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Originally Posted by Bigstone
If you snug the screw it pushes the housing away from the receiver? I think the bolt drags if the housing is against the receiver. [memory] If it were a matter of having the housing snug then you would think the receiver would be threaded. I have lost track over the years where it was but did read somewhere a guy checked his un altered 541 and it was about 1/16 in. from housing. I have set mine so there is no bolt drag but have no idea if this is correct.
On a schematic it's called the "housing locking screw". Just google Rem 541 trigger. Thanks
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If you are trying to adjust the actual housing lock screw then the correct way to set the trigger is to have this set FIRST, then adjust the trigger pull, over travel and sear engagement. To set the lock screw turn it in until it is just snug on the action, then turn it in 1/8th turn at a time till you get drag on the bolt. As soon as there is drag on the bolt, turn it back out 1/8th turn and leave it there. This is designed to get the sear in proper alignment with the cocking lug on the bolt. Set wrong you will get draggy bolt or failure to engage on cocking or slam fires.
Do not adjust the set screw further in than 5/32 clearance of the trigger housing to the action, even if you don't get trigger drag (which is highly unlikely). The normal setting on most 541s will have it at 1/32 to 5/64ths.