So I've lightened some rifle springs on few of my guns. But you should really do a drop test to insure the gun doesn't fire with the lighter spring. Bounce it a few times on the butt stock, while unloaded of coarse. Some guns will go off with lighter springs. Video makers should always include this 'warning' when modifying triggers/springs.
No worries just tighten screw to increase pressure till it won't slam fire, SIMPLE don't let safety Sally's with no true answers to scare you into not trying something.
I like the heavy duty lifetime factory spring so I cut it just a bit to get a lighter pull.. make sure you're set adjustment is loose so you can tighten it more if need to.
To guy that commented just cut off 1 1/2 coil of your spring THANK YOU! it works great now at 2 1/2 lb trigger i could not adjust below 3 3/4 before and its super fast and free!!!!!
Thank you so much for this video, my trigger on my Ruger American is a little heavy about 4 lbs is as low as I could get it. I just ordered this and I am believing it’s going to help me.
Now just show us how to put a smoother action into this thing. for some reason, I'm on my second one and both felt like trying to drive a Mack truck when cycling a round. Accurate though....
@@TruckGuyHD92 I have greased it, but not polished it. Great idea. Why didn’t I think of that? Lol. I’ll give it a try. Extractor and ejection issues is my main gripe though. I do understand it’s not a high end rifle, I just want it to be. Lol
I did this to my rifle and it made the trigger better! I also took off the blade too and I like my gun better. It is more of a traditional setup with a better trigger. Oh yeah 8 dollars well spent! Thanks
ok bud do you sell different spring tensions? my ruger American predator is pulling 4lb 6oz with the adjustment grub screw almost all the way out which is totally unacceptable. id love to get it around 1.8lb. I was thinking about cutting a couple coils off the spring and sanding the burr off but if you can guarantee I can reduce my trigger pull weight by 2lb I will try your spring out. is your spring flat ground like the factory ruger spring?
Did you get it? I know your response was a year ago but I just picked up a ranch 7.62x39 and installed this spring. It went from 3.9lbs with the adjustment screw all the way out to 2.1lbs with it all the way in. Super crisp, no creep at all.
@@eaznutts5714 just picked up the ranch in 7.62x39 my self. How do you like the spring? Btw do you have any issues with the stock 5 round mag not seating all the way in the well. Mine dips just a little in the front and causes a round to not feed unless I hold the mag tight
@@Theis124 the spring made all the difference for me, it was the cheapest trigger job for any of my rifles. My groups with red army standard went from 2" to 1.25 and with handloads they're under a inch at 100yds. As for the magazine not catching....when my rifle was new i recall a few times when it didn't quite catch without a little extra push when inserting. It helped to put the front edge in then rock it into the well. After a solid break in period it hasn't done it since. I mainly use a "pro mag" 10 rounder now, the extra length is great, and it still clears the table when using bags for rests. And it looks cool..... Another small issue i had was barrel to stock clearance. It cleared with a very uniform gap on the sides, it was at the very front of the stock under the barrel that came into contact when using bags or on a bipod. Good luck.
@@Theis124 Yep, 10 rounder is from "Pro Mag Industries". I bought it from the local "Big 5 Sporting Goods", was 2 only dollars cheaper online. It was 10 or so cheaper than the ruger brand, it has performed flawless from day 1. Let me know if you have any more questions, I'll answer them if I can. I've put over 800 rounds thru mine with almost every available brand i could get my hands on.
I almost don’t feel comfortable with it only adjusted out as far as it would go. I don’t get people wanting ounces light triggers in hunting rifles. If you’re accuracy ain’t there, I don’t think you can blame a slightly heavier trigger (sloppy, gritty, creepy sure, but at a certain point you gotta start looking to the nut behind the butt). Oh yeah, kiss your warranty goodbye if you do this hack.
@@rileyalexander9715 Yes, on the older ruger americans you can remove the setscrew and the spring will come out through the hole. That's the way my .270 is. It consistently breaks at 1.6 lbs. They manufacture the newer ones so the spring comes out by removing the trigger as seen in the video. I've got a ruger american rimfire .22mag, removed the spring and it breaks at 1.2 (Its almost too light for hunting but is a tack driver). My ruger american ranch 300 blackout breaks at 1.5 or 1.6. Ive drop tested all of them and banged them around and have never had it go off. I also did this to a friends ruger american 308. His had an unusually high trigger pull though. He went from shooting like crap because he was yanking the trigger to nailing deer exactly where he was aiming at. Just always be sure to bump test your gun unloaded to make sure you wont have any accidental discharges if you mess with the trigger.
