ive got a 788 that i bought about 20yrs ago? i love the gun but the trigger isnt adjustabe and its not the best. is there any replacement triggers or adjustments you can do to better it? thanks

Canjar makes a trigger, might take a while to get it and it runs about 150 I believe. I have a canjar for my 788, it will require some stock work and trigger guard modification. Not sure if they have a web site or not.

There's another gent who does 788 triggers as well. If you do a 788 search on this site, the name should come up (I can't remember it off hand). He makes them into adjustable triggers. They really are great guns. - Dan

I have some instructions for modifying the trigger to make it adjustable. I did mine myself, but I'm a toolmaker by trade. If you would like the instructions, I'll email them. If you can't do it yourself, maybe you can find someone to help. It requires drilling and tapping a couple of holes and finding new springs.
Mine came out at 2 pounds.

Nashcat

i appreciate the help but that may be over my head. i woudnt even no where to look for springs sizes and tensions. the drilling and tapping part im up to though. where did you find the stuff needed? thanks jeff

Nashcat, if it's alright, I would like to see those instructions. My email is danbelisled@netscape.net Thanks. - Dan

Dan,
I started altering these triggers according to my own system in about 1977 or8. At about the same time a fellow published instructions in rifle magazine. His method was quite similar to mine which is not surprising since there are a limited number of ways to accomplish such a simple task.
On the 788 trigger the sear spring and the trigger spring are one and the same. This always seemed like a poor situation to me although expedient so the one thing I did was to divorce the two. I did this by grinding down the shelf on the trigger piece on which the spring sat. I then drilled and tapped the rear of the housing for the sear engagement screw. The sear spring would now sit on this screw. In the front of the housing at I drilled and tapped two holes. The top one took the overtravel screw and the lower one, the weight of pull screw and spring. The screws were dificult to access because of the safety/boltstop but they were there!
For my BR trigger I made a new trigger piece and relocated the pivot point higher and further to the rear. The sear engagement was moved to a point low in the front and the weight of pull to the rear. I used a clothespin type spring for the sear. The safety was tossed since for BR use it was unnecessary. If I were to do this today I think I would just make a 3 lever trigger. The potmetal housing mounted with a single pin is pretty unsatisfactory anyway. Regards, Bill

Don't know if this is the guy you're talking about or not, Dan, but, the guy who did mine is George Stringer. His e-mail is gunsmith3@charter.net. The trigger ends up being adjustable like the 700's, and is really nice.

R-WEST

Thanks Bill. I have a spare I'm going to try it on. - Dan

Nashcat, Your files showed up as well. Thank you. - Dan