I just installed a YoDave trigger spring in my Tikka action with a Bartlien Barrel chambered in 6.5x47L. It's seem way lighter than the factory spring turned all the way down. Are super light triggers common on PRS type rifles? What weight trigger are y'all running?
What's the trigger pull weight on your match rifle.
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IMO lighter trigger makes shooting "free recoil" a bit easier to do without disturbing the gun. To me the biggest thing is that you spend so much time dry firing that the trigger break is hard wired into your brain. Spent all last season shooting with 3.5lb but have now gotten comfortable with the 1lb trigger on this new gun after maybe 5,000 dry fire cycles. Funny thing is, in my head they both feel the same at the time I'm using it. However, going back to the old trigger feels like it's a brick wall.
IMO lighter trigger makes shooting "free recoil" a bit easier to do without disturbing the gun. To me the biggest thing is that you spend so much time dry firing that the trigger break is hard wired into your brain. Spent all last season shooting with 3.5lb but have now gotten comfortable with the 1lb trigger on this new gun after maybe 5,000 dry fire cycles. Funny thing is, in my head they both feel the same at the time I'm using it. However, going back to the old trigger feels like it's a brick wall.
Single stage 1.5lbs,
2 stage 3.5lbs ( 2nd stage between 1 to 1.5lbs.
if you practice proper finger safety discipline, have a safe trigger (wont go off when dropped/slammed) and work to know the feeling there is no reason you cant have as light a trigger as you want. Nothing wrong with heavier either.
2 stage 3.5lbs ( 2nd stage between 1 to 1.5lbs.
if you practice proper finger safety discipline, have a safe trigger (wont go off when dropped/slammed) and work to know the feeling there is no reason you cant have as light a trigger as you want. Nothing wrong with heavier either.
I use a timney 2-stage 1st stage is at .8lbs second at 1.5lbs. 1.5lbs is a good medium for me. It's not terribly light but not too firm either and once you're adrenaline sets in it's a good balance between the two extremes.
Mine's set for just under 2 pounds. I may go lower in the future but for now I feel most comfortable where I'm at (about 1 pound 12 ounces). I use standard flat-faced Triggertech 700 triggers pretty much exclusively.
I just put a Timney in my RPR 308 and left it at the factory settings, 8oz first stage, 1lb second stage. Sweeeeeeeet setup, I've always been a single stage shooter but this Timney may just have converted me to 2 stage for target rifles.
I like about 1.25 lbs, though I admit that it is slightly on the light side. I use to like it around 1.75-2 lbs, until I had a massive stroke, which left my shooting hand permanently weakened.
On my rifle that I carry the trigger pull is around 3.5 pounds and my Barnard target rifle the trigger pull is about 1.5 pounds.
Curious how many of you are running two-stage triggers and if you ever accidentally pull through the takeup when your adrenaline is up? I really like the two-stage when I'm just shooting at the range or playing around with it, but I'm always concerned that I'll pull through the break if I'm in a rush or my blood is really pumping. That's the main reason I've stuck with single-stage to this point on my competition rifle even though I generally prefer two-stage triggers. Overthinking? Keep in mind I simply don't get to shoot/train nearly as much as I'd like so "pull the trigger a few thousand times and you'll get used to it" doesn't really get me anywhere.
Mine is set at whatever it came from Accuracy International, I'd guess 3.5lbs. It's a 2 stage trigger, I don't think I can shoot a single stage well for this type of shooting. One of the things I remember from LowLight was commitment to take the shot. On a single stage, especially in the ounces it's extremely hard to take up that slack when on a barricade till you stop moving while tracking the mover. I just can't do it, now with my 2 stage, I can take up 1st stage, watch the target and set the 2nd stage when I have the target at 1.4mil lead and steady to take the shot. If I was on a bench, gun was in a vise then yes I'd want a trigger at 8ounces once i align the rifle with the target to just touch the trigger and not effect the rifle. But on a position that most likely I'll be swaying, breathing hard I can't, I need a 2 stage to have that commitment to the shot.
Just my $.02
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if youre gettin so amped and in a rush during a stage up you pull smooth thru a 2 stage trigger, you first gotta work on staying calm and relaxed...u cant steady or think, if youre that wound up...the only way youre pulling thru a 2 stage trigger is if u jerk tf out of it, and that aint good for success
Makes sense. Not that hard to pull through a really light two-stage trigger, maybe I just need to up the weight a little bit.
I have a Huber set at 2.5 lbs. I would like it a little lighter but I really enjoy that defined wall before the break.
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Op asked about PRS style match rifles. Are you shooting PRS style matches with a 1.25 ounce trigger?
Yes with a safety. Just did one match with it. Installed heavier spring went to 10 oz. Better.
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Lighter triggers - 1lb or less help with accuracy but you have to make things go slow in your head no matter the situation - then, you are ahead of the game. Breathe out and press - single stage, 2 stage 1lb or 6lb it shouldn't matter. It can be difficult in competition/or SHTF but it's one of the most important things to focus on - rushing fails IMHO...
