With the safety on SAFE (ie to the rear), depressing the small tab at the front of the safety allows the bolt to be lifted and withdrawn without the safety being moved to FIRE.
Tikka Triggers
- Thread starter Pete1944
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Yes
Straight swap
The triggers are interchangeable between any t3/s20 most other in the 59/69 range
The open on safe Sako style three position is a lever that depresses the bolt locking pin allowing the bolt to lift without releasing the trigger mechanism
£225 posted RH and LH in stock
Was that a 527? My .223 has this, and I've adjusted it so the set trigger is disabled. Never felt the need for it one little bit
It is feel? You are immediately at the wall of resistance with a single stage trigger whereas with a 2 stage, you take up some pressure and effectively hold it. It has no bearing on the force needed to break through the second stage but I guess it is the psycological concept of knowing you have already held some element of the force required to operate the trigger and you are now absolutely on the point of breaking through the final stage to release the shot. With a good single stage trigger, you just contact it and have no feeling apart from knowing you are in contact with it.
It is hard to explain but if you have used both, then you will now which you prefer. I have both on a variety of air rifles, rimfires and centrefires. Without question, for me, the 2 stage triggers are better and promote a much better chance of out and out accuracy from a stable base. For most stock hunting situations where you are not really needing out and out accuracy, I would imagine many people prefer single. Likely just what people started with maybe. I always shots 2 stage triggers as a kid, so that is what I expect maybe.
I have single stage triggers on S&L's and Mauser rifles. If I could change them to 2 stage triggers, I would do it in a heartbeat. Others are opposite. I think it is just personal preference.
The tuned Rekord trigger on my HW95k air rifle is so perfect it is hard to explain. There is no give in it at the final stage at all. The first stage take up is light but so predictable. It just feels comforting knowing I have the trigger under control. Like I am part of the operation rather than just blindly contacting a motionless object that will move shortly when I apply enough force.
Think of it like being ready on the sports field. A good footballer does not stand still waiting to receive the ball. They are on the balls of their feet, constantly moving waiting to receive. Like a slip fielder moving just before the ball is bowled to ready themselves in case a catch comes their way. And good golfers are not static at address. There are movements and trigger movements in their actions which provide a base to then operate from. That is the best way I can explain it for me. I feel more ready and more involved. And the results on targets speak for themselves. That doesn't necessarily mean they are the best for shooting deer at 80yds off sticks in a crosswind.
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is the sako S20 2 stage trigger different to the tikka one ?
Do they all have the lever to open the bolt ?
Same trigger
they have different part numbers but are identical
strangely the "Sako" trigger is £25 more than the "tikka" trigger
you can guess which one we sell.....
Tralle
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I have never done much shooting with two stage triggers other than target .22 in my youth.
Irrc one of the reasons is that it will make a heavy triggerpull feel lighter than it is.
you wouldn't understand
its for the cool kids...
I had a set trigger on a 458 Win Mag…. Talk about tits on a fish!!
Smellydog
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Yes buddy.
I have the same rifle. I just find the trigger so good as it is that the set trigger is redundant
Smellydog
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I didn't like it using it without setting but I realised you can adjust the whole unit so it becomes a sweet single stage as is.
Quite a clever design actually.
Yeah, I had to read the manual before I figured it out. Clever, as you say
trickie
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I have 2 tikka rifles, one has the 2 stage the other a single stage.
To be totally honest the 2 stage wins by a long way for me. After taking up the first stage , it meets a solid wall and then breaks very cleanly every time.
I’ve shot both rifles in the last 3 days and the version with a single stage is the poor relative.
I just keep spending my allowance on other important items to me, car, beer and hookers of course
To be totally honest the 2 stage wins by a long way for me. After taking up the first stage , it meets a solid wall and then breaks very cleanly every time.
I’ve shot both rifles in the last 3 days and the version with a single stage is the poor relative.
I just keep spending my allowance on other important items to me, car, beer and hookers of course
I like the set trigger facility on my 22 CZ hornet , very handy taking the heads of rabbits at decent ranges ( for the pot) . How ever i don't see the need on all my other rifles , its really much better when your looking for head shots at distance . A fox or deer has a far bigger target zone.
I don't even remember altering the factory trigger pulls on any of my deer rifles to be fair . Single or two stage its all the same to me
I don't even remember altering the factory trigger pulls on any of my deer rifles to be fair . Single or two stage its all the same to me
TimWest308
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Timney 2 stage trigger
trickie
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Tim,
I’ve had a Timney in a Ruger I no longer posses, it was a great trigger to be honest and the new owner (about 3 years now, still comments on it when we meet).
1 Tikka has a 2 stage the othe a single stage, with with “thatgunbloke” lightweight springs.
There very nice to shoot, and eventually I’ll replace the single for a two stage. However the Timney was if anything just a touch nicer.
I’ve had a Timney in a Ruger I no longer posses, it was a great trigger to be honest and the new owner (about 3 years now, still comments on it when we meet).
1 Tikka has a 2 stage the othe a single stage, with with “thatgunbloke” lightweight springs.
There very nice to shoot, and eventually I’ll replace the single for a two stage. However the Timney was if anything just a touch nicer.
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