Upgrade Trigger or leave as is?

[WAB]

I am a trigger junkie, I would go with the trigger tech trigger.

 

[Safari Dave]

I've had gunsmiths do a "trigger job" on several Remington 700's and they have always been fine.

I've never replaced a trigger on a 700. Every time, a "trigger job" on a Model 700 has worked out fine for me.



Before you go to your gunsmith, determine what you want for weight for a trigger pull.

2 pounds might be fine off a benchrest, but, IMO, about 4 pounds with no "creep" is what you want in a hunting rifle.

 

[Luvthunt]

I do not trust Remington triggers, sad comment as I bought my first Rem in 1952 ,a 722 in 222 Rem. and triggers in those days were sound but as time and progress evolved Rem quality (imo) began to fail. I began to replace triggers with either Jewel or Timney. Never regretted it.

 

[mdwest]

The old Rem 700 triggers did have some issues.. I might consider having a gunsmith take a look at it just to make sure the one you have is "safe" and you're not going to have problems with it moving forward.. my guess is a 375 700 likely doesn't have a lot of rounds through it (yet) and hasn't really been put to the test..

That said, if it is found to be a safe/good trigger.. I'd keep it.. when tuned properly the 700 trigger can be very nice.. no creep, no overtravel, and a very clean icicle type break..

Worst case scenario, if you cant get it shooting like you like, dropping in a trigger tech is super easy (don't need a gunsmith for that), and they are super easy to tune if you don't like how it comes from the factory..

but buying a new trigger would be plan "b" for me.. not plan A.

 

[JG26Irish_2]

I might piss of a few guys with my comments but here goes. I do not like a super light trigger on any hunting rifle. I am a former national champion benchrest rifle shooter. Most of my fellow competitors use triggers on their match rifles that break at about 2oz. If you breath on them, they go off. That is not my approach. While a light crisp trigger can improve your groups, I think they also mask bad shooter fundamentals. And if you get used to those 2 ounce triggers at the range, your hunting rifles will feel very heavy.

I won that Natl title using an old Remington with a factory stock trigger that was at least 1.5 lbs but was crisp. As long as your Remington does not have one of those past defective triggers, and as long as it is reasonably free of creep, I would not replace it. I do have one Remington that came with the faulty trigger and I replaced it with a Timney Calvin Elite but left it adjusted to just under 1lb. It is a bench rifle and not used for hunting. It is boarderline too light for me. I have one other bench rifle a custom Winchester 52 with a modified micro motion trigger that is set to a few ounces. I actually adjusted it for a bit more sear engagement so it was not prone to fall on thje bolt closing. This one is really too light for my use but I left it as is since it is a match only rifle. I bought it from a former national champ who likes feather light triggers. To each his own.

My safari rifles have nice crisp, safe triggers that break at about 2-3lbs or a bit more. Since that is what I am used to on most of my rifles, that is not an issue. I recently shot a friend's 458WM CZ550 at the range a few times. I thought the factory trigger was pretty good. Then he showed me the set trigger function, lol. That made it much lighter but for my needs it was not necessary.

 

[KIH]

This is the best easy option.

The absolute best fix is to add a Winchester M70 style 3 position safety, which most any competent gunsmith can do relatively easily.

As i understand, The triggertech use the "lever" holding the remington 700 firing pin back, and lock it in its position = just as safe as win M70 + locks the triggertech internals also in place = a upgrade to standard remington 700 triggers equal to M70 safety but better to switch safety off.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I’ve had hunting rifles with 1# triggers and hunting rifles with 4# triggers.

It depends on where and what you’re hunting. 4# is not unreasonable on a DG rifle in my opinion. 1# on a long range rifle is not unreasonable.

@Neophyte
The triggers in ALL my rifles are set at 2#.
That maybe to light for some and to heavy for others but I find it a good compromise that I am comfortable with
If anyone else uses them they are warned that it a LIGHT TRIGGER and they dry fire fist to try it
Bob