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<\/a>Author with test gun after installation<\/p><\/div>\n
The Remington 700 is no question the most prolific bolt action rifle in the United States. First introduced in 1962, this gun has done everything at one time or another. From your grandfather\u2019s moose gun to the front lines of the War on Terror, the 700 has served in every role imaginable. Its action has been copied by custom houses, and from Remington, it is available in every package from the $300 Wal-Mart special to a $5,000 switch barrel chassis gun. There’s no telling how many hundreds of thousands of guns are in circulation, and it has grown to dominate the aftermarket in terms of support. If they don\u2019t make it for a 700, odds are pretty good they don\u2019t make it.<\/p>\n
But for all that popularity, does the 700 have a weak point? Yes, yes it does. The factory triggers aren’t the greatest in the\u00a0 700.<\/p>\n
<\/a>new Geissele Super 700, 2 stage version<\/p><\/div>\n
Geissele,<\/a> already know in the industry as a leader in triggers, stepped in last year with an aftermarket solution. Since they had already solved AR-15, Tavor, FNH SCAR, and SIG MCX triggers, to name just a few, it seems like a natural evolution. Geissele is known for both extreme durability, being the trigger of choice for SOCOM, as well as extreme quality. I think we all remember the first time we dropped a Geissele into our AR-15 in place of the gritty mil-spec trash it came with, and the tears of joy after that a trigger could be so good in a semi-auto.<\/p>\n Opposite side view<\/p><\/div>\n Geissele doesn\u2019t just do things though, they do them with style. Can you already get an amazing aftermarket trigger for a Remington 700 from someone else? Yes, you can. It was going to take more than just the Geissele name to make a splash in this market. And fortunately for us, they delivered.<\/p>\n Safety and hammer contained in the module<\/p><\/div>\n First off, the Geissele is a one-piece cassette type trigger, with the safety already installed. The hammer is completely contained in the module, nothing complicated to line up on installation. I was actually a little concerned when I drew this assignment because I am about as well versed in gunsmithing as I am particle physics. As in, I\u2019m not. The race car driver doesn\u2019t have to change his own tires, which was the model we used in the Army and USMC. Not only had I never taken the trigger out of one of my 700\u2019s, but it would also have been a punishable offense when I was still in the Corps. We had people for that, who in turn didn\u2019t get paid to crawl around in the swamp with grease paint on their faces. As an older man, I can tell you who I think was smarter.<\/p>\n Bottom view<\/p><\/div>\n Rear view<\/p><\/div>\n Anyway, so off I went to slap in the new trigger. And I am happy to report that the Geissele model is child\u2019s play to install. Using nothing but the included directions from Geissele, I had it installed, adjusted, and put back together inside 30 minutes. I am going to contend it is actually easier to do than a Glock trigger, which is a high bar of simplicity. The printed directions from Geissele are excellent and drawn at a scale that is easy to use. No micro font here, which I greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n Top view<\/p><\/div>\n Adjustment is also simple, with 4 points of adjustment on the trigger. With basic Allen keys, you can tune trigger weight, sear engagement, over travel, and second stage weight. As a rank amateur, I left sear engagement and overtravel alone. I may go back and adjust them later, but for initial review purposes, I wanted to see if the gun would go bang with the factory settings. I adjusted down to two pounds even, which felt like a solid setting.<\/p>\n Directions you can see from across the bench<\/p><\/div>\n For a test gun\u00a0I was using the new Remington 700 Chassis rifle. If you remember from my initial review, I was less than impressed with the new factory trigger. While billed as adjustable, mine refused to cooperate. That left me with a five pound, six ounce trigger, what I consider excessively heavy for a handgun, much less a precision bolt action rifle.<\/p>\n factory and Geissele side by side<\/p><\/div>\n The initial accuracy of testing that gun was also less than spectacular. It yielded just under one MOA accuracy, which isn\u2019t great in the modern world. (Oh how things change, and sometimes for the better.) Was some of that to blame on the trigger? We were going to find out. Now don\u2019t get me wrong. You can shoot some amazing groups with a bad trigger, military guys do it every day. Hell, the Geiselle M-4 trigger wasn\u2019t even approved until like 2011, and we had garbage in our guns before that. But it is much, much easier with a good trigger. I am not too proud to admit that I probably left some accuracy on the table on the 700 Chassis.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>