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Call them: (978)632-9393

BTW, mine bought in 1987 is near perfect and breaks at 2.5 lbs from the factory. My brother bought one last year and it went 8 lbs.

Also, check out my NEF .223 group.

http://olsarge0.tripod.com/olsargeshuntingpictures/

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Originally posted by hillbillybear:
Has anyone ever successfully done a trigger job on a New -England Handi Rifle?

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I did the trigger on my two NEF handi rifles on July 11, 2000. I spent about 1
hour each. I did know from a previous post that I would need a slave assembly
pin.

I found that the two lowest pins (one small and one large, 5/64 ? and 3/16, I
think) held the trigger and the trigger gaurd. These pounded out the left side
of the receiver (you can see the knurling on the left side of the top pin). I
used steel pin punches and all went well on the first rifle. On the second
rifle, the small pin was very tight and I flattened the end on the pin and
marred the bluing. This pin went back in just as hard and the end of the other
side of the pin was also flattened with more damage to the bluing. A little
touch up cold blue and it is very hard to see.

I measured the large pin and found it to be 3/16 inch diameter which is where
the assembly pin is needed. I found a piece of 3/16 inch stock (on a hook from a
broken rubber strap). I cut a length so it would hold the trigger unit together,
but short enough to slide through the frame opening. The ends were rounded so
the pin would slide though the frame holes without perfect alignment.

Inside the action, I held the hammer back and rubbed the sear notch in the
hammer with the end of a fine diamond stick to remove any burrs. I also smoothed
and flattened (not enough to measure) the sear (the top of the trigger).

I reassembled and tried the trigger. A HAIR trigger.

I then measured the pull to see how far I had gone. It is now 3.5 pounds when
cocked by the hammer side spur and 4 pounds when cocked straight by the hammer.
The second came out about the same.

Strange how heavy most triggers must be. A 3.5 pound trigger felt like a hair
trigger.

I didn't install an overtravel stop or reduce the depth of the hammer sear
notch.

JerryO