An interesting take on Accutrigger modification

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35Whelenshooter - The screw size was 10-24 x 3/4" long. The hardware store didn't have the spring part number (C-582 3/16" OD x 1-38"L x 0.16" wire) he posted, but I found several that would work in various lengths and strengths for 75 cents or so. I bought the longest spring in the diameter / tension wanted vs a shorter one as they were the same price, so I could get two or three uses from each spring.

bossmav -I guessed that he cut the rather large screw head off because of clearance issues in the stock he was using? There was plenty of room on my setup for a hex or torx head screw, so no need to cut the head off of a hex head screw on mine. I went with blue Loctite so that I would be able to adjust it at the range when I didn't have a torch if needed. A headless setscrew would be ideal, but the longest set screw the hardware store stocked was only 1/4" long and I needed one significantly longer. I will probably order some long setscrews and some thin nuts for the next go.

gbflyer - Yea, that is pretty funny stuff. It looks like he takes some flack for smoking in some of his other videos.

I also used a softer and longer spring than that guy and bent a leg on it to go in the hole on the action. This keeps the spring from popping out which was happening because I used a softer spring. I ground a point on the screw with a small flat on top of that so it doesn't bump into the spring dogleg, but rather hits the action. I turned down the threads on the screw so that the spring moved more smoothly. I found that with the thinner wire spring I used it would catch in the threads and adversely impact the pull characteristics randomly. The spring was trimmed until I got the pull weight I wanted. I kept the screw a bit longer so that it works as an adjustable over-travel stop. Total cost was just over a buck per trigger getting at least two uses / spring. Sure beats $6 $15 plus shipping for various springs / kits out there plus I got some WECSOG points out of the deal.

I may revisit it and add a thin nut as a locking device on the screw, then drip some penetrating Loctite on there or lacquer it just to make it a bit more secure than the nut alone.