Reducing the Trigger Pull in a .310 Martini Cadet Rifle.

[@gyha99]

Not alot of 310 cadet vids out there. Love your work

[@456eec]

Thanks. Glad to hear from other Cadet enthusiasts.

[@ignotumperignotius630]

Interesting video, nice gun!

[@Pete-in-Essex]

Good interesting stuff. Like yours, my Cadet trigger is nice. I must get it out and put a few rounds down range with it soon..

[@michaellynch574]

I looked up the martini cadet,s history and what they did was drill and tap a hole from the guard up to the trigger spring to adjust the tension on the spring it was a factory modificatin it was several years back maybe 5 so i cannot give you all the details but its there

[@stevephillips8719]

Hi mate, I've had Cadets for 40 yrs. Some in .22LR others in centerfire. The best way to improve the trigger is to replace the leaf spring with a coiled spring. Doug Barnes here in WA used to do a lot of conversions (I have one in .222R) and the trigger he set up is crisp and light but safe against bump fire.

[@456eec]

G'Day Steve. That's interesting. I hadn't heard of that conversion. I have another Cadet action with a heavy trigger spring and I can make leaf springs so am planning to do a video showing the making and replacement by a much lighter leaf spring of the same design. I guess back in the day they made the trigger spring heavy for safety with novice shooters.

[@stevephillips8719]

@@456eec Indeed, they were for kids really. I've worked on quite a few. .22LR. .22WRM. .222R. .223R. .357Max. 6mm Phillips. .257 Mag. 25/20 Imp. I also have a Martini Henry in .35 Whelan rimmed.

[@garycorbier9123]

@@stevephillips8719 Used to own one Martini Henry in 358 Winchester rimmed. (A 444 Marlin case shorten and run into a 358 Winchester sizing die.)

[@stevephillips8719]

@@garycorbier9123 Yes I have a Martini Henry in .35 Whelan (Rimmed). Based on the 9.3x72 case shortened and necked. It is a beast to shoot. 200gn at 2700fps in an 8lb rifle.

[@thomasrussell2789]

Just inherited a cadet rebored to 357 magnum. Looking forward to reloading for it

[@Adam-fk8oq]

I have one the same, rebored...it has Willcox on the barrel...

[@Adam-fk8oq]

Nice! I need to polish mine!

[@DaveP326]

Would the procedure for reducing the trigger pull pressure on the Martini Cadet be similat to what it would be on a Martini-Enfield in .303 Cal.? My Martini Enfield has a trigger pul of somewhere around 20 lbs of pressure. Just pulling the trigger is painful.

[@456eec]

They don't have the removable Francotte system but the principle would be the same. May be worth dismantling abd polish the sear surfaces and possibly replace the trigger spring with a lighter one.

[@1jtolvey]

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