Triggers?

[BP]

Was reading the post about positioning a single trigger the other night. I've bought all the parts for my first flint build except for the trigger....

I can't decide if I want to use a single trigger or a double lever/double set.

Is a single trigger harder to set-up properly than a DL/DS for a rookie??

Other than the obvious, does one have any advantage over the other?

I'm shooting for an early style rifle. Using a Chamber's Early Ketland, Rice C-weight .54 barrel and will be using an early VA style brass guard with a long, closed bow if that helps with any advice.......

 

[Vaino]

If your TG bow will accept the set triggers then either would work. As far as the set triggers being PC {oops} I can't help w/ that. The set triggers should be positioned so that the adjustment screw is opposite the lock sear bar and installing the set triggers would entail a little more "hoogling" out of wood. Simple single triggers can have their pivot either in the wood or on the trigger plate. Irregardless of where the pivot is, I position the trigger so the pivot is 5/16" from the sear bar.The inletting of a simple trigger is less than w/ the set triggers. I prefer a simple single trigger and the trigger pulls are 2-1/2-3 lbs.which is good for all but the most exacting target shooting.Good luck w/ your project.....Fred

 

[rich pierce]

I'm with Fred in favoring simple triggers nicely tuned. Less confusion etdc when hunting and the big 12 pointer makes his appearance.

 

[Zonie]

I guess it's just me, but I try to match my trigger guard bow size to the type of triggers I'm going to install. If the rifle is to have double set triggers I am forced to use guards with large bows to accommodate them but I always try to use the smaller bow guards when I'm installing a simple single trigger.
If I already had a large bow trigger guard, I would go with the double set trigger.

After saying that I install my single trigger pin at 5/16 ahead of the lock sear arm in another post, I must confess that the current rifle I'm slowly building has the trigger pin 7/16 ahead of the lock sear arm.

My lock requires about 5 pounds of pressure on the sear arm to release it so noting that the distance from the trigger pivot pin to the middle of the trigger where the middle of my finger will rest is about 1 inch that gives my finger a 1/.44 = 2.273:1 leverage advantage.
This will reduce the 5 pound sear load to 2.20 pounds at the middle of the trigger.
Sounds good to me. :grin:
zonie

 

[Vaino]

I too think that matching the type of trigger to the bow of the TG enhances the esthetics but then I look at some Dickert photos w/ an elongated bow w/ a single trigger and wonder if he cast one TG and used it irrespective of the triggers. John Bivins' Centenial LRs have long bows w/ single triggers and these are held in high esteem so I guess it's up to the builder as to what combination of TG and trigger is used.....Fred

 

[BP]

The triggerguard bow is enough to take set triggers - I compared it to the L&R trigger with the slanted rear trigger (can't remember the model number) in TOW's catalog. I seem to like that trigger the best of all the set triggers..

That being said, I think I'd like the simplicity of a single trigger......hadn't considered the size of the bow compared to the trigger. That may entail a little more studying!