Model 10 Trigger Guard Won’t Come Off

[Dave Hoback]

Good news!

Oil & 0000 steel wool. It’s going to take some bluing off. Or, you can soak the barreled action in Evapo-rust or equivalent.

[NF1E]

Glad you got that thing off. More problems are created by guys thinking they are going to make things better the " easy " way. Seldom ends up being any benefit at all.

[Dave Hoback]

Oh yeah… don’t bother putting that trigger show back on. I sure wouldn’t!

BTW.. since you got the barreled action free from the stock. What trigger is it? Did you happen to get a 3-screw? Can you take a picture?

[Robinhood]

I like trigger shoes. If it feels better with it, keep on using it. The feel of a rifle can be a personal thing.

[PEMDAS]

Oh yeah… don’t bother putting that trigger show back on. I sure wouldn’t!

BTW.. since you got the barreled action free from the stock. What trigger is it? Did you happen to get a 3-screw? Can you take a picture?

Sorry it took me so long. I don’t have a lot of free time and was just now able to get back to it. Here is the trigger:

https://i.ibb.co/XxkMnQc/78-CE9-B9-D-422-E-4-D6-F-A7-FB-35-D94-F85-A696.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/BZMNC0S/83-E7-EB52-40-FE-4-A94-A7-AF-8-F0-E2-B174-C43.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/H4DsmhZ/27-C6-A915-E35-F-423-D-A9-DF-FC7-F46686-FD6.jpg
https://ibb.co/m5Fgnjf

[Dave Hoback]

Yeee-UP! You gots a 3-screw there ya do! I can do fine, fine things to those. Set up properly those are the finest triggers Savage makes. Modification & proper set up they perform on par with pretty much any aftermarket trigger. Good stuff!:thumb:

[Robinhood]

Yeee-UP! You gots a 3-screw there ya do! I can do fine, fine things to those. Set up properly those are the finest triggers Savage makes. Modification & proper set up they perform on par with pretty much any aftermarket trigger. Good stuff!:thumb:

It looks like a 2 screw to me. the 3 screws were older. https://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2019_10/1007488858_Savage3screwtriggers.jpg.fa3eb25305012d 4e36e9dedb01695ae4.jpg

[Dave Hoback]

It looks like a 2 screw to me. the 3 screws were older

EDIT: I know for a fact, the OP’s picture is a 3-screw. If a trigger has the Sear adjustment screw, it is by definition, a 3-screw trigger.

Ive always called these 3-screw. In the picture, the rear most screw is just difficult to see because it’s adjusted all the way up. Here is his pic blown up.
https://i.ibb.co/cTGZLk1/CECE5221-CF5-E-439-C-92-D8-29078-E479729.jpg (https://ibb.co/KyMfwbX)

This is what I’ve always called a factory 2-screw. It does not have the Sear adjustment screw. But I could be wrong. Still.. I can do nice things to that trigger & make it quite nice!
https://i.ibb.co/37sCz3b/A8-D96-E86-6-E6-E-413-B-A8-D5-875-E229914-DA.png (https://ibb.co/jT5rRNY)

[bootsmcguire]

Yup that's how I have always heard them referred. 1 screw is just safety engagement, 2 screw is safety and over-travel, and 3 screw is sear and safety and over-travel engagement adjusts. If its got the sear screw then it's a 3 screw. Maybe there is some odd-ball out there I have yet to encounter idk but yes OP trigger is the 3 screw.

[Robinhood]

I have since had a chance to look at my inventory. I have both the old and the new style 3 screw. You are correct David. I missed that one.

[Dave Hoback]

Yes, they look different. The older 3-screw, like this, just had that roll pin, to hold the Bar-spring. The new ones were very nicely milled steel with a portion of it’s own to hold the Bar-spring.

[PEMDAS]

Sweet! I’m becoming more enthused with this find every time I learn something new.

[Dave Hoback]

So you know.. I offer to all. If you can remove the trigger & Sear and send it to me, I’m happy to polish the mating surfaces to perfect 90% and install one of the Bar springs I make, and install Titanium shims I also make, to eliminate side play. I do this for members here at no charge.

Here is one of past 3-screws I did. Take it apart & clean everything.
https://i.ibb.co/Syrppb6/EA6-F4-B84-9320-4-A5-F-95-A9-3-DEADE15-ABC5.jpg (https://ibb.co/r0sJJYQ)

Next I polish the mating surfaces. I use a homemade jig & ceramic water stones so the surfaces come out perfectly flat. I’ve said this for many years.. a Dremel is NOT friend to polishing flat trigger surfaces!
https://i.ibb.co/gZMX29m/CD0-E0-CA7-11-A0-4-F2-A-A430-DF53971-BFA10.jpg (https://ibb.co/fdYKgFq)
https://i.ibb.co/sgcm6j0/090029-E6-27-D8-42-E2-A796-C589599-B0-F62.jpg (https://ibb.co/p1N0R2t)

Here is the thicker/heavier stock Bar Spring over the much lighter Spring I make. These I make from new .043” spring wire approx, on a spool. And below that, the Titanium shims, laying on top of one of my 6000grit Japanese Water Stones.
https://i.ibb.co/dBLpbmP/0-C7600-A1-99-EC-48-E2-AE51-99-ACBF058-E82.jpg (https://ibb.co/WnPzDVk)

https://i.ibb.co/bH9SNbh/ABCC1-F7-B-D9-D6-43-F2-84-DF-840-DAA353431.jpg (https://ibb.co/TK3VPWX)

[PEMDAS]

Dave! That is extremely kind of you! When I get to the point I’m ready for that, I’ll hit you up! I’m assessing the barrel at the moment and considering new stocks. Any suggestions on a good precision stock that doesn’t break the bank, I’m all ears. I’ll also search the forum for that.

[Dave Hoback]

Look at Boyds stocks. Also Choate stocks. They are the two lower priced & more “ready fit”. Other than these it’s likely either one of the many different Chassis, or the much higher priced Carbon/Kevlar & Fiberglass stocks. Which besides costing $400, $500+, also require fitting & bedding.