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Turkey Guns & Shooting => Turkey Guns => Topic started by: Passport on April 26, 2020, 02:16:20 PM

Title: Timney triggers
Post by: Passport on April 26, 2020, 02:16:20 PM
Just put the sear/spring kit in my 870.

WORTH IT!

Just thought you should know....
Title: Re: Timney triggers
Post by: mullet dredge on April 26, 2020, 02:25:24 PM
Pretty straightforward job for a novice? The stock trigger in my 870 20ga compact is garbage....
Title: Re: Timney triggers
Post by: Fl strutter on April 26, 2020, 02:50:00 PM
I have them in 2 Remington and bout to add them to 2 new 1187 compacts absolutely love them
Title: Re: Timney triggers
Post by: bobk on April 26, 2020, 03:02:11 PM
Put  Timey spring/ sear kits  in several Remington 870's.
Simple to install and makes a tremendous  improvement to the trigger.
Title: Re: Timney triggers
Post by: Rapscallion Vermilion on April 26, 2020, 03:10:04 PM
Quote from: mullet dredge on April 26, 2020, 02:25:24 PM
Pretty straightforward job for a novice? The stock trigger in my 870 20ga compact is garbage....
Yes, pretty straightforward.  Just follow the directions and look carefully at the pictures.
There is a good video on the Timney site.
Title: Re: Timney triggers
Post by: huntinsomd on April 26, 2020, 03:14:17 PM
Is the 1187 kit just as easy to install as the 870? I heard it's a little more complicated.
Title: Re: Timney triggers
Post by: Rapscallion Vermilion on April 26, 2020, 04:25:15 PM
Quote from: huntinsomd on April 26, 2020, 03:14:17 PM
Is the 1187 kit just as easy to install as the 870? I heard it's a little more complicated.
It's the same kit.  I've done one of each and I don't recall there being any difference, and in both cases made a great improvement over the stock trigger.
Title: Re: Timney triggers
Post by: huntinsomd on April 26, 2020, 04:40:10 PM
Quote from: Rapscallion Vermilion on April 26, 2020, 04:25:15 PM
Quote from: huntinsomd on April 26, 2020, 03:14:17 PM
Is the 1187 kit just as easy to install as the 870? I heard it's a little more complicated.
It's the same kit.  I've done one of each and I don't recall there being any difference, and in both cases made a great improvement over the stock trigger.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Timney triggers
Post by: Passport on April 26, 2020, 09:04:39 PM
Install is easy. Watch the u tube videos a few times. Takes 10-15 mins on your 1st one.
Title: Re: Timney triggers
Post by: dzsmith on April 29, 2020, 04:56:13 AM
Quote from: huntinsomd on April 26, 2020, 03:14:17 PM
Is the 1187 kit just as easy to install as the 870? I heard it's a little more complicated.
870,1187,742,7600 all have the same trigger group. or they did at one time.
Title: Re: Timney triggers
Post by: dzsmith on April 29, 2020, 05:06:22 AM
quickest and cheapest way to improve an 870 trigger is to simply replace the spring. ive had mcarbo springs in both my 870s. and now have another manufacturers springs in mine. both guns are around the 3-3.5lb mark which is about as light as I want my shotgun. I guess you could have a trigger with an extreme amount of creep .....that would be the only reason I could see spending 100 bucks on a timney vs 5 bucks on the springs I bought. with the excpetion of mcarbo which were 12 bucks. Personally I did my sear and hammer work myself to get rid of the little bit of creep I had....but I understand not all are willing to risk doing that. for what its worth purchasing another entire trigger group assembly on ebay if you mess it up is cheaper than the timney kit so to me it was worth it.