Browning X-bolt replacement trigger spring

[Positrac]

https://youtu.be/NtLwXUooUmY

https://www.mcarbo.com/browning-x-bo...pring-kit.aspx

For all of you who shoot a Browning X-bolt but do not like the heavy trigger pull they have there is now a replacement trigger spring available from M*CARBO out of Florida.

From the look of the video you mangle the original trigger spring getting it out but the new one is a drop-in. They say it will take an X-bolt from 4 1/2 pounds down to 2 1/2 pounds. I’ve adjusted the triggers in every X-bolt I have and so far the lightest I’ve gotten down to is just under 4 pounds (3 pounds 13 ounces).

Ernie the gunsmith out of the US was selling replacement springs a few years ago but quit because the trigger had to be taken apart for the replacement and too many people were screwing the assemblies up trying to get them back together. The M*CARBO spring is slightly smaller in diameter so the trigger doesn’t have to be taken apart.

Not sure on the logistics of getting gun parts out of the US but it is just a spring. I’m sure someone on here would have an idea on that.

I’ve sent an email to them and I’ll update when I hear from them.

[pikergolf]

Good luck getting a gun part out of the States.

[Smokinyotes]

My nephew ordered some springs from MCarbo out of Florida. He received them fairly quick with no issues.

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by pikergolf

Good luck getting a gun part out of the States.

Some parts require permits others do not.

[mediumrare]

I took the spring out of my Xbolt and clipped a couple mm off of it.got it down to 2 lbs on my fish scale.it was a bit of a fiddle getting the spring out but well worth it !

[JD848]

Originally Posted by mediumrare

I took the spring out of my Xbolt and clipped a couple mm off of it.got it down to 2 lbs on my fish scale.it was a bit of a fiddle getting the spring out but well worth it !

I had a guy do two like you said,clipped a bit off and down to 2 .25 pounds and the guy isn't a gun smith,i would check around.

[STY181]

I have ordered spring kits and trigger kits from the US shipped directly to me no problem as long as it is under a hundred dollars and is not a controlled item that has to be shipped to a FFL dealer.

[Positrac]

Originally Posted by JD848

I had a guy do two like you said,clipped a bit off and down to 2 .25 pounds and the guy isn't a gun smith,i would check around.

On older X-bolts you can get the trigger apart by removing some of the pins, but on the newest X-bolts, Browning has made the pins tamper proof. So I would check your trigger before proceeding. The pins on the tamper proof triggers, have what appear to be slotted heads on them, but these are in fact peen marks, to expand the end of the pins, so as not to be able to remove them. Too many issues with people taking them apart and causing damage to the triggers so Browning has started making them this way.

I only found that info out online after two hours of trying to get the trigger assembly on one of my X-bolts apart. I knew enough to know I was going to damage the assembly if I used any more force. While not a gun smith, I am a Machinist by trade so I know a little bit about fits and tolerances.

I’m going to try order up a couple of the M*CARBO Springs out of Florida tomorrow. I’ll let you guys know how I make out.

[Positrac]

Originally Posted by pikergolf

Good luck getting a gun part out of the States.

My, aren’t we in a glass half empty kind of mood...lol.

Could be an issue but the A-bolt II Timney spring I ordered last year out of the US also showed up quick with no issues.

[pikergolf]

Originally Posted by Positrac

My, aren’t we in a glass half empty kind of mood...lol.

Could be an issue but the A-bolt II Timney spring I ordered last year out of the US also showed up quick with no issues.

Hey if you can find someone in the States willing to risk it, I guess good on you? Their risk not yours.