One could imply they lost the ASR and the MRAD won it because the Trigger
and it's the same trigger ...
Some people reported the screw backs out and the adjustment creeps so use nail polish and hit the screws after you have it adjusted correctly
Hi Frank!
The last thing I want to do is call you out on your own playing field, but for better or worse it is kind of the public record . . You've got my number!
Implying this (above quote) would be flat out wrong and I'm quite sure we have discussed this previously. The ASR trigger that "failed" was NOT a Competition Trigger,
it was an AI trigger made by AI in England. And BTW, when we got the rifles back many weeks later that trigger would hold the MIN weight in ASR spec (barely), but it would hold it. If you want my honest opinion an actual trial involving end users was not wanted and all submissions were efficiently eliminated by an engineer at NSWC until the one submission remained. There was no trial in the traditional context.
And I was at MHSA this week with the 3 guys,
Adam identified what is most likely the issue, it's fixable, although I highly doubt anyone will fix it
If Adam is right, and someone actually does it, I bet the trigger will be excellent after, but the work will never get done
We have shipped a LOT of comp triggers and relatively few of them have had issues. As you know, we go to great lengths to take care of customers. With the introduction of the AT-X there is going to be a renewed and intensified critique of AI and its products. This is entirely fair and we want to listen to all of our customers. There have been several changes to the design and assembly of the Comp Trigger since it was first introduced and these changes have improved the performance and reliability a great deal. If further improvements can be made we will absolutely make it happen.
I found out from FB that one of the people that had a recent issue with a trigger was Chris Way. I reached out to him on Messenger and had a good discussion with him Sunday night. I have also followed up with Adam at MHSA to get his opinion on the issue that two rifles had in a recent match. I would really like to get one back in the untouched condition, but I value Adam's assessment and I trust his work. I have asked Adam to put me in touch with the other owner for follow-up.
it will get dropped, nobody will fix it, been a lot of years already
I take exception to this assertion. We are what I would describe as puritanical when it comes to quality. That doesn't mean that things always turn out perfectly, but our service returns have become almost vanishingly low and we continue to drive towards zero defects. When we set up AINA in 2009 the top three problems facing us were customer service. We don't ever consider that aspect of our business to be "behind us" and we make every effort to be customer focused. This forum is a significant part of that effort.
I have had two phone meetings with Tom Myers in the past week and we have identified some areas for potential performance improvements and I will have some parts here next week for evaluation.
They just need to stop with the Aftermarket United States Competition trigger and return to the original UK AI Trigger
It was the comp shooters that fucked it up because they can't handle the extra stage so they need a "new" trigger and that trigger was never right... no disrespect to Todd, but ... you all asked for it. You deserve the problems you created. I own 10 AI rifles and not a single one has a comp trigger and not a single one has gone down.
I would never touch a comp trigger in an AI, change it out for an original, and that ATX will be all it's advertised to be... the competition people are fucking idiots and forced a change that was never needed, you asked, they provided now you don't like it
BTW, I do agree with you that shooters are doing themselves a disservice by shooting ridiculously light triggers in "tactical" rifles, but the "sport" has evolved away from it's roots and you can only ignore a market for so long as others have generously pointed out in this thread.
You actually have a comp trigger in the rifle you shot at Gunsite last spring ;-) and it works perfectly!
At present, I only have one AI rifle that does not have the Competition trigger and I have just as much confidence in them as I do in an AI manufactured trigger.
And I do want to apologize for continuing to derail this thread.