For two days I have been an AR mechanic to the point of changing every optic on every AR platform I own and switching around buffer tubes, swapping barrels and generally making a mess of all my previously carefully zeroed toys. I now need to zero everything I own.
Based on the weather forecast tomorrow would be a good day but I have one more thing to attempt to ruin before heading to the range.
While one of my AR platforms has a very good out of the box trigger I checked the pull on the one which I decided to rebuild for accuracy ad discovered that what I though was about a 6 pound trigger was actually an 8.5 pound pull and rifle #2 was not much better at 7 pounds.
Both are Anderson Receivers with PSA build kits. I have decided to polish the triggers tonight before I head to the range tomorrow.
My goal is a smooth and safe 4 pound trigger, which is the minimum for NRA competition and I want to be able to use either receiver with either upper so I will always have a spare unit when shooting CMP at the local clubs.
So my goal is to reduce the trigger pulls on these two lowers by 1/2.
I am not planning to use one of the reduced power spring kits, primarily because I use a lot of Russian surplus ammo in these guns and that stuff is notorious for having hard primers. I want to retain full hammer pressure. My past experience with reduced power spring kits has not been enjoyable and I avoid them when possible.
And I have absolutely zero interest in "drop in" triggers that cost more than my base rifles. Only time I ever did that was using a Timney trigger in a Mauser custom rifle once back in the '70s. ($100 trigger and $300 work and parts on a $50 rifle! Yep I was insane.)
So tonight has been designated as trigger polishing night here at the shack. All beer has been removed and all the Evan Williams is put away safely, only to be recovered after all goals have been met. I even stopped drinking coffee at noon to eliminate caffeine shakes while working on those infernal tiny hammer notches.
I also found the extra powerful reading glasses and the big Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass to check the progress.
So wish the old geezer luck and I will report the results latter, or even as the work progresses.
Yes I live a dull and boring life, it keeps my blood pressure in check and reduces the intake of antacids.
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