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I installed my VQ trigger and sear. I tested it with a few dry fires and it seems I re-installed everything correctly .

My question is how do I know how far to adjust the set screws.

Is the top one called the pre-Travel and the bottom the over travel is that right.

I know that you guys will set me straight thanks again.

The bottom screw the one on the trigger under your finger is the over travel screw the top one is the pre travel screw. Be sure to loctite them when your done or they will back out.

There has to be a small amount of pre travel or the sear will not reset. Basically it's trial and error.

Here's a photo to help with the set screw orientation.





Adjusting the pretravel screw is turning it in until the trigger is about 1/16th of an inch from engaging the sear. When you squeeze the trigger and release the hammer keep holding the trigger to the rear and cycle the bolt to cock the hammer. Next slowly release the trigger and listen for a "click" sound. That sound is the disconnector lever resetting on the sear and engaging the trigger. If you don't hear a click sound then you may have to back out the pretravel screw about 1/8th of a turn and try again. Keep adjusting until you get a consistent click then you have it adjusted properly.

The overtravel screw is there to keep the trigger from slamming into the frame after the trigger tension has been released by the hammer. You want to adjust this so that you have enough clearance on the sear so the face doesn't drag on the hammer after the release. You may experience 1/16" to 1/8" of overtravel movement on your trigger.

Hope this helps.

R,
Bullseye

Very simple, even us old guys can do it but I have to remove the trigger on my Mark II 22/45's because both screws are in the front face of the trigger. Adjust till it don't work + adjust till it do work = success.

Take the allen wrench with you to the range for final tweaks. Sometimes you get a bit different results between manually cycling the bolt and letting the bullets do it.

greener wrote:Take the allen wrench with you to the range for final tweaks. Sometimes you get a bit different results between manually cycling the bolt and letting the bullets do it.

True Dat - Good advice...