upgrade sear spring for Mini-14 & 30's

platoonDaddy · Feb 22, 2019

Today at the range, friend demo the “sear spring” upgrade to his Mini 14, oh my what a smooth pull. Certainly beats the shit out of Ruger’s stock tripper pull.

If you have a 14 or 30 and are unhappy with the trigger pull, check this option.

https://www.mcarbo.com/ruger-mini-14-mini-30-trigger-spring-kit.aspx

BlueHeeler · Feb 22, 2019

Thank you. This is helpful to my needs. :thumbsup:

willtill · Feb 22, 2019

Appreciate this. :thumbsup:

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Alan3413 · Feb 22, 2019

Thanks! Good info to have.

pbharvey · Feb 22, 2019

Wow this looks cheap and easy

Mini14tac · Feb 22, 2019

After reading the reviews and watching the video, I bit! Will post results! Thanks Platoondaddy!

platoonDaddy · Feb 25, 2019

Mini14tac said:
After reading the reviews and watching the video, I bit! Will post results! Thanks Platoondaddy!

Hopefully you will have the same success my friend had, keep us posted.

In the video, the President of the company is advertising a product and has that shitty piece of 2x4 with two ragged holes for pin press-out.

Thought that was very tacky.

K31 · Feb 25, 2019

platoonDaddy said:
In the video, the President of the company is advertising a product and has that shitty piece of 2x4 with two ragged holes for pin press-out. Thought that was very tacky.

Best is the enemy of good-enough. - Old Soviet proverb

willtill · Feb 26, 2019

platoonDaddy said:
Hopefully you will have the same success my friend had, keep us posted.

In the video, the President of the company is advertising a product and has that shitty piece of 2x4 with two ragged holes for pin press-out. Thought that was very tacky.

Well... that's what we all would come up with too....

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platoonDaddy · Feb 27, 2019

willtill said:
Well... that's what we all would come up with too....

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At least our drill holes wouldn't look shitty! :lol2:

jrumann59 · Feb 27, 2019

What no grease or lube on engagement points....

willtill · Feb 28, 2019

I went ahead and ordered the spring yesterday. $18.00 when all said and done :rolleyes:

for a spring but WTH... seems to be a simple and worthy modification.

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Mini14tac · Mar 2, 2019

Installed it this morning. I used my Wheeler non-digital trigger pull scale. Factory was 4-5/8 - 4-3/4. After the spring install it is 3-3/4 - 3-7/8. Definitely lighter and smoother! I give it a thumbs up for such a inexpensive easy install!

Alan3413 · Mar 2, 2019

Hmm... Seems like cutting a coil or two off the factory spring will give the same result.

Pinecone · Mar 2, 2019

Alan3413 said:
Hmm... Seems like cutting a coil or two off the factory spring will give the same result.

Cutting off coils makes the spring shorter, but stiffer.

Alan3413 · Mar 2, 2019

Pinecone said:
Cutting off coils makes the spring shorter, but stiffer.

There'd be less compression, hence less force on the sear methinks.

Pinecone · Mar 3, 2019

Alan3413 said:
There'd be less compression, hence less force on the sear methinks.

Maybe

I know that in the past, people cut coils off car springs and ended up with a higher ride height.

You would have to put the numbers in a spring calculator.

platoonDaddy · Mar 5, 2019

Mini14tac said:
Installed it this morning. I used my Wheeler non-digital trigger pull scale. Factory was 4-5/8 - 4-3/4. After the spring install it is 3-3/4 - 3-7/8. Definitely lighter and smoother! I give it a thumbs up for such a inexpensive easy install!

As you stated, inexpensive easy install for lighter & smoother trigger.

Glad it worked out for you, certainly did for my shooting partner.

Mini14tac · Mar 5, 2019

platoonDaddy said:
As you stated, inexpensive easy install for lighter & smoother trigger.

Glad it worked out for you, certainly did for my shooting partner.

Yes, and thanks again for posting about it!

willtill · Oct 16, 2019

I finally got round tuit...

...installed the McCarbo sear spring. The package only has been staring at me for like over a year now. :sad20:

Seems to be a better trigger release when squeezed. I don't have a trigger pull gauge, but my thought is that it's improved.

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