{"id":13286,"date":"2016-04-27T14:30:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T14:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=13286"},"modified":"2016-04-27T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T14:30:48","slug":"the-trigger-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/the-trigger-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trigger Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Calvin<\/a><\/p>\n

Jeff Cooper once wrote, \u201cThose of us who shoot a good deal are well aware that the most important attribute of either rifle or pistol is trigger-action.\u201d<\/p>\n

Good triggers used to come by way of a gunsmith but every little town no longer has one. Timney Triggers<\/a> has filled that void with more than 130 affordable and precision engineered drop-in trigger units to fit rifles from more than 20 manufactures. Most can be installed in just a few minutes, with the tools you have in that cluttered drawer in your kitchen.<\/p>\n

As a testament to the quality of the Timney product, what might be the highest quality hunting rifles\u00a0ever engineered – the rifles of New Ultra Light Arms<\/a> – have come standard with Timneys for more than 30 years.<\/p>\n

\"NULA-6\"<\/a>
The rifles of New Ultra Light Arms have come standard with Timney triggers for more than 30 years.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Engineering masterpieces like these do not occur by accident. About a dozen years ago, Timney owner John Vehr realized he would have to invest in high-tech automated machinery to produce precision triggers in mass. After spending enough money to feed a third world country, Vehr sent an employee off to school. About all he\u00a0learned while there was how to plug the machines in and turn them on. Vehr then began a search for an operator; the man\u00a0he found was a genius.<\/p>\n

Calvin Motley was a sometimes shooter but more importantly his\u00a0brain works differently than most. He can look at a mechanical conundrum and almost magically create a simple solution, often before you\u2019ve finished explaining the problem. Not long after Calvin went to work for Timney, I told him I\u2019d really like a good trigger for my CZ 452. Calvin suggested I send him the rifle. I did. Two weeks later he returned it with a brand new trigger. Calvin\u2019s intellect, ingenuity, and the rapidity with which he can yield, is rare.<\/p>\n

\"TT2\"<\/a>
Timney’s new two-stage Targa triggers for the AR and the Remington 700.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For 70 years Timney has manufactured nothing but single stage triggers\u00a0but they continually receive requests\u00a0for two-stage triggers, particularly for the AR. For 2016 Timney introduced\u00a0a new two-stage AR trigger<\/a> for consumers to drool over\u00a0and\u00a0they have one for the Remington model 700<\/a> too. Calvin created these new “Targa” triggers in just a couple months while working on other trigger projects, operating and servicing all of\u00a0Timney’s\u00a0robotic machinery, and while being a loving husband to his wife Rhonda and a dedicated father to their three sons.<\/p>\n

As it is with most any companies, it\u2019s not the brand, the building, or the business, its the people who work there that\u00a0make the difference. Vehr will readily admit Timney was fortunate to find\u00a0Calvin. How much does Vehr believe in him?\u00a0Two years ago when\u00a0Calvin created\u00a0the absolute best trigger possible for the Remington model 7 and 700, Vehr was so impressed he named them\u00a0after Calvin.<\/p>\n

\"Seven-3\"<\/a>
Timney’s Calvin Elite trigger for the Remington Model Seven.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Every company, just like every shooter, needs a smart guy to turn to. Timney has Calvin Motley. And, you could argue that John Vehr is pretty smart too. After all, he hired Calvin and has managed to keep him around. If shooters are lucky, Timney will take care of Calvin and he’ll continue to create masterful go switches for many more firearms, for a long time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeff Cooper once wrote, \u201cThose of us who shoot a good deal are well aware that the most important attribute of either rifle or pistol is trigger-action.\u201d Good triggers used to come by way of a gunsmith but every little town no longer has one. Timney Triggers has filled that void with more than 130 affordable and precision engineered drop-in trigger units …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2509,2522,2500],"tags":[2646,2572,249,2645],"class_list":["post-13286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense","category-hunt","category-shooting","tag-ar-triggers","tag-remington-700-triggers","tag-timney-triggers","tag-timney-two-stage-triggers"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-3si","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11211,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/ruger-american-rimfire-drop-in-trigger-from-timney\/","url_meta":{"origin":13286,"position":0},"title":"Ruger American Rimfire Drop-In Trigger from Timney","author":"gunwriter","date":"January 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"In 2013 Ruger shipped me four of their Ruger American Rimfire rifles to test and evaluate. 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