880 trigger.

[ericnel]

I have really looked all over, but all the trigger modifications I have found go improve 880 trigger pull seem to be real cludges. Has anybody come up with a way to shorten pull and  cut it down from about 8# to a more reasonable 3 or 4#? I think the trigger is the major accuracy problem. I haven't found anything I dislike about it other than that d$&n lawyer trigger. Daisy should provide an adult add on like the 1200 pistol trigger.

[Big Bore Bart]

  It's not due to lawyers this time.     It's the design of the action.     The trigger also loads the "hammer" spring.   When the load on the spring overcomes the pressure holding the valve closed, the gun fires.   Even the one I had in the late '70's was horrid.

[nervoustrigger]

Well, don't bother using a lighter spring.  Doing so will only limit the mechanism's ability to throw open the valve and the result is a weak puff of air when the trigger is pulled (essentially a valve lock condition).

I was told that carefully shaping the trigger to a more rounded profile will reduce the pull effort but I abandoned the rifle due to poor accuracy before trying it.  I'll see if I can find the reference to it.  I think it was only text, though...no pictorial.

[gemjam]

I've read where some people have shortened the main spring behind the trigger by a coil or two to reduce the pull weight but I haven't tried it yet.

[nervoustrigger]

Again, just be aware it may limit velocity if you do that.  Whatever maximum number of pumps you ever intend to use, take before and after velocity readings to see if it affected things negatively.

[DavidS]

I've read where some people have shortened the main spring behind the trigger by a coil or two to reduce the pull weight but I haven't tried it yet.

If you do not mind loosing a lot of power.     One of the power mods I have done to all 3 of my Daisy's is to increase the strength of that spring.

Though it is possible to add a preload spring, and this does work.    The trouble is you will spend a bit of time on the lathe and mill to get the new trigger made to get it to work correctly.

[gemjam]

So far the more I shoot my 880 the better the trigger gets.  I don't have a trigger gauge to test the pull but it's not bad.  Things are probably just smoothing up.  It feels almost like a two stage trigger.  Not bad at all for a $40 gun!