Heavy trigger pull weights are good for cold weather hunting or applications where you may be shooting with gloves on. Its a Remington Sportsman 78 (bascially a 700) long action that has had the threads cut to. Also common weights for target shooting from a bench.īy far the most common trigger pull weights -this is great for virtually all applications including target shooting, hunting and 3-gun competitions. Price Drop FS Remington 700 ADL / Sportsman 78 Long Action, trued w/ one piece mount I picked this up as a long range project a while back and really dont see myself using it. Anyone know the dif between a 700 and a 78 sportsman Action and trigger look the same, no knurling on bolt handle. Looks very nice, but I dont think someone looking for a budget rifle cares about a piece of wood enough to pay anything extra for it. Light trigger pull weights are great for people shooting lighter weight rifles as they can help keep you on target during the shot. The sportsman is as new unfired, very nice yet inexpensive version of 700 rem did in the 80s. A lighter, crisper, more consistent trigger pull will make you more accurate with your firearm.īelow is a guide for pull weight selection: The #1 reason to replace your factory trigger with a Timney is accuracy. If you prefer a different pull weight you simply select it from the drop down above and your Timney Trigger will be customized to your preference. Better than most, in fact, it was one very accurate rifle.

243 and it functioned and shot just as good any other Model 700 I've ever owned. Buy at this store. As you know it is just a Model 700 ADL with a hardwood stock and skipping a lot of cosmetic finishing touches. Timney Trigger experts at our Phoenix, Arizona plant hand-test every trigger in its intended action and then set the pull weight at our factory standard, 3 lbs. The Sportsman 78 was Remington's replacement for the 788. Or in other words, how hard you have to squeeze the trigger to shoot your rifle.

Pull weight is the amount of force, in ounces or pounds, required to fire the trigger.

Remington sportsman 78 trigger guard