EDgun trigger help
After reading how Mam and Ted in Madison had there triggers set I just had to set mine up like theirs with a single stage with a very short pull. I did and my groups got worse. So I went to set it up like it was before and I got it all out of whack. I have watched Ed’s trigger adjustment video but still have questions. Does the long rod need loctite on it on either end? What does the spring on the rod at the trigger end do? Thanks
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Please, take into consideration, that the old Matadors had rod with two right thread on both ends, not the rod is right thread on the trigger side and left thread on the other side, so revolving it you can change it’s length.
Thanks guys, I’ve got it in the ball park now. I’ll know a little better when I shoot it this weekend.
That was all I did. I don’t even know what you guys are talking about when it comes to the “loctite” discussion. 😳
Loctite on the rod threads to keep the rod from moving…. The rod can move
and leave very little threads on the trigger side or the sear side making the
connectors somewhat wobbly which can change where the trigger breaks…..
Lee, I only used the methods shown by Ed in the video. I unscrewed the entire trigger pack and turned it (full revolutions) to get the sear how I liked it. Once that was done, I adjusted the first trigger screw (low one, closest to the trigger) until I got the first stage breaking where I wanted it. And then I adjusted the 2nd screw to make the pull the way I wanted it.
That was all I did. I don’t even know what you guys are talking about when it comes to the “loctite” discussion. 😳
Sorry LEE, I missed the bottom of the previous post….
Screwing the rod in or out should not change the sear engagement… The rod
is threaded so that it will move but the connectors stay in the same place.. I
have mine set so that it is equally threaded in to each connector and then I
put loctite on both ends…
I adjust the sear engagement by removing the 2 screws on the trigger
assembly and turning just the assembly in or out…. I like the rod actuator
high but not so high that the rear of the trigger hits the actuator first…. But
again I have it set to 1 stage….
Let me know if I made things worse….lol
Well any one know? 🙄
Thanks, I’ll work on it tomorrow. What got me all screwed up was the spring on the rod must have gotten backed too far and the sear wouldn’t engage so I kept turning the rod and trigger group till it was way off. Can you adjust sear length engagement by turning rod? In the video I see Ed takes trigger group loose and turns it.
Well, my rod has loctite on both ends.. The spring on the rod adds tension to
the trigger and helps to catch the sear….. The more you screw the nut
towards the trigger the heavier the trigger will feel…. I also pulled the spring
in front of the trigger out….
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this means you can adjust travel without removing the whole trigger mechanism?