Longhunter:
Welcome to the board and congratulations on your new purchase. I think you'll find the PCR to be a terrific buy. As for smoothing out the trigger, lots of dry firing (and shooting -- which is a lot more fun) will work wonders. I own/have owned five PCRs. The triggers on two of them were a little rough at first, as well as having somewhat indistinct SA pulls. But after several hundred rounds of dry firing (with snap caps, of course), the triggers improved immensely, including SA crispness.
If that doesn't work, the a trip to the smith may be necessary. But try the inexpensive snap cap route first.
Take care. Marko