Thread: Modern triggers

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Has anyone been able to turn a BSA Hunter / Royal trigger into a really good trigger?
No trouble with my CF2 to get it superb but the Hunter despite plenty of screws for adjusting weight, travel / overtravel and cleaning up the Pawl faces is not a wonderful trigger

One of the problems with the BSA triggers is the large contact area between the sides of the sear and the trigger housing which can create friction and jamming of the sear due to drying oil, dust, rust, etc. This can be improved considerably by relief grinding the sides of the sear to minimise the contact area while making sure to leave a boss area around the pivot point to maintain lateral positioning. The mating surfaces also benefit from careful stoning without altering the engagement angle too much(3-5 degrees is plenty) and then doing the screw adjusments. Careful tweaking of the wound vee spring can also help.