Light trigger...prove it.
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buy me a trigger tester and i see what i can find, what are you saying buy your own
well i would have one but i don't care
well i would have one but i don't care
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What tester are you using, and when was it calibrated?
Most times the crap gauges you buy are inaccurate and garbage. Any amount of twist or side torque will give a false reading. You need to have the rifle bolted down, and the gauge in a jig exactly parallel to the trigger. And then have the ability to pull directly back on the EXACT same spot in the trigger.
If you can't do that....then don't take the measurements seriously
Most times the crap gauges you buy are inaccurate and garbage. Any amount of twist or side torque will give a false reading. You need to have the rifle bolted down, and the gauge in a jig exactly parallel to the trigger. And then have the ability to pull directly back on the EXACT same spot in the trigger.
If you can't do that....then don't take the measurements seriously
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WOW!
You make it so sinister and back-roomish! I guess there goes all the competitions where the wind isn't calibrated and the guns not bolted down...
Nobody takes your statement as valid, you just do 20 or so trigger pulls, get an average and you are within 1% mathematically of the actual trigger pull.
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I go by feel. Never cared enough to buy a trigger pull scale. Couldn't care less what the numbers are but, that's me.
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Exactly if it feels good to you for the purpose you intend and your accurate with the trigger it really doesn't matter if you don't have a gauge. Never used a gauge until a few years ago and was never worried over it.
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Awesome piece, thats a pretty good pull as long as the trigger breaks like glass. I think the SSA geissele is 2 stage with a 2.6ish? Break. And thats considered a pretty world class trigger so
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Actually read and do some searching. The amount of variation in those basic gauges is amazing. To actually test a trigger you need a test stand. Other wise your results are all negated and subjective.
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At what point does it actually matter? I guess if you are trying to get multiple triggers to match then you need a standard but many, myself included, just know when it’s right and specific numbers don’t matter. My comp rifles are right for that use while others are fine for plinking or whatever I’m doing. Measured trigger weight seems like a selling point but that’s just me.
Rick H.
Rick H.
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In measuring trigger pull, your technique has to be correct. If pressure is applied in a very fast motion, a spring activated gauge will read heavy, and a digital measure will usually be low. It's important that you gently squeeze pressure, just as in actually releasing a shot. I don't understand the purpose of this thread, but a photo of a trigger gauge is meaningless, as is even an accurate measure. A one pound crisp, high quality release is easier to shoot well than a creepy, erratic 6 oz trigger.
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I like very light triggers . Most of my serious guns release far before someone shooting one for the first time expects the gun to fire .
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I dont have a pull tester, but only 1 hour ago i adjusted the #2 stage on my Epic Tow, and it is now significant lighter, to a level where you have to be damn careful when you reach the end of stage #1
Also damn close to where you can not cock the rifle and the trigger engage to hold the hammer, so right on the ragged edge.
Also damn close to where you can not cock the rifle and the trigger engage to hold the hammer, so right on the ragged edge.
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Same here, I like a predictable trigger that moves smooth and breaks clean. And I most definitly do NOT like overly light triggers on hunting rifles and that is what I do with mine. Too dangerous.
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I have the same crap gauge. It’ll tell you how many pounds but it gives no data on less than a pound. The half-pound marking is dubious.
I do recall checking mine by picking up a known weight by the hook and mine was pretty close for that.
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I gotz no measure-o-meter, to tell me a number,,, and I don't need one, or care what the number is
I gotz my finger to tell me how good or bad it feels,,, so I am good,,, if it ain't good, I fix it
I gotz my finger to tell me how good or bad it feels,,, so I am good,,, if it ain't good, I fix it
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