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I have a 1 and a half year old traditions deerhunter flintlock, cheap but it's all I can afford. It has a very heavy trigger pull and the trigger has a lot of play all the time. Is there anything can be done to remedy this?
 
There's a little screw on the lock that moves the sear engagement. Hopefully someone can provide photos. I have that model rifle and it has a very nice, light, crisp trigger after adjustment.
 
Assuming we are talking about a "double set trigger", don't mess with the screw between the triggers.
It is only there to adjust how much travel the front trigger must move before it releases the rear, "set" trigger.
If it is screwed in too far it can make the trigger too easy to release with only the slightest bump on the stock. This can make the gun dangerous whenever the hammer is in the fully cocked position.

If it is a single trigger, being loose is the name of the game. I've known people who improved this loose trigger thing so there was no slop in the front trigger but found they had created a dangerous weapon that could accidentally fire if it was bumped hard.
There is supposed to be some clearance between the trigger blade and the sear arm so the sear can fully engage the full cock notch in the tumbler. If something prevents this from happening, the lock might be released at the slightest bump.
 
Assuming we are talking about a "double set trigger", don't mess with the screw between the triggers.
It is only there to adjust how much travel the front trigger must move before it releases the rear, "set" trigger.
If it is screwed in too far it can make the trigger too easy to release with only the slightest bump on the stock. This can make the gun dangerous whenever the hammer is in the fully cocked position.

If it is a single trigger, being loose is the name of the game. I've known people who improved this loose trigger thing so there was no slop in the front trigger but found they had created a dangerous weapon that could accidentally fire if it was bumped hard.
There is supposed to be some clearance between the trigger blade and the sear arm so the sear can fully engage the full cock notch in the tumbler. If something prevents this from happening, the lock might be released at the slightest bump.
The one I have is a single trigger. It's not so much slop forward and back as it is side to side. I personally think it would take a lot to create a dangerous hair trigger on mine. Have not tested it but it is well over 4 times as hard to pull/ fire as other flintlocks I have used. I'm guessing it's around 6- 7 pound trigger pull.
 
If it's anything like the trigger that's in my TVM poor boy, it's not hard to get rid of the slop. For side to side movement you can remove the trigger assembly and squeeze the two supports that hold the triggers pivot pin together slightly.

Now what I did to get rid of the forward and back slop was that I installed a small spring that is embedded in the stock and pushes down on the pivot arm so the trigger is always forward and off the sear bar until you press the trigger with your finger. There's still some creep with this but the trigger is not free to move back and forth like a bell while you're walking. Now this setup is on a smooth bore that I use strictly as a shotgun so you may want something else for a rifle setup.
 
My flinter Deerhunter got turned into a smooth bore as well.
The trigger has always been just fine... Don't think I ever adjusted it.
 
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