Modifying my Traditions Shenandoah trigger

[Winter Hawk]

I am not a fan of set triggers.  Several years ago I modified the trigger plate on the Hodgepodge rifle (CVA) to a single trigger and that worked out very well.  A while back I traded an unmentionable for a Traditions Shenandoah rifle which has basically the same trigger group, and recently I decided to modify it also.

The modification consists of taking all of the parts out of the trigger plate and drilling a new hole for the front trigger pin about 1/4" back and a tad higher than the existing hole, then reinstalling the front trigger in the new location.  A drill press would probably make this easier but I don't have one so used the hand drill.  Despite having center punched the trigger plate the drill wandered down and forward a bit.  It took some file work to make the trigger operate correctly but it just barely releases the seer at the end of motion.  I'm thinking of cleaning the trigger plate thoroughly and filling the new hole with JB Weld, mostly for cosmetics, then taking the TP to a friend's drill press and see if this can be rescued.   

Wish me luck!

~Kees~

[BEAVERMAN]

pics!

[LongWalker]

You could fit a pin to the hole and secure it with Locktite 620 (permanent--it is usually used for bearings and studs), then center punch and re-drill the hole with a drill press.  If you use JB, your drill bit may wander again when you hit it.