Pre 64 Model 70 trigger identification

[pre6422hornet]

Hey gents and gals,

So I took apart the 1960 model 70 243 I recently purchased to adjust the trigger since it was the creepiest trigger I have ever felt.

Much to my surprise the trigger is nothing that I have seen before. Here is a crappy cell phone pic. The trigger assembly laying on my leg is a spare I keep for parts.

As you can see there is an adjustable sear engagment screw in the trigger. Nothing in Rule's book shows this trigger. Bull guns, National Match, and Target guns all had the normal M70 trigger that was hand honed and marked with a "T" or "Target".

The adjustment screw has never been touched, and after taking apart the gun I can honestly say the gun has never been used.

Have any of you guys with a few more miles than myself ever seen anything like this?? The trigger in the rifle has the exact same tooling marks, profile, ribbed trigger, pitch, etc.. as a stock trigger. Could this be a 1950's or 1960's aftermarket trigger ( Canjar or Timney)? Or Winchester Custom shop trigger? Wher the normal sear engagment should be has not been ground away, so I don't think this was a gunsmith grinding off the original and drilling and tapping this one.

I looked online and it resembles what a Rifle Basix aftermarket trigger accomplishes today. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Pat

 

[SJB358]

Good luck with the ID of it Pat. It does look very tuneable though and like I said, a light stoning might just make an awesome trigger out of it. I would bet once you lessen the weight up a little, the creep will lessen, then if need a little light polishing of the metal surfaces could have an awesome trigger right there.

 

[Oldtrader3]

I do not know everything (certainly) about Model 70's or their triggers but I have never seen one like that. Somebody designed an aftermarket device to replace the sear slot. I have owned 28 Model 70's, 3/4's of them Pre-64 and I have never seen that device. Not even on match rifle triggers. I just went through the book and looked at a lot of triggers, all the same.

 

[pre6422hornet]

Yeah Charlie I did the same thing yesterday. I have scoured the Internet as well and nothing. I did adjust it and man is it a sweet trigger. 3.5 lbs and zero creep and zero overtravel, just the way I like it. Took about 45 minutes to get all the cosmoline out of everywhere. Just having the bolt apart and sitting on a towel in a 72 degree room and it was leaving Cosmo on the towel.

 

[DrMike]

Pat,

That sounds like a great trigger, regardless of the origin. If it was installed at the factory, I would have to believe that Winchester didn't let it go without some confidence in it.