I have a 30-06 with the lightning bolt trigger. It says it's adjustable from 2-5 pounds but it feels like 7 or 8 pounds. When I attempted to reduce the trigger pull I found the adjustment screw was already backed out well past flush. Anyone have any suggestions?
I think I got it figured out. Apparently I was looking at the screw from the wrong direction. I screwed it in flush and now the trigger is lighter. Still not what I want but it will do for now. Need to find a screw driver that is short enough to get in there.
I have a Ruger American which has a similar "easy to use adjustable trigger" which is a gimmick. I ended up taking the trigger group apart, cutting like 2 coils off of the trigger spring, and polishing the sear. The trigger went from decent to perfect in about an hour.
Go to the hardware store with the spring and find an identical one. If you can't, you may be able to order one from the manufacturer, order like 5. If you are going to try it, only cut like 1/4 coils off at a time.
