Ron your newsletter is tops. Re: 223 norinco is there anyway the trigger can be improved, it is that vague you just have no idea when it is going to go off. I realize i should have purchased a better quality 223 but live and learn.

Dear N
If you were just around the corner I would suggest you brought it in as our gunsmith is very good in improving triggers. Depending on how much you would want to spend to, would dictate the amount of work done to it.
As you are South of the Border down Mexico way (NSW) I would suggest you first of all, took the action and barrel out of the stock, look very closely at everything. Make sure nothing is obstructing the trigger from moving, such as the stock or trigger guard, make sure it has clearance from the stock in every direction. Soak the action bolt and trigger in kerosene for a few days. Blow the trigger and the bolt out with compressed air. Then soak trigger and bolt in a good gun oil which has a quantity of Molybdenum Disulfide for a few days. Blow it out again with compressed air and see if its made some improvement. Remember cleanliness is next to godliness and communist don’t believe. If that does not improve it, you may know someone who has a good reputation for having mechanical aptitude. If they take the bolt apart and polish with wet and dry 1600 grit the surface on the bottom of the striker that engages the sear on top of the trigger mechanism. Then with the same ultrafine wet and dry. Make sure the wet and dry is supported with a block to keep it flat. Do not change the angles on either one. Just lesson the friction between the two moving surfaces. Re assemble and try again if still not satisfactory. remove the trigger mechanism and check that all parts move freely as they oscillate around the pins and do not touch the body of the trigger. Sometimes the pins are two big and the sears cannot move freely. Polish up the pins on a small lathe. Re assemble and try again. You can see from this that there is a lot of time involved in producing a good trigger release, but if you persevere or even pay some one, the difference between the price of your rifle and the expensive European rifles will still be vast. Also keep in mind that many expensive rifles need work on the trigger to make them satisfactory.
Hope that this helps.
Ron Owen