Anyone familiar with the Record trigger?

[jimaok]

I have an older R9 that i havent shot in atleast 8 years. I gave it a couple of drops of RWS chamber oil in the chamber, and i dabbed a little Tune in a Tube grease on the mainspring. I noticed my spring has a plastic spring guide inside it, so i could only lube it on the exposed side.

My question is this. While putting it back together the rear smaller trigger guard screw spun without catching threads. I took it apart again and sure enough there were no threads for the rear screw in the record unit. Then i found a loose hex bolt on the floor that i found slides into the back of the trigger unit for that screw. It had fallen out without me seeing it. I slid it in and reassembled everything fine.

Is that bolt supposed to be loose like that? Or should it be pinned or welded in place? I probably wont be taking it apart again for a long time, but i wasnt sure if that was normal.

 

[DualMagMike]

yes normal, crappy design but normal...

 

[Bob-in-WV]

They are loose. Probably wouldn't hurt to put a dab of goop or silicone to hold it in place, but once installed, it won't come out anyway.

 

[thumper]

They are crimped in place in the trigger body. You can use a punch and peen it in place and it will never be a problem again. Most don't come loose. 

The old ones were threaded straight through the metal in the trigger housing. Problem was, when someone stripped the threads (and they would) you were screwed. The new design eliminates that since it's a common replaceable nut. 

 

[bandg]

They are crimped in place in the trigger body. You can use a punch and peen it in place and it will never be a problem again. Most don't come loose. 

The old ones were threaded straight through the metal in the trigger housing. Problem was, when someone stripped the threads (and they would) you were screwed. The new design eliminates that since it's a common replaceable nut.

Agree. The above statement about "crappy design" is badly off base, IMO.

 

[Richardo]

All the Rekord triggers that I have seen have a small nut placed into the trigger housing that the small bolt screws into.

 

[Septicdeath]

https://www.airgunstocks.com/articles/rekord-trigger-service.html

 

[jimaok]

Thanks everyone. It sounds like that bolt being loose is common.

 

[Richardo]

If you look carefully at the photo of the trigger in the link provided by Septicdeath you’ll see the silver nut where the rear trigger guard bolt screws into the trigger housing.

It is important that the rear trigger guard bolt is tight.

 

[Motorhead]

YES a NUT is in the gap and easily falls out !! .... Get a magnet & find it !

Or buy a new one 4mm x .7 pitch thread.

 

[jimaok]

Thanks Motorhead! I got the original back in, but now that I know the size, I think its wise to have some on hand incase I cant find it next time. 

 

[thumper]

You can take a punch and peen the nut in place and it won't go anywhere.