1.5 to 2 lbs is too light for a 14. If you like shooting from a rest and single loading why do it with a 14? It doesnt make sense. The rifle is not designed for a trigger pull that light... First you will will ruin a hammer making it release that light. You will make it unsafe because the sear will likely fail to engage it after firing a shot which will cause the hammer to ride the bolt back into battery which can lead to all sorts of other problems...Its not a good idea in any regard. Bolt gun and gas gun triggers are two entirely different creatures.....
Very well... Good luck...
Hmmm... Interesting. I do a lot of reading on TFL, because I don't know everything and I learn a lot here.
Where in the post of mine, that you just quoted, does it say Rader trigger, and I will answer your question. That being said why dont you inform the OP where he can get one, since he has just stated thats what he wants answered....DI5
Wow. Post #1, the original post, the post that started this thread, the original poster's question? Specifically about the Rader trigger or a possible SEI alternative? If all of your posts in this thread had nothing to do with the OP's question, then what did they have to do with?
Trigger weight and what is too light for the gun itself. Im stating an experienced opinion, for what is inappropriate for this rifle, based on what a hammer and trigger must endure given the extreme nature of forces under which they must be manipulated safely and effectively...
James. If you ever looked closely at a Rader trigger assembly you would see that it does not achieve a light trigger pull by screwing with the rear hammer hooks that engage the sear as part of the rigger reset process. In fact the TG doesn't even use a standard M14 sear/trigger assembly. The pull adjustment is achieved by preloading the trigger with a spring loaded plunger. Not by lessening the trigger hook/front hammer hook engagement. The trigger hook and front hammer hook angles are set to give the lightest possible pull with full TH and FHH engagement with no spring plunger force on the trigger. The highest possible pull is dictated by the strength of the adjustment plunger spring. That way you don't have to stone the rear hooks to change the front hook engagement to lighten the pull and you don't screw up the hand off between the rear hammer hooks and sear, and the front hammer hooks and the trigger hooks during a trigger reset. That is what causes hammer follow. A very clever design to get a safe light trigger. Thats my analysis of how an RTG works. If I'm wrong I'm sure I will be corrected - hopefully by Mr. Rader himself.
Thank you for the info. I realize the design is different and is not a matter of stoning the hooks. Im stating that in terms of a normal trigger. It would be virtually impossible to stone the hooks on a normal 14 hammer to that level and still be functioning.
James. You are absolutely right. A normal trigger, with a normal trigger job procedure (stoning the rear hooks) for a pull that light probably would be unsafe because there wouldn't be enough engagement between the rear hammer hooks and the sear to ensure a proper trigger reset. Don't ask how I know.
Because, as NoExpert stated, I no longer work for Springfield Inc. Not because of dangerous hammer follow which causes all sorts of other problems. GI2
