Timney Elite Trigger Install

[Sig Marine]

After tolerating a stock trigger on a Remington 700 5R I decided to upgrade to the new "Calvin Elite" by Timney. Needless to say that after reading all of the positive reviews (mostly anyway) I was eager to do the install and when the trigger arrived, I read the instructions and set out to get the job done. Front trigger pin left to right, rear pin right to left being sure to keep the bolt release and spring in place. Well that's easy EXCEPT...The instructions have not been revised for the "Elite" triggers. When you inspect the "Calvin" triggers, they have a slave pin in the front pin hole holding the sear in place, not the rear as the instructions show. Upon realizing this, I concluded that there are two options for installing the front pin: remove the slave pin and struggle with getting/keeping the sear lined up with the bolt release in place all the while driving the front pin right to left OR punch the rear pin all the way through, remove the bolt release and spring and then install the front pin by driving out the slave pin. Doing this does mean that you have to struggle a little with re-installing the bolt catch and spring when installing the rear pin.

I opted for option 2 and the install went smooth. One thing that helps with the bolt release install is to use an extra punch that is just a little smaller than the pin diameter from the back side to get the trigger housing rear pin holes lined up and then positioning the spring and lever while pushing the punch from behind thus using the punch as a slave pin. Once this is done, you can then start the pin and continue until you drive the punch out the bottom.

Also, make sure the sear can swing freely and is up into the trigger housing when installing the rear pin.

Semper Fi...Sig Marine

[Maltese Falcon]

Son of a gun, I have the exact same deal going on (on a 700 5R even lol) I have not installed mine yet.

Good thing I saw your post.

You wouldn't happen to have any pics you can post?

Many thanks!

MF

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[kendog4570]

They should come with two pins, but it seems they dont. I have piles of pins around so no problem inserting one in the rear to get it installed. If you don't have a slave pin, a small chunk of round .105 or .115 weed whacker line will get you by in a pinch.

[JMP]

Oh, I knew this thread would be inevitable with the recall.

This is going to need a sticky for the untold number of 700 triggers sold in the last month.

Paging ar15barrels...

[Maltese Falcon]

Finally got around to installing it on my 5R, used it this past Sunday at an informal 600 yd shoot. A little tricky but got it done, had to file the bottom metal a tad to clear the bolt release.

Left it at the from the factory setting (8 oz). Yikes, what a difference!

Even after a couple of dry fires to get used to it, my first shot still caught me by surprise.

Once I got in some shots, my accuracy improved and I was just left with trying to time the wind.

Definitely a bench gun only with the 8oz setting.

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[MongooseV8]

I have installed some with both slave pins and some with only one slave pin. Line up the trigger and pop in your factory pins, pushing out the slave pins in the process. Very easy and most dont require much fine tuning, but some do.

[LynnJr]

Never thought about weed wacker line but that is a good tip.
I have used multiple toothpicks as slave pins and the good thing is you can leave them long then cut them off flush with a razor blade right before installation.
I will give the weed wacker line a try.