Model 70 trigger

hooligan1 · January 30, 2017, 07:54 AM

I have been working on my old style model 70 trigger, before it was a creepy 5 lber, now its a clean breaking 3 1/2 lb and it was easy for anyone handy with a quality stone.
First I change the spring from that heavy duty to a less heavy spring, it still adjusts the same so that the safety has plenty of tension on it, and then all I had to do was to clean the sear surfaces up with a gentle stoning.
These sears come fairly rough with machine marks, now mine is flat and smooth.

Has anyone else got these results from very little effort?

Scorch · January 30, 2017, 09:05 PM

Yes, the old Model 70 trigger is fairly easy to spruce up. One of the best trigger mechanisms ever designed.

hooligan1 · January 31, 2017, 07:00 PM

Scorch I've had that rifle for 3 years and I didnt know how easy it was to make it better, until I just couldnt tolerate that somewhat gritty trigger.
Now Im definitely in line for a scope adjustment.

2BuckChuck · February 26, 2017, 12:18 PM

Will a trigger from a Pre-64 Win M70 fit one of the "new" M70's with the MOA triggers? Building a 270 from a "new" M70, the MOA triggers are decent but I don't want to give up my Canjar Pre-64 set-trigger!

jmr40 · February 26, 2017, 01:16 PM

I could be wrong, but I don't think the FN produced guns will take the old style trigger. I prefer the simplicity and ruggedness of the old trigger, but can find no fault with the new one. It comes out of the box much better. The old trigger could be very good, but almost always needs work.

January 30, 2017, 07:54 AM	#1
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,619	Model 70 trigger I have been working on my old style model 70 trigger, before it was a creepy 5 lber, now its a clean breaking 3 1/2 lb and it was easy for anyone handy with a quality stone. First I change the spring from that heavy duty to a less heavy spring, it still adjusts the same so that the safety has plenty of tension on it, and then all I had to do was to clean the sear surfaces up with a gentle stoning. These sears come fairly rough with machine marks, now mine is flat and smooth. Has anyone else got these results from very little effort? __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

January 30, 2017, 09:05 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,249	Yes, the old Model 70 trigger is fairly easy to spruce up. One of the best trigger mechanisms ever designed. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

January 31, 2017, 07:00 PM	#3
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,619	Scorch I've had that rifle for 3 years and I didnt know how easy it was to make it better, until I just couldnt tolerate that somewhat gritty trigger. Now Im definitely in line for a scope adjustment. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

February 26, 2017, 01:16 PM	#5
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,973	I could be wrong, but I don't think the FN produced guns will take the old style trigger. I prefer the simplicity and ruggedness of the old trigger, but can find no fault with the new one. It comes out of the box much better. The old trigger could be very good, but almost always needs work. __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

February 26, 2017, 12:18 PM	#4
2BuckChuck Junior Member Join Date: February 25, 2017 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1	Will a trigger from a Pre-64 Win M70 fit one of the "new" M70's with the MOA triggers? Building a 270 from a "new" M70, the MOA triggers are decent but I don't want to give up my Canjar Pre-64 set-trigger!