User's Manual

2 Sear engagement
2.1 With two-stage trigger
The sear engagement denotes the travel from the second stage
to the release of the trigger.
Danger to life!
Unintentional discharge as a result of too short a sear en-
gagement or too low a trigger weight.
h Do not set the sear engagement too short.
h Do not set the trigger weight too low.
h Do not subject loaded and unsecured rifles to impact
and do not use force to close the breech.
WARNING!
Adjusting the sear engagement on a two-stage trigger by means
of the sear engagement adjusting screw [2]:
y turn anticlockwise = sear engagement is shortened
y turn clockwise = sear engagement is lengthened
Setting the optimum sear engagement:
I The rifle must be unloaded.
X Cock the rifle and release the trigger
(check whether the trigger releases as desired).
If the sear engagement is too long:
There is a short travel from the second stage to the release of the trigger (so-
called "pull" or "tug").
X After cocking and releasing the trigger, turn the sear engagement ad-
justing screw [2] anti-clockwise in steps (approx.
1
/
8
turn each time).
X Repeat the procedure until the second stage is no longer
perceptible.
X Then turn back
1
/
3
turn clockwise.
9 The optimum sear engagement is now set.
If the sear engagement is too short:
There is no longer any second stage. The trigger releases indefinably without
a second stage.
X After cocking, turn the sear engagement adjusting screw [2]
at least
1
/
4
turn clockwise, release the trigger and check
whether there is a second stage.
X If not, repeat the procedure until there is a perceptible
second stage.
X As soon as there is a perceptible second stage, proceed according to
the subsection "If the sear engagement is too long" to achieve the opti-
mum sear engagement.
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