Well I purchased the Axis .223 Bolt gun and pulled the trigger for the first time today.
WOW Terrible trigger.
So I took it apart.
Seems the channel the sear sits in is quite deep..this makes for more trigger travel than I like.
I put a slight taper on the outside corners, then put a taper across the top of the ridge on the trigger itself with a file.
This reduced some travel but not enough for my taste so took it apart again. I tapered that edge a bit more.. And stuck it back together to try again.
Much better.
After the file work I used 500 grit sandpaper to slick it down.
I also Noticed the Tension spring was quite long and was almost compressed..I do not condone cutting coils.. But the length of this spring looks way long. I took 1.5 coils off and tested.. then another 1/2 coil and then another 1/4 coil.
I also filed the spring on the outside to reduce coil diameter...This will reduce spring rate and not change free length.
You need enough length to keep it working properly.
My 10FP .308 Savage got a trigger mod by me and it was an accutrigger..But that spring was short so it got only a file treatment to reduce coil diameter. And then i screwed it out to make it longer.
The accutrigger weight is adjusted by twisting the spring in(shortening it) to make less weight..But when you get too far in the sear does not hold. And you are left with a trigger that is still not really light and it is dangerous.
When I say file the spring, I mean Sharpening stone or cratex.
I have not tested with scale ,, I did test with bag of bullets and the Axis .223 breaks at about 5 lbs.
But it is a clean break.
I heard these triggers were awful..pretty much right on that, for the one I got.
Much better now.
So the Axis trigger is not a lost cause.. it can be made better.
It took me about 10-15 minutes to do this.
WOW Terrible trigger.
So I took it apart.
Seems the channel the sear sits in is quite deep..this makes for more trigger travel than I like.
I put a slight taper on the outside corners, then put a taper across the top of the ridge on the trigger itself with a file.
This reduced some travel but not enough for my taste so took it apart again. I tapered that edge a bit more.. And stuck it back together to try again.
Much better.
After the file work I used 500 grit sandpaper to slick it down.
I also Noticed the Tension spring was quite long and was almost compressed..I do not condone cutting coils.. But the length of this spring looks way long. I took 1.5 coils off and tested.. then another 1/2 coil and then another 1/4 coil.
I also filed the spring on the outside to reduce coil diameter...This will reduce spring rate and not change free length.
You need enough length to keep it working properly.
My 10FP .308 Savage got a trigger mod by me and it was an accutrigger..But that spring was short so it got only a file treatment to reduce coil diameter. And then i screwed it out to make it longer.
The accutrigger weight is adjusted by twisting the spring in(shortening it) to make less weight..But when you get too far in the sear does not hold. And you are left with a trigger that is still not really light and it is dangerous.
When I say file the spring, I mean Sharpening stone or cratex.
I have not tested with scale ,, I did test with bag of bullets and the Axis .223 breaks at about 5 lbs.
But it is a clean break.
I heard these triggers were awful..pretty much right on that, for the one I got.
Much better now.
So the Axis trigger is not a lost cause.. it can be made better.
It took me about 10-15 minutes to do this.