I have a mint B78 22-250 octagonal barrel - I need to replace the trigger - a previous messed with the trigger - is there a present day replacement

I don't know of a replacement trigger for the B78 but you may be able to find original parts. You might also ask in the gunsmith forum here and there are some gunsmiths that specialize in single shot rifles.

You might ask folks if anyone has a Canjar trigger for a Browning 78!

canjar is long out of business. the 78 is a miserable trigger to work on. i believe your best best is to find a browning repair site and see if they can help in my area it would be ahlmans

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Originally posted by butchloc:
canjar is long out of business. the 78 is a miserable trigger to work on. i believe your best best is to find a browning repair site and see if they can help in my area it would be ahlmans

+1 on this - TJ's Firing Line Gunsmith here in Denver can help. PM me and I'll get you the contact info.

Jim

If ever there was a rifle which needs a complete re-design of the trigger, it is the Browning 78.
The Canjar trigger, while an improvement, was one of the most difficult triggers to install I've ever used. The Browning system is so bad that I consider the B78 to be a falling block kit for the advanced gunsmith. Regards, Bill.

My father owned one, it also had a bad trigger. A gunsmith friend of ours wanted to chop 8 inches off the barrel. Allegedly this is a pretty good cure for B-78's that don't shoot.

My 78, in 30-06, shoots great and has a very good trigger!

I have shot well over a thousand rounds thru it without a hint of a problem.

just lucky I guess

I have two Browning 78's, one in 6MM, an 22-250, they have good triggers and nothing has been done to them. Someone mention canjar was out of business that is correct, but there are still triggers around. This two gun shoot excellent groups.

I bought one in 6 MM the first year they were available. Killed a truck load of coyotes with it. Lots of prairie dogs. Very accurate. Wood is highly figured on both sides. Trigger is smooth but the way it is designed there is no way to adjust all of the travel out of it. Over all it is fine for hunting. I still have it.

It has been my go to rifle for longer than I can remember. Sub MOA with every bullet weight I have tried from 150gr and up.

shane

I love the Browning single shots. I've owned 3-4, and all shot exceedingly well. I prefer the 1885 model due to the stock design. I have them now in 270 Win and 7mm Rem Mag.

Whatever the trigger is would advise leaving it alone for many gun smiths will not take on the job and if they do it will be quite expensive, lots of labor involved. Just a suggestion.

Thankfully my B78 has a trigger that is actually quite nice, though there is some creep in it. It's a 1974 that was rebarreled to 280 Rem. Really like it. Every gunsmith I talked to said they refused to take them apart too. One said he put a hell of a trigger job on one just to put the stock back on and it wouldn't work.

On a side note, looking for some of the pachmayr sling swivels if anyone has some or knows where to find them. All I've seen are discontinued.

I'll take a look in my "stash" for some of those sling loops you are looking for because I installed same on Ruger No. 1 some years ago. I'll sort through my spare parts and let you know if I can find them and if I do will send you couple, no charge.

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Originally posted by Instructor:
I'll take a look in my "stash" for some of those sling loops you are looking for because I installed same on Ruger No. 1 some years ago. I'll sort through my spare parts and let you know if I can find them and if I do will send you couple, no charge.

Thank you sir.