Trigger rods, lengthening, and such...

[68 Mag]

Well, I hope this is the right forum for this.

I've been thinking. In theory, you shouldnt adjust your rod because it will push the on/ off too far up into the valve, right?

Well...keeping in mind I've done no mathematical figuring, I have a question.

Suppose your aftermarket frame sat the trigger out in front of the rods end by about, oh, 1/8 of an inch, and had a lot of after travel after the Mag actually fired.

If you lengthened the rod until it hit the back of the trigger, could you not just put some sort of trigger stop behind the trigger to stop the pull right after it fired? The sear assembly has to travel the same distance up and down to fire it either way.

The only reason I see not to adjust the rod would be after- travel on the trigger pushing the end of the sear too far up into the on/ off. So, stopping the after travel in the right spot should make adjusting the rod out okay, right?

[Dayspring]

Not only do you have to pull the trigger to push the on/off pin, but you also pivot the sear so that it unlocks the bolt. You have to pull it far enough that it will get the sear tip fully out of the way of the bolt.

It's set to a specific length for a reason.

[jdev]

so nick, what youre saying is that I shouldnt unscrew the sear rod all the way till it rests against the trigger?

that would be bad right?



*keep in mind, i love you*

.susan.

[Dayspring]

::smack::

That is correct. You should NOT mess with your rod. You'll go blind.

[GA Devil]

O Now you tell me. They say Ill have to wear glasses the rest of my life now. Said my vision was abused to much.

[RRfireblade]

Trigger rods are not the dark mystery most people make them out to be.There function is quite simple,fixed firing timing.(rod and sear combo)

They actually "should" be adjusted so that when fully gased and reset there is approx 1/16" gap between the rod.Basically,adjusting it in or out does very little.Too much gap and it may not cycle fully and crisply(short stroke).Too far out and it won't properly rest as it is stopped by the trigger.

That's basically it.

If you change frames and do not have the 1/16" gap between the rod and trigger you should set it to be so.There are actually other trigger tuning methods I do as well but I'm not going to go into that here.

Jay.

[PyRo]

Just don't ask us how to fix it when you screw it up