{"id":8692,"date":"2014-04-01T18:47:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T18:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramworks.net\/blog\/?p=8692"},"modified":"2015-12-07T20:51:21","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T20:51:21","slug":"whats-in-your-rifle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/whats-in-your-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in your rifle?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"3-GUN<\/a>
Keith Garcia (3-GUN NATION photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3-Gun competition<\/a> is the fastest growing segment of competitive firearms shooting. Here is an interesting tidbit of information whether you like 3-Gunshooting or not. The last three, 3-Gun Nation champions won by pulling a Timney<\/a>. Tommy Thacker is the 2012 Champion, Keith Garcia won it all in 2013 and Greg Jordan is the reining 2014 Champion.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not surprised the winners are using Timney<\/a>\u00a0triggers, I just wonder why everyone isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been pulling a Timney<\/a> for a long time and for me, Timney<\/a> has become the standard by which all triggers are judged. When I \u2018m pondering on a new rifle, a consideration is always if Timney<\/a> is making a replacement trigger for it. If they aren’t and I buy it anyway, I usually call the guys at Timney<\/a> and suggest they start making one.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s kinda \u2013 sorta what happened with one of the newest triggers Timney<\/a> is offering for the Mossberg MVP<\/a>. Timney<\/a> sent me a sample to test but it was for the larger (.308 version) of the MVP. This rifle uses the same action as the Mossberg 4X4. I called my buddy T-Bone at Timney<\/a> and said, \u201cDude, I need a Timney<\/a> for the small MVP<\/a>; the one in .223 Remington.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Timney
Timney trigger on a small action Mossberg MVP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A few weeks later a new test sample arrived. I installed it on one of my MVPs (CUR # 2)<\/a> and it worked to perfection. So, I called T-Bone up again and said send me another. Now, both the CUR # 1<\/a> and the CUR # 2<\/a> have Timney<\/a> triggers. In fact, since the CUR rifle<\/a> was my idea and since I wrote the specs for it, I think I\u2019ll add one more requirement; a CUR rifle<\/a> must have a Timney<\/a> Trigger. (Timney triggers for both the large and small Mossberg MVP<\/a> should be available soon.)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s in your rifle? If its not a Timney<\/a>, be careful what you put your trigger finger on<\/strong><\/em>. After all, you only have one trigger finger and sometimes you only get one shot!<\/p>\n

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3-Gun competition is the fastest growing segment of competitive firearms shooting. Here is an interesting tidbit of information whether you like 3-Gunshooting or not. The last three, 3-Gun Nation champions won by pulling a Timney. Tommy Thacker is the 2012 Champion, Keith Garcia won it all in 2013 and Greg Jordan is the reining 2014 Champion. 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