So I've lightened some rifle springs on few of my guns. But you should really do a drop test to insure the gun doesn't fire with the lighter spring. Bounce it a few times on the butt stock, while unloaded of coarse. Some guns will go off with lighter springs. Video makers should always include this 'warning' when modifying triggers/springs.
No worries just tighten screw to increase pressure till it won't slam fire, SIMPLE don't let safety Sally's with no true answers to scare you into not trying something.
Got the spring from you, followed the directions, and it has made a world of difference. The trigger is incredibly light now.
I like the heavy duty lifetime factory spring so I cut it just a bit to get a lighter pull.. make sure you're set adjustment is loose so you can tighten it more if need to.
Just did this on my 7.62x39 ranch rifle, works great. Thanks a ton for posting this.
That darn c clip reminds me of the c clip on a dishwasher solenoid, thryre a pain in the butt to put back on lol. Great video, short and to the point.
I just trimmed about a coil and a half off of the spring. Works great.
Just did that, worked great
How low did you get the trigger pull after the trim?
I just ordered mines. I will come back and tell a review as soon it comes in and test it out
Just got mine and changed it, wow what a difference very easy to do just don’t lose the little parts.
I just backed up the screw and sprayed in some lithium greas and now its a great triger in my opinion...i like it much better than my M77's...
To guy that commented just cut off 1 1/2 coil of your spring THANK YOU! it works great now at 2 1/2 lb trigger i could not adjust below 3 3/4 before and its super fast and free!!!!!
Thanks for the information 👍..I just did my 22-250 Ruger..much better now..I don't like them really light..But alot nicer now..Thanks!!😊
Just put this spring in and it was incredibly fast and easy and made a huge difference. I recommend this to anyone with a ruger american.
Thank you so much for this video, my trigger on my Ruger American is a little heavy about 4 lbs is as low as I could get it. I just ordered this and I am believing it’s going to help me.
Just did this and wow what difference. Feels like I cant miss.
Just received mine today, makes a huge difference and super easy to install. Thanks again!
The trigger system on the Ruger Predator model is good, but now it is better. Thank you!
The top two links no longer work. Thanks for the straightforward video!
Now just show us how to put a smoother action into this thing. for some reason, I'm on my second one and both felt like trying to drive a Mack truck when cycling a round.
Accurate though....
You try getting some metal polish from somewhere like harbor freight or Amazon and put on a dremel polish pad??
@@TruckGuyHD92 I have greased it, but not polished it. Great idea. Why didn’t I think of that? Lol. I’ll give it a try. Extractor and ejection issues is my main gripe though. I do understand it’s not a high end rifle, I just want it to be. Lol
I got mine with that but I don't know what it does I just want to make sure before I go hunting with it
Is it drop safe with that set up? I had a similar set up with a 77/22 that resulted in it going off when dropped on the butt plate.
Nice how you installed with that stretched out C-clip.
Metal has a memory & wasn't stretched out as you described the e-clip! Do your homework!
@@randallodle9851 tell me that clip is not stretched out at 3:08-3:12.
Why would you do this it has an adjustable trigger? I'm so confused
Standard Adjustable trigger only goes down to a 3 and this allows it to reduces down to 1 as shown in the video.
Excellent cant wait to change spring and try thank u sir🤗:)
Great video terrible music. I did this and it helped the trigger pull. I took off the blade and like it better. Thanks for the video
My trigger is more like a Glock. Somewhere in the 8lb world. I honestly thought the safety was still on when I first pulled it 🤣
Aren't they adjustable????
You bent the crap out of that small C-Clip, hope you replaced it.
Always a smart Ass
I did this to my rifle and it made the trigger better! I also took off the blade too and I like my gun better. It is more of a traditional setup with a better trigger. Oh yeah 8 dollars well spent! Thanks
That blade is for safety.
It should have been installed!
I just cut the coils off factory spring world of difference.
Fantastic! What a difference
thanks for the video. can you kill the music though? :)
So none of you links are working to purchase the spring for this gun. Do you have a website or someway for us to buy?
Ebay is where I found these springs
Do you still get good sear function (no light primer strikes)
The spring that does the striking is inside the bolt. The one he changed has nothing to do with the function of primer strikes.
ok bud do you sell different spring tensions? my ruger American predator is pulling 4lb 6oz with the adjustment grub screw almost all the way out which is totally unacceptable. id love to get it around 1.8lb. I was thinking about cutting a couple coils off the spring and sanding the burr off but if you can guarantee I can reduce my trigger pull weight by 2lb I will try your spring out. is your spring flat ground like the factory ruger spring?
Did you get it? I know your response was a year ago but I just picked up a ranch 7.62x39 and installed this spring. It went from 3.9lbs with the adjustment screw all the way out to 2.1lbs with it all the way in. Super crisp, no creep at all.
