Trigger pull weight is the measurement of weight—or force—on the trigger of a firearm. More specifically, it measures the number of pounds or ounces applied before the trigger breaks and the sear releases. Let’s Talk About Pull-Weight If you’ve spent time around the gun shop or the firing range, you may have overheard conversations about […]
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The All New Rifle Basix Website
Welcome! Rifle Basix is owned and operated entirely in the U.S.A. offering quality replacement triggers for your bolt action rifles for more than ten years. Whether you are looking to lighten the weight of pull on your Remington 700 model or replace the trigger on your Savage Arms bolt action rimfire, Rifle Basix has the […]
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The following are customer testimonials from a wide range of our aftermarket triggers for Remington, Savage Arms, Marlin, and Ruger “Recently Rifle Basix introduced the “SAV-2”, a three-lever design intended to be used in the four ounce to three pounds range. This is in my opinion the “Ne Plus Ultra” of after-market triggers for Savage […]
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Rifle Mechanical Safety 101 *When a shooter’s safety is operating “normally” on any gun, be it factory or custom, please be aware: “Normally” would indicate that the safety is operating as it was intended. This brings up a basic discussion of using mechanical safeties. *In a bolt action rifle when a live round is left […]
Continue readingRemington Arms Co. Company History
Remington Arms Co. Company History Remington Arms Company History of the Firearms Business 1816 – Legend has it that a young Eliphalet Remington II believed he could build a better gun than he could buy, and he set out to craft such a gun on his father’s forge located at Ilion Gulch, New York. In the autumn […]
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Savage Arms Co. Company History The Savage Arms Company was organized in 1894 by Arthur Savage in Utica, New York. A native of Jamaica, Arthur led a romantic life, having been schooled in England and the United States. In his thirties, he explored the interior of Australia and was held captive for a year by […]
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