml club shoots.

 

[longcruise]

Adjust your trigger screw farther to lighten the pull. Also it might help to oil the trigger pivots and polish the leaf that goes against the sear.

If your trigger has 2 adjustment screws, it’s the screw closest the patch box. Please let us know how the scope works out! I’m thinking about doing the same.

That's assuming that he is having heavy trigger pull WITH the trigger set. And, indeed if that's the case adjustments will help.

But, if he is referring to front trigger pull WITHOUT setting the rear trigger then no amount of fiddling with the adjustment screw will help.

 

[wganz]

I'm glad you're going to keep shooting.

 

[son of rooster]

That's assuming that he is having heavy trigger pull WITH the trigger set. And, indeed if that's the case adjustments will help.

But, if he is referring to front trigger pull WITHOUT setting the rear trigger then no amount of fiddling with the adjustment screw will help.

that is what i am referring to,....heavy pull WITHOUT setting the rear set trigger. Very stiff!

 

[longcruise]

that is what i am referring to,....heavy pull WITHOUT setting the rear set trigger. Very stiff!

That's what I thought you meant. You can pull the trigger unit and look for interference in the triggers and also between the trigger and wood. You can polish and lube it also BUT the most likely cause is the geometric relationship between the front trigger bar and the sear bar. The whole trigger assembly is probably inlet too far forward.

 

[Fastleo]

That's what I thought you meant. You can pull the trigger unit and look for interference in the triggers and also between the trigger and wood. You can polish and lube it also BUT the most likely cause is the geometric relationship between the front trigger bar and the sear bar. The whole trigger assembly is probably inlet too far forward.

The lock can also add to a hard trigger pull in my experience.

 

[longcruise]

Yes, but the TC locks are pretty consistent. But that's surely another thing to look at. Maybe an overly strong sear spring?

 

[morehops52]

My Hawken also has a terrible unset trigger pull. Even after taking the lock apart and doing a bit of polishing and lubing it's still at a very heavy 8-1/2 lb. My Renegade is heavy too at 6-1/2 lb. I use set triggers at the range and both measure less than 8 oz. I don't use set for hunting unless I have a very good rest. Get a spring compressor and take the lock apart and polish any metal/metal contacts. Don't overdo it. You can always re-polish later if not light enough.