Thread: Howa Trigger

funny thing,I can notice the two stage if REALLY concentrate...but in all honesty I find the trigger awesome... trigger isnt creepy at all...and anyone who thinks a howa trigger is crap..needs to use a SMLE for a bit..then go back and appreciate how good the howa one actually is. if bolt is uncocked or safety is on...trigger feels gritty..but come business time,the trigger is fine.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

funny thing,I can notice the two stage if REALLY concentrate...but in all honesty I find the trigger awesome... trigger isnt creepy at all...and anyone who thinks a howa trigger is crap..needs to use a SMLE for a bit..then go back and appreciate how good the howa one actually is. if bolt is uncocked or safety is on...trigger feels gritty..but come business time,the trigger is fine.

Depends on the age of the Howa though - the originals ( or before the HACT type triggers - now they were a pig!! ) I replaced that with a Timney only as I didnt have the skill nor tooling to make it the improvements it needed.

Having a HACT type trigger also on a later purchase, I did go the route of replacing the two springs in the trigger assembly, as unable to take it down under 3lbs (approx) pull. I used these guys - https://highvelocityhuntingaustralia...er-spring-kit/ - took 15 minutes to change over... What a difference!


I DID ask them to NOT state its intended use, but to put a generic description to bypass the fine mesh filter of customs.. ( cough )

Originally Posted by Nasty Factory Trigger

Depends on the age of the Howa though - the originals ( or before the HACT type triggers - now they were a pig!! ) I replaced that with a Timney only as I didnt have the skill nor tooling to make it the improvements it needed.

Having a HACT type trigger also on a later purchase, I did go the route of replacing the two springs in the trigger assembly, as unable to take it down under 3lbs (approx) pull. I used these guys - https://highvelocityhuntingaustralia...er-spring-kit/ - took 15 minutes to change over... What a difference!


I DID ask them to NOT state its intended use, but to put a generic description to bypass the fine mesh filter of customs.. ( cough )

I have uses the pre-hact trigger that gundoc on here had improved for a mutual firend and it was an a beautiful trigger
Id prefer it to be honest, no shitty long creep to find the second stage like this new lawyer trigger is

Originally Posted by Bill999

I have uses the pre-hact trigger that gundoc on here had improved for a mutual firend and it was an a beautiful trigger
Id prefer it to be honest, no shitty long creep to find the second stage like this new lawyer trigger is

The first stage of movement isn’t creep. Its take-up, or travel, and is fundamental to the concept of a 2-stage trigger.

Creep is a completely different and definitely undesirable! Creep can affect both single-stage and two-stage triggers.

The original Howa trigger was an old single stage design that could suffer horrible creep. That was replaced years ago by the HACT. The two-stage HACT trigger has very light first stage take-up, then you hit the “wall” of the increased second stage pull, then it breaks with zero creep. The aforementioned spring upgrades achieve really good hunting triggers at minimal cost/effort, a lot of experienced hunters prefer a lighter pull, usually because our hunting ranges are often a lot further than other territories.