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B Staley

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Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« on: September 25, 2016, 07:45:27 PM »
How difficult will this job be ?
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Offline Mike Brooks

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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2016, 07:52:53 PM »
Fairly easy to impossible.
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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2016, 08:19:34 PM »
Lol a lot of leeway there.....:)
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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2016, 08:28:18 PM »
Yeah....you have to give us a LOT more info than your question gave.

That's like asking "how much trouble is it to rebuild my engine"?

Chain saw? Car?  Truck.? Big Truck? Farm Tractor? P51 Mustang? Submarine? B52 Bomber?

What are you talking about?
Details man.,.....details!
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Offline Darkhorse

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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2016, 08:32:45 PM »
It depends on several factors. Such as, Is there room in your trigger guard for set triggers? The trigger plate on set triggers is longer. Some issues can be worked through, some can't.
I put set triggers on a TOW Isacc Haines that they told me couldn't be done, their wasn't room. I ended up cutting and fitting the trigger plate to the trigger guard and other minor fitting. Even after the installation was worked out I still had to file material off the rear, inside of the trigger guard so I could actually set the rear trigger.
But I'm happy with the results.
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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2016, 09:16:08 PM »
First off, does the lock have a fly in it to allow the triggers to work without breaking the lock?

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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2016, 09:35:32 PM »
It's a Issac Haines from TOW I think Darkhorse answered my question.
Thanks.
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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2016, 11:37:20 PM »
You also need to see if you can sneak a set trigger under your sear bar. On some builds there is not enough wood. It's handy to have the set you're thinking of using on your bench so you can see how tall it is when set and un set.

The lock has to be able to function with the trigger un-set. The sear must be able to drop fully in both half cock and full cock notches, no compromises there.

You can fool around with the set trigger main spring so that the trip trigger(back trigger) does not stick so far up in the air when un set. You can put a little set screw under the main leaf to relieve the pressure on the heel of the trip trigger. When you fire the set trigger, the pressure comes off the trip trigger before it hits the sear bar, but its momentum is enough to trip the lock.

I hope that wasn't confusing.
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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2016, 12:04:11 AM »
Acer thanks for the info. I'm going to stick with the single trigger for now.
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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2016, 12:17:15 AM »
Quote from: B Staley on September 27, 2016, 12:04:11 AM
Acer thanks for the info. I'm going to stick with the single trigger for now.
You're going to stay with the single trigger after all that good advice I gave you? ;)
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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2016, 01:34:40 AM »
Mike lol it was leaning more to impossible .....:)
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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2016, 12:36:56 PM »
Quote from: B Staley on September 27, 2016, 01:34:40 AM
Mike lol it was leaning more to impossible .....:)
That happens sometimes! ;)
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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2016, 08:37:50 PM »
If your single trigger is not as good as you wish, maybe you could adjust it (or its pivot point) to make it better?
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Re: Changing singl trigger to double set trigger
« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2016, 09:07:28 PM »
Would a single set trigger work better in your situation?
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