User's Guide

SHARPS – USER’S MANUAL
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Double set trigger:
Some of our Sharps are supplied with double set trigger, which works as explained here below (Fig.3).
 Front trigger (62): it’s the shooting one, it can fire both in double set trigger mode or in normal mode.
 Rear trigger (66): it is under spring tension (65).
 Pulling the rear trigger loads the system and puts in balance the two triggers springs (65-60).
 Pulling the front trigger brakes such balance: the rear trigger lifts, pushed from its spring, and releases
the sear to fire.
 If once you have pulled the front trigger, the hammer is not released, adjust the rear trigger spring screw
(58); the power of the hit could not be enough to release the hammer. Unscrewing slightly that screw you
the power of the rear trigger will be improved. Unscrew it till the power is enough to release the hammer.
 It is normal that after some time the spring becomes a little weaker. In such case just turn anticlockwise the
screw by a quarter of turn (58)
 To obtain sensitive pulls it’s necessary to adjust the trigger screw (57); turning the screw anticlockwise the
trigger pull becomes more sensitive (reaching a point when the rear trigger cannot catch the front trigger),
turning the screw clockwise you will obtain an harder trigger pull.
 To adjust the double set trigger follow the instructions below
 Unscrew regulating trigger screw completely (57)
 Pull rear trigger (66)
 Slowly screw in the regulating trigger screw (57) till the front trigger will be released
 Now turn the screw clockwise for a complete turn
 Now a light pressure on front trigger is enough to release the shot.
 The rifle can shoot even without the double set trigger: once the gun is loaded, just pull the front trigger. The
trigger pull in this case will be considerably higher compared to the trigger pull using double set trigger
system.
Warning:
trigger pull
must never be
too light
Picture 3