I recently had a Bix’N Andy competition trigger stop functioning. I was indoors and the temp was about 36F. The trigger just stopped working, and tapping on the shoe would not allow the round to fire. I tried multiple times, and nothing worked to resolve the issue.
After I got home, I removed the trigger, and disassembled it for cleaning. I noticed the 4 screws holding the top plate in place were not snug. Not fall-out loose, but definitely not as snug as I normally tighten after doing cleaning.
Would this cause the trigger to malfunction in this manner?
Everything in a Bix N Andy trigger is precision machined and perfection so I would say yes it is possible that the screws being loose could cause a problem. Make sure it is super clean and dry reassemble and report back.
Thank you! I have been using 92% alcohol and swabs to wipe the internal plates and parts with, and then re-assembling the triggers for awhile now. I think one of you support techs recommended the alcohol. It has worked fine now for several years. Based on how much shooting I do (I shoot ARA matches on a regular monthly basis), I usually thoroughly clean the triggers twice a year. I have had an issue in the past at a match, where the trigger would delay-fire the round, and then, to finish the match, I had to keep touching the trigger to get it to fire on every round. Fortunately, I was able to complete the match.
Afterwards, I started pro-actively cleaning the trigger and have had no issues like that since.
Lastly, the trigger was last opened by a gunsmith friend of mine. When I got my rifle back from him, I failed to check the trigger to make sure it was installed correctly. My mistake…. That won’t happen again!
There’s a thread on AccurateShooter (https://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/bix-trigger-fix.4022457/) about this issue. Mostly it seems it is thought to be in early versions. There the consensus seems to be that there are a couple of surfaces that improve if polished slightly. Mine hasn’t failed in any way, so it stays as is.
I would like to caution that polishing surfaces inside the trigger needs to be done with extreme caution. Since the internal parts are held to very precise tolerances, a very slight overcorrection could render the trigger unsafe.
At Bullet Central, we have never had to polish any internal parts when doing service work on triggers, and shy of some pierced primer cases, we’ve always been able to get triggers back to top performance.
If you are still having issues with your trigger @Rimfireshooter99, may I suggest sending it in so we can have a look at it? You can open a ticket for this by contacting us through our Help Center .
Thanks Rael. I actually ordered a new trigger, received it and used it in a match yesterday. The trigger it replaced that stopped working had the 4 main screws very loose. It had been previously worked on by a gunsmith who polished the inside of the top plate. I plan to sell it and purchase another Competition trigger to use as a backup.