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I just bought an old Savage very cheap. It has a couple of issues I need to take care of one of which is the trigger is in bad shape where it contacts the sear. I want to get another trigger for it and am not sure which trigger I need. The serial number is 52901 and I do not have any idea when it was manufactured. I would appreciate any info I can get on this rifle.
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Picture? bulge in the barrel for installing the rear sight?
The stock on it is a Fajen and fits poorly. It needs some work. I plan on trying to get a Savage stock to fit it or glass bed this one. Do you want pictures of the gun or just the trigger? I will need to take the pictures then try to upload them here. Yes it has the bulge on the barrel.
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If it can accept it,I would go with the rifle basix sav-2 trigger.If it is early and no one makes a trigger,hire it out.
Do some research on it first, before buying any triggers. If it has the old 3 screw triggers, they are remarkably adjustable. They were pre-lawyered up triggers.
I am not sure when the 3 screw came about. Also measure the action screw spacing to see if it's a short, long or intermediate ("J" series) action. If it's a J series, that might explain the poor stock fit.
After looking at the trigger again, it looks like some one used a file on the piece of the trigger that engages the sear. It is rounded off so the sear just slides under the trigger. Now I know I need a trigger. Problem is, I do not want to get one by process of elimination. I would like to buy one trigger I know will drop right in. Yes. it has the 3 screws on the part under the safety. It also has a long screw that screws in just above where the sear engages. Under that screw is a spring. The only thing I can figure out is it holds tension on the trigger pin. I measured the action bolts and they are 4 1/2"
Well, I know Savage will not work on the old rifles anymore, so that is out. I hear a lot of good about the Rifle Basix for the Savage, Timney also gets a lot of praise. I believe both are adjustable.
Pictures of the rifle and the trigger could really help :-)
Hopefully these pictures work
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A couple of these are very fuzzy.
I called Brownells and was told that a trigger that old will be very hard to find and no one makes them any more. Also none of the newer triggers will fit right.
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Do you have any friends who are machinists? I have to say, off all the skills and equipment out there, a machinist is one I wish I had. I know they don't typically pull a great salary, but for the hobbyists the skills and tools are hard to beat!
My son works at a machine shop but they do not do anything small. They only work on very large crank shafts. I have about decided that since the trigger is already bad, I am going to try and file it a little and see if I can make it work. I have a full set of files and hones for working on guns.
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As I suspected you have the old design. There are no aftermarket replacements for them. Never work on one myself so I can not tell you exactly how to clean it up. The barrels are also not interchangable with the current production guns.
Thank you Blue Avenger. That is what I figured since I have talked to a number of the big companies that carry the after market triggers. I did find a place in Ind. that has a lot of the old parts. He says he is sure he has what I need, he just has to find it. I will contact him again after the holiday. Good to know about the barrels too. I have been thinking of replacing the barrel on my rifle. Maybe this guy has one of those too.
Sent you a PM Gene.