@@eaznutts5714 just picked up the ranch in 7.62x39 my self. How do you like the spring? Btw do you have any issues with the stock 5 round mag not seating all the way in the well. Mine dips just a little in the front and causes a round to not feed unless I hold the mag tight
@@Theis124 the spring made all the difference for me, it was the cheapest trigger job for any of my rifles. My groups with red army standard went from 2" to 1.25 and with handloads they're under a inch at 100yds.
As for the magazine not catching....when my rifle was new i recall a few times when it didn't quite catch without a little extra push when inserting. It helped to put the front edge in then rock it into the well. After a solid break in period it hasn't done it since. I mainly use a "pro mag" 10 rounder now, the extra length is great, and it still clears the table when using bags for rests. And it looks cool.....
Another small issue i had was barrel to stock clearance. It cleared with a very uniform gap on the sides, it was at the very front of the stock under the barrel that came into contact when using bags or on a bipod.
Good luck.
@@eaznutts5714 thanks for reply. One last thing. What's the name of the mags you bought? Mini 30? But from promag?
@@Theis124 Yep, 10 rounder is from "Pro Mag Industries". I bought it from the local "Big 5 Sporting Goods", was 2 only dollars cheaper online. It was 10 or so cheaper than the ruger brand, it has performed flawless from day 1. Let me know if you have any more questions, I'll answer them if I can. I've put over 800 rounds thru mine with almost every available brand i could get my hands on.
I just put in a spring from a ballpoint pen...works excellent.
Are there any unforseen issues, that I might encounter down the road with this setup?
Plan on doing this with mine, but is that Burris the E1 3-9x40 with the 30mm tube?
looks like a 2.5-10x
damn, sucks the links dont work, i was going to do that to mine rather than buy a timney.
What tool/screwdriver bit to remove the stock ? Thanks
My stock was held on with 3/16" Allen head bolts
@@ChuckNorrisUltra Thanks
Where to buy a spring American Ruger Predator model?
MCarbo
Better without the #&^÷ music
To light for me. About 2.5-2.75 for me..
Dude....... great music
Where can I find one for these springs?
Out of your Bic pen,, cut it to length.
How can I get a spring for my Ruger American?
on Ebay www.ebay.com/itm/302621127357
This will not work on my 6.5Cre. Mag release is in the way. Not ready to remove the roll pin for it.
Joeatsaco69 It’s not that hard to do. Ruger even included a a jig from the factory to help with the roll pin
So are you hunting with 1.5# trigger? Do you feel comfortable with it set that low? I'm debating on 1.5 or 2
I almost don’t feel comfortable with it only adjusted out as far as it would go. I don’t get people wanting ounces light triggers in hunting rifles. If you’re accuracy ain’t there, I don’t think you can blame a slightly heavier trigger (sloppy, gritty, creepy sure, but at a certain point you gotta start looking to the nut behind the butt).
Oh yeah, kiss your warranty goodbye if you do this hack.
That link is broken, how can I get the spring?
ebay.us/Iw3SBn
Old Beaver Gunsmith this ones down too.
I just did a search for Old Beaver Gunsmithing (on Ixquick) and got a link to Ebay that seems to work.
would have been a great video if you did not have that annoying music...
What should I torque the stock screws to? 65 in/lbs? *I just ordered one! :D
I want one. Do you have a link to order from?
ruger recomends 60 to 80 foot lbs
Dump the annoying music and it would be better.
Just remove the spring, you dont have to replace it.
Really?
@@rileyalexander9715 Yes, on the older ruger americans you can remove the setscrew and the spring will come out through the hole. That's the way my .270 is. It consistently breaks at 1.6 lbs. They manufacture the newer ones so the spring comes out by removing the trigger as seen in the video. I've got a ruger american rimfire .22mag, removed the spring and it breaks at 1.2 (Its almost too light for hunting but is a tack driver). My ruger american ranch 300 blackout breaks at 1.5 or 1.6. Ive drop tested all of them and banged them around and have never had it go off.
I also did this to a friends ruger american 308. His had an unusually high trigger pull though. He went from shooting like crap because he was yanking the trigger to nailing deer exactly where he was aiming at. Just always be sure to bump test your gun unloaded to make sure you wont have any accidental discharges if you mess with the trigger.
@@Jmr-ns4cl alright thanks, I ended up just putting a super weak pen spring in and it breaks at ab 1.5 pounds
@@rileyalexander9715 nice! As long as its breaking at a good weight and shoots good that's all that matters!
@@Jmr-ns4cl hell yeah man. I'm planning on buying a stock for it from anarchy outdoors and seeing what I can do from there