M*CARBO Ruger Mini-14/30 Trigger Spring Kit

The Mini-14 factory trigger is the part of the rifle many owners want to improve first, and a complete drop-in trigger group is not common for the platform the way Geissele and LaRue groups are for AR-15s. The M*CARBO Trigger Spring Kit is a low-cost custom sear spring that cuts factory trigger pull weight by approximately 30%, with M*CARBO listing stock pulls around 5.75 to 7 pounds and modified pulls around 4.25 pounds depending on rifle.

Install is a bench job. Pull the trigger group from the receiver, follow M*CARBO's installation video, swap the sear spring, and reassemble. The kit does not change the trigger geometry, the sear engagement, or the reset distance, so factory creep and reset characteristics remain. What it does is make the existing trigger lighter, which is the part most owners notice.

Skip this kit if Galloway Precision launches a Mini-14 trigger group, which they do not currently make (Galloway focuses on pistol parts). For Mini-14 owners willing to pay for true bench-trigger work, Accuracy Systems Inc. offers a custom trigger job that delivers a 3.5 lb pull, but the price is roughly $150 plus shipping and the rifle has to leave the owner's possession. The M*CARBO kit is the right call for the majority of owners.