Hello there,
I'm possibly in the market for a new trigger. I've put a lot of rounds down range using triggers that were either true two-stage, or at least felt like it even if they didn't maybe meet the technical definition. But almost all of those were set up with most of the weight on the first stage, and a very light second stage. Various old Mauser bolt gun triggers. Geiselle AR service rifle triggers, set to 3.5 and 1.25 lb respectively, Geisselle match AR triggers set a bit lighter. Savage target AccuTriggers (I know, I know
) which 'feel' like about a 1.5 lb first stage and an 8-10 oz second stage.
My one encounter with a two-stage trigger set up the 'other way' i.e. light first stage and heavy second stage was an RPA QuadLock with either a Blue or a Gold trigger on it - I don't recall which. It was something like 1 lb first stage and 2.5+ lb on the second stage (set up to meet an international trigger weight restriction of 1.5 kilo minimum) which absolutely sucked out loud. The first stage felt almost 'normal' to my finger (used to an AT) but that second stage... felt like the freaking safety was on! Obviously, not a setup of that I'm a fan of
So now that I'm looking for a Remington pattern 2-stage trigger, the ones I've came across so far all seem to feature a lighter first stage and a heavier second stage - like the Timney CE for example. I'm trying to wrap my mind around how/why that seems to be the more common setup for bolt guns, but not for ARs? Are the AR triggers the way they are for some reason specific to semi-autos? Keep in mine I'm not talking absolute weight, but the first stage relative to the second.
TIA!
I'm possibly in the market for a new trigger. I've put a lot of rounds down range using triggers that were either true two-stage, or at least felt like it even if they didn't maybe meet the technical definition. But almost all of those were set up with most of the weight on the first stage, and a very light second stage. Various old Mauser bolt gun triggers. Geiselle AR service rifle triggers, set to 3.5 and 1.25 lb respectively, Geisselle match AR triggers set a bit lighter. Savage target AccuTriggers (I know, I know
) which 'feel' like about a 1.5 lb first stage and an 8-10 oz second stage. My one encounter with a two-stage trigger set up the 'other way' i.e. light first stage and heavy second stage was an RPA QuadLock with either a Blue or a Gold trigger on it - I don't recall which. It was something like 1 lb first stage and 2.5+ lb on the second stage (set up to meet an international trigger weight restriction of 1.5 kilo minimum) which absolutely sucked out loud. The first stage felt almost 'normal' to my finger (used to an AT) but that second stage... felt like the freaking safety was on! Obviously, not a setup of that I'm a fan of
So now that I'm looking for a Remington pattern 2-stage trigger, the ones I've came across so far all seem to feature a lighter first stage and a heavier second stage - like the Timney CE for example. I'm trying to wrap my mind around how/why that seems to be the more common setup for bolt guns, but not for ARs? Are the AR triggers the way they are for some reason specific to semi-autos? Keep in mine I'm not talking absolute weight, but the first stage relative to the second.
TIA!
