Has anyone tried the Timney trigger in an 870 Remington?

[Dockem]

Actually it is a spring set and new sear, but it is supposed to greatly improve the trigger pull / creep in the Rem 870 shotgun.

Anyone try it out? My trigger is awfully gritty feeling. But I don't want too light a pull weight.

 

[451_Detonics]

I have shot one in an 870 trap and they do greatly improve the trigger. It allows you to adjust the trigger weight, it comes with 3 spring weights, cleans up the trigger for a clean smooth release. I would recommend one for those with an 870 of recent manufacture.

 

[Dockem]

870 Timney

Thanks for the info. My 870 seems to have a "tightness" to it and feels somewhat gritty. I carefully polished a few areas in the trigger group, but didn't get as much improvement as I would like.

 

[bigmedicine]

I put one in my dedicated slug gun. Wow - what a difference. Worth every penny. Do yourselves a favor and get one asap - you will be amazed when you get ready for deer season. Almost makes it like shooting a decent rifle trigger.

 

[WhitleyStu]

I put one in my dedicated slug gun. Wow - what a difference. Worth every penny. Do yourselves a favor and get one asap - you will be amazed when you get ready for deer season. Almost makes it like shooting a decent rifle trigger.

What trigger pull weight are you getting with the Timney modification?
Thanks...

 

[bigmedicine]

To be honest, I don't even know! All I know is that the creep is gone. I can best describe it in saying that getting it to shoot is now an event compared to before when it was a process.

You get 3 different weight of springs to install, plus you have a hex-head adjustable screw to mess with. I put in the medium spring to start with. If I had to guess, I would say that we are in the 5 pound range. IMO, the weight is not the important part of a hunting gun if you have a system with minimal creep. I plan on trying the lighter spring sometime this summer, but may just skip it. I don't want to have a gun that I typically shoot with gloves on to have a really light trigger, anyway.

 

[Dockem]

5 lb area would probably be good. I don't want something too light cuz of the gloves or cold fingers either.
Thanks

 

[IndyGunworks]

I have installed a few but that was before i had my trigger guage so i dont know what they pulled but it was definatly a big improvement.

 

[WhitleyStu]

On Midway's web site I found instructions for the installation of the Timney 870 kit. It stated the following:
"Replace old sear spring with new Timney sear spring of choice.
(Red 4 Pound , White 3 Pound, Blue 2 Pound)"

 

[Kimber7man]

I changed out the spring in both of my 1187's with one similar to this one:

Remington Shotgun Trigger Spring for 870, 1100, 11-87 - eBay (item 230372411761 end time Jun-25-10 09:08:23 PDT)

Really helped IMO.

 

[nova512]

i put one in my old ruger m77 had to mill it down but man was it sweet