The first half dozen or so savages I did I left the trigger on and just electrical taped it good. Then I started pulling them off. They are very easy to take off, I always use a long punch that will take the place of the pin and keep everything in place. Then I can slowly slide the punch out and catch the spring, for the record it doesn't come flying out just falls out. Either way you can get good results, just is easier to clean everything up with the trigger removed.