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So my lovely wife gave me a trigger for my hunting rifle, gawd love her. And I went to drop in the "drop-in" trigger and my rifle doesn't have the e-clip retainer for the pivot pin. It is instead a rivoted in part. Can this be changed for a factory part or how should I continue? Thanks and merry Christmas all.
Good trigger, pics may help.
Are you sure it's a rivet?
I'm thinking it should be just a pin, (pushes out with a finger).
Maybe, should I be able to drift it one way or the other? It sorta looks brassy if that helps. I don't know how to do pictures from my phone.
I think you should wait for someone else to chime in.
I can't say I've ever seen one riveted in, they've all had a pin with a snap ring groove on one end, a head on the other.
http://i61.tinypic.com/2jaemtf.jpg
Older triggers used a set screw through the back of the trigger to hold the pin in as seen here in the 1st gen action (center).
http://www.savageshooters.com/attach...0&d=1327340079
Was the rifle bought used ????
Bill
That is more what it looks like with the set screw. It was bought used and has an older serial on it. I think it starts with an A.
However it is long action running 30-06. Weird, maybe one of Savages "last of the parts bins" rifles? It is a model E. Should I try to get a replacement e clip type pin or what to swap in the new trigger? Would a tension pin work?
There looks to be a bit of geometry difference in the Sears and stuff from 1st gen LA and SA.
I ran out to the shop and measured both pins, old and new. The old one measured .1385" dia, the new one, .1301". The lengths are the same, OAL of the old vs the inside of the head to the inside of snap ring of the new one so the new style will work.Quote:
Should I try to get a replacement e clip type pin or what to swap in the new trigger?
Seeing that I have a few spares, if you shoot me a PM I'll fix you up with one to try.
Bill
That's mighty nice of you Bill, PM sent. If I can return the favor one day, I will.
Brandon
I got it in the mail just the other day, thanks again Bill. I will post some comparisons once I get the rifle apart and parts swapped.
Glad to help, I hope it solves the problem!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2scars