Trigger Swap and Accuracy

[ndlongshot]

So I switched to a Timney in my 700. Haven't had a chance to get back on the bench and was going to throw it in the truck this weekend for a backup. Do you think there is a significant change in accuracy from replacing the trigger mechanism?

The action/barrel and scope mounts never moved. It should still be sighted in, correct? If it has moved, shouldnt be much.

Or am I off base? Just leave it at home until I can bench shoot again?

 

[aron]

Reverify your POI. You took the barreled action out of the stock to replace the trigger. Different torque on action screws can cause a POI shift alone. If it is just a back up gun, why not bring it with and get verify the POI?

 

[ndlongshot]

Probably wont have time to do any target shooting. Its not a "must-have"....just preferred that caliber. I will leave it at home and bring another. Your points are all true. Was hoping someone would tell me otherwise and save me some time, haha. I know its pretty common these days for the 700's to have trigger swaps so figured someone with experience would chime in. My first time working with new trigger so wasn't sure.

Thanks.

 

[Kurtr]

mine changed but not by much. I would not feel good shooting it with out verifying though

 

[labhunter66]

The trigger itself shouldn't make the gun significantly more accurate. You might be more accurate with a lighter, better trigger pull but the gun itself won't be. Another nice accuracy piece for a 700 if you want to spend the money is the David Tubb Speedlock firing pin assembly. It speeds up the lock time significantly. By the time the firing pin reaches the primer on most rifles without it, the bullet has already left the barrel when using it. Probably not overly significant at normal hunting ranges but at long ranges or with long range precision shooting it definitely will make a difference.

 

[PrairieGhost]

Labhunter66 is spot on. I use a ft/inch torque wrench and that eliminates the biggest problem with change in POI.

At my age I really need zero stop on all of my scopes, but don't have the coins to do that. I tried a laser bore sighter and that was crap. A couple years ago I bought a better laser bore sighter with green laser so I could use it in daylight. That was crap too. I didn't think I would ever buy another one, but I kept seeing Jim Shocky advertise SiteLite. I bought the cheap one for $99 from Amazon. I just got it three days ago and it works perfectly. It will always go with me now.

 

[SDMF]

I've got a couple of rifles that I'd be comfortable pulling the stock, putting them back together and not worry about a shift in POI/POA, however, with those rifles in particular, I've done it enough to know and that's sort of the sticky point you're in, you don't know what happens when you disassemble/reassemble the rifle.