triggers

[great plains]

got a lyman GP trying to get the triggers better.. and mess them up the front trigger is to heavy :cursing: the big screw fore the front trigger you can turn it all the in in the middle and all the way out dont help a bit :hmm: where is the 2 screw's on your GP :bow: :bow: i'called lyman the lady on the phone said the screw between the trigger's in fore the front triiger.. and the small screw is fore the back trigger where is the 2 screw's on your's GP :bow: :bow: thanks WORM

 

[Zonie]

There is a small headed screw that is between the two triggers.

This screw adjusts the amount of engagement the front trigger has with the rear spring loaded set trigger.
Screwing it in will reduce the engagement the front trigger has. This doesn't really make its pull "lighter", it simply makes the distance you need to move the trigger to release the rear spring trigger less.

The screw that is supplied with the Lyman Great Plains Rifle is not long enough to do what it is intended to do. Don't ask why, no one knows.

Because this screw, even when it is working doesn't really make the trigger easier to pull I've learned to just get used to the longer trigger pull.

Several of our members wanted to shorten the distance their front trigger needed to be pulled to release the rear set trigger so they went to a hardware store and bought a longer metric threaded screw. I think it is a 2.5mm thread but the best way to match it is to take your little screw to a hardware store that carries metric screws and have them match it. Your new screw needs to be longer than your old one.

The other screw is located behind the rear set trigger. It is a headless screw that pushes on the rear set triggers spring to reduce the amount of force needed to "cock" the set trigger.

This screw is a bit too short to really reduce the spring pressure much and you may want to replace it when you buy the forward screw.

Without the rear "set trigger" being set (cocked) the front trigger will release the hammer but it will have a rather hard pull.

Beyond polishing the mating surfaces there isn't much you can do about this unless you want to buy an after market trigger that is made for your gun.
These after market triggers work very well and will improve both the front trigger and the set trigger considerably.
I believe L&R makes such a trigger assembly.

 

[BrownBear]

The Davis Deerslayer trigger is a virtual dropin for the GPR. Davis says it's for TC's, but I barely had to remove any wood at all for a perfect fit in the GPR. just had to shave a tiny bit of wood from either side of the trigger plate (almost as little as a few molecules) plus somewhere between 1/16" and 1/32" from under the front of the trigger plate. It's the best $40 (from Davis) or $42.50 (from Track of the Wolf) you'll ever spend.

The set trigger is really a lot easier to pull than the Lyman, and when set, creates a much better pull on the front trigger than is possible with the Lyman triggers. When you don't set it, the front trigger is also much better than the unset front trigger on the stock GPR. It's so good in fact that I use it lots without bothering to use the set trigger, something I'd never consider with the stock Lyman trigger.

 

[great plains]

the rear trigger spring.. how tight should the screw be???? mine came lose last not and the rear trigger will not set??? is it to tight?? to lose??? i'was looking at that trigger fore a t.c get 40 bucks and i'will get that one... win i' first got the lyman had to take the triggers apart and polish them... thanks WORM