just picked up a Tika T3 Lite in 7mm-08 can this trigger be made a sweeter? Does anyone make a drop in unit?

they are readily adjustable and usually very good

They adjust down to about 2lbs and are universally praised .

oh yeah hits self in head I remember now reading that in the owners manual, geez brain fade

Mine, out of the box, was about 1.1 kg. and the trigger adjustement screw was unscrewed to the max. I had to remove the trigger mechanism, remove the adjustement screw, get the trigger spring out and cut 3/4 of a coil. Now it's at 830-850 g. a little less than 2 lbs, very clean and crisp and totally satisfying.

Wildboar, and you had no problems with the safety at the lower trigger weight setting??

- mike

Mho, it's the spring that push forward the trigger, that still does the job well. Just after the alteration (over 1 year ago) I made dozens of cocking and shock tests with no issues. I went many times at the range and a few times hunting since ..... I'm still alive and not in jail

I think the Gunsmithing solution is to use a spring of thinner wire thickness to reduce pull weight, or grind some wire stock off the outside of the factory spring coil. I think it's important to keep the spring the same length as the factory spring. Cutting coils off the factory spring changes the trigger geometry.

Don

I don't want to argue with anybody here; while I agree that it's unwise to cut coils, I only cut 3/4 of a coil out of a spring that has 8 coils; that particular spring doesn't change anything in trigger geometry, I'm satisfied with this alteration, it proved to be safe and that's the main thing; it's a matter of opinion so I will not insist.