Trigger Job on #5 Rolling Block

[paul edward]

Has anyone done a trigger job on a #5 Remington Rolling Block?

What is involved?

[country gent]

I would contact Lee Shaver, He did a wonderful trigger job on a friends Rolling Block. Part of this was replacing one flat spring with one made from spring wire. It was around 2 1/2 pounds when it came back.

[John Taylor]

Sometimes the hammer and trigger are not hard enough to get a good trigger pull on a roller. The first step is to get rid of the original trigger spring and replace it with something around 1-2 pounds. When I find the hammer and trigger to soft I build up both with a tig torch and using piano wire for the welding rod. Then both parts are cut in the will with carbide cutters. The notch in the hammer can be made smaller to shorten trigger pull. The sear part of the trigger is 90 degrees to the pivot hole. The notch in the hammer is 90 degrees to the trigger pivot hole. Changing the notch in the hammer 1 or 2 degrees will make the trigger pull less but if you go to far it becomes un safe. Both parts need to be very smooth and hard. You can get a roller down to 1 pound but I don't think it would be safe. A single set trigger can be made for a roller.

[marlinman93]

The best thing you can do to lighten any military Rolling Block trigger is to remove the trigger spring and replace it with a piano wire trigger spring made from .045" piano wire. Womack's Rolling Block parts sells them pre-bent, or you can buy a roll of .045" piano wire and bend hundreds of them. Think Ken gets $15 a piece.
The piano wire spring will usually take an 8-12 lb. trigger down to 3-4.5 lbs. It's the first thing I change on any military action.

[ndnchf]

I make replacement trigger springs from a hacksaw blade. It is easy to make and makes a huge improvement. I made this short video a while back about it.
https://youtu.be/QEZ-fCn8MuM

[Blackknight]

I have watched your video a few times and plan to do that job on a Remington N0. 5. I am still developing ways to do the brass and will then take on the trigger spring next. Thanks for all of your videos.

[EdZ KG6UTS]

I would contact Lee Shaver, He did a wonderful trigger job on a friends Rolling Block. Part of this was replacing one flat spring with one made from spring wire. It was around 2 1/2 pounds when it came back.

You might also try Ken Womack at 'Rolling Block Parts'. (RollingBlockParts.com) He has a piano wire replacement trigger spring that improved the trigger pull on my military rollers. I just replaced the trigger spring with the wire then stored the original inside the stock. It is a simple fix but makes quite a difference.

EdZ
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