There is a program on the History Channel were these two guys wander the country buying odds and ends of old stuff for its overlooked value. One of these things is what they cal a "two trigger" rifle and which, or most of us call a rifle with double-set trigger set up. This is controlled by a very small screw located between the two triggers. Screwing this small item will adjust the stengthrequired to fire the rifle. You've loaded and aimed your rifle. you pull the rear trigger and hear a clicks it cocks the trigger. Then you pull the front trigger a much reduced job and the rifle will fire.
This is very handy if you tend to jerk the ordinary trigger throwing your rifle off its mark.
This can be fine tuned to where only the lightest touch will cause the rifle to go off.
This is nice but it is also very dangerous.The more you engage the small screw the less pressure will activate the action. In experiments I had both my "Hawken" rifles with not much more than the thought of causing the firing process to happen.
This also called a "hair Trigger" and cab be a terrible accident waiting to happen. Fully adjusted a leaf pressing against the front trigger will cause the unexpected firing hopefully with rifle aimed safely into outer space or the near by grand.
The double set trigger. in my opinion. should never be used when hunting and at the target range preferably when few other folks are near by.
There is also the Single Set Trigger, The Browning .50 Hawken style rifle had it/ You engaged it by pushing the trigger forward till it clicked and then back to fire with a much decrease amount of strength required.
Dutch Schoultz
This is very handy if you tend to jerk the ordinary trigger throwing your rifle off its mark.
This can be fine tuned to where only the lightest touch will cause the rifle to go off.
This is nice but it is also very dangerous.The more you engage the small screw the less pressure will activate the action. In experiments I had both my "Hawken" rifles with not much more than the thought of causing the firing process to happen.
This also called a "hair Trigger" and cab be a terrible accident waiting to happen. Fully adjusted a leaf pressing against the front trigger will cause the unexpected firing hopefully with rifle aimed safely into outer space or the near by grand.
The double set trigger. in my opinion. should never be used when hunting and at the target range preferably when few other folks are near by.
There is also the Single Set Trigger, The Browning .50 Hawken style rifle had it/ You engaged it by pushing the trigger forward till it clicked and then back to fire with a much decrease amount of strength required.
Dutch Schoultz