I've heard several people complain about the trigger on the Browning B78 High Wall. Mine initially had a little bit of free play, followed by a noticeable creep during which there was an annoying build up of tension before the hammer finally dropped. I was not content to consciously feel and think through the various stages of the trigger's movement. Hence, I sort the services of a competent / knowledgeable Gunsmith who, after some fiddling & filing etc has lightened the trigger down to about two pound, minus the creep and progressive tension. Absolutely fantastic ! The only problem being, I've got to now re-train the brain to adapt to this beautifully crisp trigger. That means more time out hunting so I shouldn't really complain !

Further, I found the original case extraction lever to be overly forceful - resulting in a very audible noise as it snapped open prior to loading (a sure way of scaring off nearby game), and flinging the case hard against the adjustable case guide behind the falling block. A very simple fix - unscrew the forearm, lower the lever and carefully dismantle the rather simple spring operated ejector assembly. Replace the original somewhat firm spring with one which has less tension, then re-assemble. Easy !

Unlike the contemporary 1885 model, the B78's barrel is not floated. Another easy fix - unscrew the forearm and carefully sand down the channel. When you're happy with the clearance, seal the sanded channel and add a thin flat metal spacer to each screw - between the channel and the forearm's hanger.

I don't like the 1885 High Wall's straight grip stock and the fact that the .243 Win was only available in the Low Wall version, thus the reason for recently buying an old 1978 B78 High Wall - complete with a pistol grip Monte Carlo style stock with a raised cheek rest and a 26 inch round heavy barrel.

A magnificent rifle, beautifully designed and constructed - with the mentioned minor modifications it is now such a pleasure to shoot. Happy hunting !

I've almost bought a couple of different Browning B78's over time, but never ended up with them for one reason of another. It seemed like a bolt always went home with me instead.

I broke down a few years ago and bought a Ruger #1 in 243 simply because I felt that I couldn't go thru life without one falling block single shot to play with. I don't know if I made the right decision, but it shoots very well and after my grand daughter decided that was here deer and coyote gun she now owns it. I still get to shoot it when I want to, but she's going to take here first deer this fall with it.

It's going to be a shame in a few years when she's old enough to have a boy friend how bad she's going to outshoot him.

I have a B-78 in 25-06 with the round heavy varmint bbl. and montecarlo stock. It's pretty accurate with hand loads giving about 1" groups at 100 yds. and sometimes less. I did do the trigger job myself, and believe me, it was a bugger getting it disassembled, reassembled, and readjusted a dozen or more times to get it right. I had to search for spring loaded small parts all over the dining room floor on several different occasions. I did finally get it done, but had to buy a "Browning Field Manual" reprint from the local Browning guru (meant as an assembly guide for gunsmiths) to get it finally back together correctly. I do now have a 2 1/2 lb. crisp trigger with no creep. It does have a small amount of take-up or pre-travel that seems necessary for it to work correctly. I really love mine, mainly because it's so darned pretty. It now shoots like a dream as well. BTW, I consider you smarter than me in getting that trigger job done professionally. My bet is that the gunsmith who did it engaged in a little cussing too.

Rev