T/C Cherokee Trigger Pull

[MikeC]

I have a Cherokee with the set trigger.  Pull without the trigger set is hard, really need to squeeze it, with the trigger set it's ok.

So my question is what can I do to smooth-out and lighten the pull when the trigger is not set?

Thanks.

[Acer Saccharum]

Take the lock out of the gun, cock it, see what the trigger pull is like. Make sure you bring the hammer down on a piece of wood if it's a perc, and shut the friz if it's flint. Watch your fingers.Tom

[MikeC]

Take the lock out of the gun, cock it, see what the trigger pull is like. Make sure you bring the hammer down on a piece of wood if it's a perc, and shut the friz if it's flint. Watch your fingers.Tom

Doesn't seem that bad and nothing seems to be binding.  I think it may a leverage issue?  I thought I read another time people with Cherokee's have stated the same thing.  It's perfect using the set trigger.

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

I'm not familiar with the "Cherokee" rifle, but I am with T/C's set triggers.  As with all double acting/double set triggers, the triggers are pinned through the trigger plate.  The mechanical advantage of the front trigger is terrible (poor).  It is the nature of the beast.  Use the front trigger for lowering the cock from the full cock position, not for firing the rifle.  Set the triggers when you want to shoot.  There is practically nothing you can do to improve that design, such as it is.

[caliber45]

Mike -- As you've probably figured, there was a reason that someone made double set triggers in the first place. That reason was, of course, that a single trigger can pose angle/leverage problems, and be . . . well . . . hard to pull. Thus the double set trigger. Go with the program. As Taylor wisely advises, use the double set trigger for what it was designed to do: make an easy trigger pull. -- paulallen, tucson az

[MikeC]

Thanks all..Will do, use the set trigger I mean.