Trigger Pull Weight for a Hunting Rifle

[Jarhead]

What is your ideal Pull Weight

[toby]

Mine are all 2#

[Fjold]

It depends on how it's used.

Some of my varmint rifles are used shooting from benches or rests and are unloaded until I'm ready to shoot. They have triggers set at 12 ounces up to 2 Lbs.
Most of the rest are between 3 and 4 Lbs as that's as light as I feel comfortable with when I'm walking around with a loaded rifle, even with the safety on.

[thomashoward]

my bench varmints with Jewell triggers are 5 oz. ,Hunting rifles about 2.5-3lb,
with gloves a little more

[BearBear]

My Timney is at 2 1/2#

[duckman1]

2-3 on my hunting rifles. Squirrel killers are 1.5.

[russ69]

3-5 pounds for any rifle you walk around with.

[cocorador]

2.5 to 3lbs are what's on my hunting rifles.

[tanks]

My Jewell triggers are set at 3lbs in all my hunting rifles.

[Sleighter]

Wow...I'm at 4.25 for my rifle and I thought that was low. Looks like I've got some more to go.

[pacrat]

Around 3# for my walking rifles. Remember that creep, mushiness/crispness and overtravel are every bit or more important than simple pull weight.

JM2c

[toby]

Carry a light trigger and leave the gun un chambered been doing it for 40+ years of successful hunting. My two cent's.

[tanks]

Carry a light trigger and leave the gun un chambered been doing it for 40+ years of successful hunting. My two cent's.

Unless you are hunting dangerous game. Then, I have a round chambered. Though, I believe in 3 position safeties.

[mif_slim]

3.5-8lbs. It doesnt bother me. I try my hardest not to spoil myself with good gadgets vs keeping my fundamentals. I only have 2 guns with 3.5lbs and one was used just last yesr for hunting. Most are standard 7lbs or so. No complaint and no harvested deer ever said my shot was 2" off.

[ddestruel]

my ruger .270 3 position mark 2 is 2 lbs 1 oz with a timney

my remington varmint rifles are all 2 lbs timneys

my remington 300 win mag is a timney at 2.5 lbs

my ruger tang safety .270 is factory but adjusted to 3 lbs 1 oz

my browning a bolt 7mm mag is 3 lbs, lighter spring and adjusted on a polished factory trigger

my rugged .223 mark 2 is an adjustable trigger set down to 3 lbs 4 oz with a lot of hammer and sear polishing

my ruger .10/22 is 3 lbs on the button with a $25 hammer kit

my winchester model 100 .308 is 6 lbs 5 oz

my winchester .284 model 100 is 5 lbs 1 oz

my winchester .243 model 100 is 5 lbs 7 oz

I’ve managed to kill stuff with all of em. hunting there is always a round in the chamber when I’m walking when I’m riding they are empty.