Trigger adjustment

Harry Crabtree · Post by **Harry Crabtree** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:07 pm

Ok, learned something new. Will put gun lube on it instead. Thanks for the good advise guys.

ch312 · Post by **ch312** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:13 pm

i was looking at the trigger and it is possible to shorten the trigger travel required to fire the crossbow by deccreasing the sear engagement with shims but im not sure how safe it would be because theres alot more pressure on it than a guns...

Harry Crabtree · Post by **Harry Crabtree** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:16 am

Thx, then I'll just leave it be. Have my guns down to about 3-4lbs of trigger pull and not sure where the Exomax trigger is but it has to be more than that I'd think. Thx for the advice.

maple · Post by **maple** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:45 am

Remoil or g96 have been suggested as WD40 alternatives. Surely there is a "standard" high quality product used in the industry for lubrication of triggers. They've been around for a long time and so have gunsmiths! Any oil will attract dust and grit. So the thinner the layer of oil the better.

Does "The Marketing Dude" know? Does Bill T. have a preferred product? I'd trust either one of them.

Personally I'd not mess around with altering one myself. Even accessing it to clean it is tricky. No space to fit in mini Q-tips or anything. Want to void your warantee? Take apart the trigger.

Locksmiths use finely powdered graphite to make door lock mechanisms turn as smooth as a baby's bottom as it doesn't attract or hold crud. However, would it be a good or bad thing on trigger workings?

Maple

bj · Post by bj » Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:41 am

maple wrote: Does "The Marketing Dude" know? Does Bill T. have a preferred product? I'd trust either one of them.

Maple

yep !...check out your manual that came with the bow...

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:24 pm

As you use it Harry Crabtree the trigger will get some what better, however the main thing is "225LBS" the trigger is holding back. Mine is still hard for me to shoot with out pulling left when I squeeze off the trigger

Harry Crabtree · Post by **Harry Crabtree** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 8:24 pm

You're probably right. That 225lbs is an awful lot for the trigger to hold back and I guess I'll just have to get use to it. It's growing on me as I shoot it more. I'll forget about trying to adjust it. Thx again for all the ideas and comments. I'm going to south Alabama for the last week of this month and want to be ready with the Exomax to take a shot. My family owns a little over 1200 acres there of farmland and I have some shots I might can get in at the 20-40 yard range if I'm lucky. Thx again for the ideas.

Hi5 · Post by **Hi5** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:20 pm