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Woohoo!! Got my TG back from Kivaari!!
« on: August 23, 2010, 01:34:57 PM »
There's no way my SKS trigger is supposed to feel this good, but it does! :shock:

This HAS to translate to improved results at the range, and I cannot wait to try it out. My impressions thus far are that my next range experience may inspire me to write poetry! :lol:

Thanks, Tom! 8)
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Re: Woohoo!! Got my TG back from Kivaari!!
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2010, 09:10:42 PM »
Kewl..... :lol: Amazing, isn't it, how it changes the whole personality of the rifle?

Remember it's tuned with both hammer springs. I tune it first to the factory spring which is the hardest. So...if you shoot "that" ammo or have a firing pin spring, it may behoove you to swap to the factory spring. It's only about 1/2# heavier!

Let us know how she does..

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Re: Woohoo!! Got my TG back from Kivaari!!
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2010, 09:20:05 PM »
Kivaari,

Are you saying that with your standard trigger job (with a lighter hammer spring), I shouldn't use a firing pin with a spring (like the early Russian SKS's had)??

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Re: Woohoo!! Got my TG back from Kivaari!!
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2010, 10:00:49 PM »
You MIGHT need the factory hammer spring if you have the Murray aftermarket pin....don't know about the original Russian firing pin springs...never heard of a problem with those...

What I'm saying is the factory hammer spring is only about a 1/2# difference in pull weight in a well tuned trigger with good mechanical advantage (read: no filed on / butchered sear and /or hammer). Since it's the heaviest, it forces the hammer to follow the sear with the most pressure. Conversely, if the trigger is tuned well with the heavier/more difficult to tune factory spring first, then the best work/results is required and achieved. .....metaphor: If a boxer trains at 10,000 feet elevation, he's REALLY fit at sea level.

If I can't get a good feel and reasonable weight with good/safe engagement with the factory spring then there is a mechanical advantage problem and usually a new sear gives me the metal to add to the system. 

Hammer springs are easily swapped: put the hammer in the fired position, invert the trigger group, and lock that downward protruding hammer tightly in a vise, push the trigger group off the hammer, swap springs, repeat.  I do this in about 5 seconds...

Being able to use both springs adds versatility to the ammo or configuration of the rifle.

Am I making sense here?
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