What Can You Tell Me About Triggers On 444's

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stoutstuff

Discussion Starter · Mar 16, 2011

Can you let me know what you have had done to your triggers and why? Recomendations, Gunsmiths etc...
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Check out the "Gunsmithing" section here at MO, especially the "basic triggers" sub-section. Pay particular attention to to those posts written by Swany.
http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/index.php/board,86.0.html

If that's a bit more than your comfortable with the, Wild West trigger kit is a popular do-it-yourself addition. Wild West has their own section under "Industry Partners".
http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/index.php/board,72.0.html

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stoutstuff

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 17, 2011

Thanks for the direction...

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Tom in Arizona

· #4 · Mar 28, 2011

I put the Wild West Happy Trigger kits in both of mine. Well worth it!. They are on sale at Midway this month.

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375Win

· #5 · Mar 28, 2011

here's something from the archives ....
http://www.marlinowners.com/forums/index.php/topic,49050.0.html

Cheers,

Carl

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stoutstuff

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 29, 2011

Thanks All!

With the leed on the sale price at Midway, I bought a WWH trigger today to try out in my Outfitter.

375Win, I am curious as to how the polishing jobs compared to your WWH trigger as I have an early 444 gold trigger I may need to work on.

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375Win

· #7 · Mar 29, 2011

stoutstuff,

very subjective of course, but possibly the same ?? I didn't simply install the new WWH trigger and be done with it. I used fine-grit diamond files and hard Arkansas stones on every surface that moved and was in sliding contact. I even used an Arkansas stone on the WWH sear itself, just because I could. No contacting surfaces were un-smoothed, rather, every surface got worked.

before and after differences in "smooth" are huge. Last year I smoothed-up everything on my pal's Marlin levergun. The "before" trigger pull was gritty & crunchy. The "after" trigger pull was smooth & easy. I was amazed at how many machining marks I could see using a 10X loupe, some "before" surfaces looked more serrated than smooth.

and that is one reason I really like the Marlins: the design is so simple for disassembly and reassembly (just like a 1911 pistol, you can take it all apart and easily get it all back together without fear).

Do I like the WWH trigger ?? You bet. And doing all the other smoothing-up makes the whole mechanical system function that much better.

Cheers,

Carl

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Plundering Bill

· #8 · Mar 30, 2011

I put Wild West triggers in all my marlins. After over a dozen 10 minute installs resulting in instant excellent result of drops in 2-4# in trigger pull per rifle, I can say they work wonderful. I would have nothing else in my Marlins.

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FredT

· #9 · Mar 30, 2011

I you have the ability to remove your trigger and install a WW trigger then you have the ability to follow the most excellent stickies and do your own trigger jobs for free or for the cost of a good stone. I just like tinkering on my rifles to make them slick.

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