Frenchieboy Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 I have been given a Browning Pump action .22lr which I must say I am delighted with! I have fitted it with a Tasco World Class 3-9X50 scope and plan on getting it screw cut and re-crowned for a moderator so that it can be used for lamping rabbits. The only thing that I can fault on it is the trigger which is quite heavy. I can not see any adjustment screws for the trigger so I am hoping that someone will be able to tell me if the trigger is adjustable or if I will have to take it to a gunsmiths to have it adjusted so that it is a bit lighter on the trigger. The crown was a bit "iffy" so I cleaned it up with a very blunt 7mm drill and some grinding paste and it shoots quite well now. The attached photo is of the target that I shot after zeroing it at 55 (Reasonable sized) paces which by my reconing would be about 50 yards - The distance that I would expect to be shooting rabbits at on the lamp. The ammunition I used for the target photoed was 10 rounds of Remington 38g Subsonics shot off the bonnet of my car without a bipod! There are a couple of the shots that are not too good but I blame my shooting for that rather than the rifle. Any thought on the trigger adjustment please guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Not a bad grouping that Pete. If you are quite confident (I assume you are as you did your own crown) Take the trigger mechagnism out, and in ther should be a block (called the sear)see if you can file very lightly shave 1-2mm MAX off the sear, this should lighten the release, better still, take a photo, and I will point you in the right direction of springs and the sear ect. ONLY DO THIS IF YOU ARE CONFIDENT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted October 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Not a bad grouping that Pete. If you are quite confident (I assume you are as you did your own crown) Take the trigger mechagnism out, and in ther should be a block (called the sear)see if you can file very lightly shave 1-2mm MAX off the sear, this should lighten the release, better still, take a photo, and I will point you in the right direction of springs and the sear ect. ONLY DO THIS IF YOU ARE CONFIDENT!! Thanks for that offer Jimbo. I have only just got in from an afternoons bowling and I am going out crow bashing as soon as I have eaten so I will have a look at it tomorrow and if need be I will send a photo so that you can advise. Many thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Thanks for that offer Jimbo. I have only just got in from an afternoons bowling and I am going out crow bashing as soon as I have eaten so I will have a look at it tomorrow and if need be I will send a photo so that you can advise. Many thanks for your help. Nomproblems mate, pm ,e if needs be, I'm busy 2moro working n my house so I won't be on here in the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) I tried to get access to the sear but could not work out how to take the trigger mechanism apart. I did notice that all of the mechanism that was visible was pretty dry (Lacking in any oil or lubrication at all) and quite dusty and gritty. I gave it all a good clean using "Brunox" (All I had that might be suitable at the time) and left it to soak in. I then rinsed it all out using lighter fluid and left it to dry and air for a while till it looked completely clean and dry. After that I gave it a good oiling using 3 in 1 oil and again left it so as to allow the excess to drain off. I then found a tube of very fine greese that I had left over from my days of R/C car racing so I "squirted" some all around the trigger mechanism and put the gun back together thinking "nothing ventured nothing gained" and a good clean up could not hurt it! On trying the rifle the trigger felt much lighter and quite acceptable so let's hope that it was a lack of oil and maintainance that was causing the trigger to feel so heavy and tight! I took the rifle out just to try it yesterday morning while I was going to do some crow bashing. I set my decoys and hide up and went for a quick walk with the .22 Pumper to try to christen it. I only walked the outskirts of one field as it was a little drizzly but one obliging young buck rabbit decided (Rather foolishly) to lift it's head upwhile facing me and the trigger felt just fine. The shot was taken free standing at 45 yards, which was perfect for me as I have the rifle zeroed at 50 yards so it was a straight point and shoot. The photo says it all (Poor quality photo but it shows all that is necessary) with the bullet entering just in front of the eye and exiting out of the back of the head! All I have to do now is to get it screw cut and a moderator fitted! I will see how it feels after a few hundred rounds have been put through it which should be tomorrow night as we have a "small bore range night" with our club so I will be able to put at least 100 shots through it. (Thank heavens the .22LR is so cheap to feed compared to my other rifles) Thanks for your offer of help Jimbo! Edited October 3, 2011 by Frenchieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 No worries Pete, all good experience, looks a proper bunny bashed that, will be much better with a mod on the front! 22 is so cheap it's unreal, and damn good fun too I reckon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) No worries Pete, all good experience, looks a proper bunny bashed that, will be much better with a mod on the front! 22 is so cheap it's unreal, and damn good fun too I reckon! Too true Jimbo mate! Getting it screw cut, re-crowned and a mod fitted is next on the list. It really is a "fun gun" to shoot and cheap to feed, and even without a mod it is surprisingly quiet! It will then look 100% better with my scope mounted lamp fitted on it ready for action! Edited October 3, 2011 by Frenchieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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