Does anyone know of on line source for information on how one adjusts the trigger on the Charles Daly Mauser's?

Thanks.

Yes sir!! You remove the trigger assembly and replace it with a Timney. My original trigger would not stay consistant and the safety was questionable on my 375H&H. Timney solved all these problems

Here the instructions for adjusting a Mark-X trigger from Kuhnhausen's book:


S40

I'm with Buddy Roberts! I know that didn't answer your question but, I find those CD abominations not worth the effort to adjust and recently replaced mine with Timney w/o safety and put a Jim Kobe two position bolt shroud safety on it. Works like a champ and looks cooooool!

The CD triggers are terrible...if you adjust the trigger pull down the safety will not work. I messed with mine for hours and never got the thing to function properly. I sold the gun and now it is someone elses problem!

I've used the MKX and CD triggers for years. I have never had a problem getting a nice 3# trigger pull. As to the safety. After you adjust the sear and pull weight you need to re-adjust the trigger. I screw the safety screw in until the trigger will not function then slow back it out until I can pull the trigger.

I agree there are better triggers but I have numerous that work just fine.

Tiny,

I have to agree with the others here, especially ramrod. Regarding the quality of the trigger; certainly not the best but servicable; AFTER adjustment. As they come from the factory; most are way-y-y out of whack.

I took mine back to the retailer and watched their German gunsmith adjust it - exactly the way the instructions above read. He adjusted it to be a very usable trigger, with a reasonable weight, no creep or overtravel, and the safety functions perfectly.

He did it in ten minutes including taking the rifle out of the stock and re-assembling. I could have probably have accomplished the same in an hour. So you be the best jusge of the way to go forward with this.

Have Fun!

Thanks guys esp South 40 thats what I was in need of.

I just adjusted the trigger on a charles daly 30-06. Thanks south40 for the information, I'd been meaning to look for it on the web but you saved me a lot of time by plopping it down here in front of me. I mounted a leupold FX-III 6x42 on it at the same time. It took me about an hour from start to finish of fixing the trigger, lapping the rings and mounting the scope.

I haven't put a scale to it yet, but I'm really happy with the trigger, it seems around 3 lbs and is nice and crisp (safety works fine). It started off with a LOT of creep, but the instructions were good and I was able to make it a very satisfactory trigger.

I bought this rifle for a beater, and at the $260 I paid for it I've got more money in the scope than the rifle. If it'll shoot okay then it's a lot of rifle for the money. I really don't see why folks dump on them so much, the quality seems pretty good to me for the money. It's a nicer rifle than the wal-mart M700 ADL's and push feed M70's that they sell.