I have a early/mid 80s Forester L579 in .308 that has a safety issue. Uder recoil the safety sometimes engages itself. Any ideas on how to fix it? In trying to do some research I see some mentions in adjusting the trigger pull weight to "check to make sure the safety functions". Is my possible issue that a previous owner set the trigger pull weight too low and that is allowing the safety to pop in to the safe position under recoil sometimes? The issue seems more prevalent shooting from a bench than off hand positions. It isn't every time, maybe 1 in 8 it'll engage. Not the best thing in the world when actually hunting with it (though I've yet to have it engage while hunting).
I don't have a trigger pull gauge, but my highly calibrated finger (it isn't that calibrated) would guess it's right about the bottom of the trigger pull weight if it ranges from 3-6lbs. It is slightly lighter than my AR LaRue 2-stage trigger that is 3.5lbs.
Outside of that being a possible cause, how can I go about fixing this? I've never worked on a Sako, but I have smithed a LOT of guns. Poking on Numerich, it looks like the safety detent ball and spring are replaceable parts, though no one has them.
Just looking for any options that isn't tracking down a $200+ original Sako trigger or getting a Timney trigger to replace the FCG (not that Timney triggers are bad, but I'd like to keep it as original as possible).
Thanks in advance.
I don't have a trigger pull gauge, but my highly calibrated finger (it isn't that calibrated) would guess it's right about the bottom of the trigger pull weight if it ranges from 3-6lbs. It is slightly lighter than my AR LaRue 2-stage trigger that is 3.5lbs.
Outside of that being a possible cause, how can I go about fixing this? I've never worked on a Sako, but I have smithed a LOT of guns. Poking on Numerich, it looks like the safety detent ball and spring are replaceable parts, though no one has them.
Just looking for any options that isn't tracking down a $200+ original Sako trigger or getting a Timney trigger to replace the FCG (not that Timney triggers are bad, but I'd like to keep it as original as possible).
Thanks in advance.