It should be okay. You do need enough tension, though, to keep the sear engaged and allow the trigger to clear the way for the sear to return to the "cocked" position.
No matter what you do to it, make sure you do a "bump" test when done.
1. cock
2. move safety to "On Safe"
3. pull trigger hard, make sure safety holds.
4. slide safety to "half safe" (should not fire)
5 pull trigger hard, again (should not fire)
6. slide safety to "Off Safe" (should not fire)
7. pull trigger (should fire)
8. re-cock, SLAMMING the bolt closed and handle down hard, aggressively (should not fire)
repeat steps 1-6, but also "bump" hard or "slam" butt hard on ground at each step.
The problem I discover most frequenty after working on triggers is the sear will fall when moving from "half safe" to "off safe" if I pull the trigger good and hard at "half safe". This will happen even if I can slam it hard at each safety position. It doesn't necessarily fire from dropping it, but it might when moving to "off-safe". That may be due to any number of things, but most likely from having allowed too little "creep" and/or main trigger spring or return spring tension or worn, rounded edges on sear or trigger. Of course, everything has to work together to make for a good, safe, crisp, light trigger with no creep and little overtravel.
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