I'm in the middle of building a precision AR 15 .224 valkyrie right now, and I'll really on the fence as to what trigger to go with. I would really like one with 0% creep clean breaking with little to no over travel, want 2-2.5 lb pull. There are so many trigger companies out there and it seems that all of them has at least half dozen different models. Any suggestions?

Single Stage or two stage?

GA, Elfmann and LaRue all make an appropriate trigger.

On my 224V I started with a Larue MBT2.  Mostly cause I had a few of them on hand.  Also a great trigger to learn on as far as learning to find the "wall" and having lighter pull weight vs mil-spec triggers.   Personally I prefer geissele HSNM triggers but they are hard to find used (and at a good price).  That is also 1 hell of a learning curve, specially if coming from mil-spec.  So I used the MBT2S for a few months, then found a barely used HSNM on the EE.

MBT. Not a better trigger for the price.
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LaRue or Geissele NM.

Timney or Geissele...

Thank you for the feed back I appreciate it very much. I decided to go with the triggertech AR diamond, should be here monday.

I have experience the the following and like them all.

Timney 3lb, have one on my 3 gun AR.

Geissele Rapid Fire at Brownells, have one on my PCC race gun. Fastest trigger i have shot.

LaRue MBT-2S, very good trigger for a mid-budget precision shooter.

Geissele SSA and SSA-E are damn good triggers for mid to upper budget precision ARs.

ALG are good for HD and such.

Check out Hyperfire.... I am using Hipertouch 24C and I like it....

I'll still recommend the HSNM. lol.

LaRue makes a 2 lb trigger?  I missed that.  OP was looking for 2 to 2.5 lbs, if I recall.  Isn’t the MBT-2 4.5 lbs.?  Isn’t their 1-S single stage even heavier?

I love Larue mounts and have several.  Highly recommend them.  ButI don’t think of Larue triggers as intended for precision rifles.  Battle rifles, yes.  Maybe DSM role, but precision?

Honestly I think anything less than 4.5# is not suitable for anything other than a purpose built bench gun.

I do very well with my 2S (I use the heavy spring as I feel it allows me greater control over the trigger through the first stage into the break). Truth be told, I have better results with the Larue than I do with my Geisseles.

ALG-ACT is an excellent inexpensive trigger that will serve you well for duty, home defense and rifle drills.

Geissele makes the best triggers I have ever used. I have not tried any triggers lighter than 4.5 pounds simply because of NRA/CMP rules and general safety concerns. I don't believe light triggers belong on defense weapons.

Really?  We all have opinions and mine is no more valid than yours.  But consider that purpose built bench guns have triggers well under one pound, down in the ounces.  I have such rifles with triggers as light as 6 ounces.  They are, indeed, suitable only for bench shooting.  But accuracy would be terribly degraded with 4.5 lb triggers.

All my bolt hunting rifles have 3 pound triggers.  That is a widely accepted norm.  It’s hard to find credible sources advocating heavier triggers for hunting.  

A good precision AR (the subject of this sub forum) needs a trigger lighter than 4.5 lbs.  Geissle’s SSA is designed to meet the needs of a combo combat and DMR type role.  It works, but is still heavier than necessary to optimize precise shot placement in a rifle capable of sub MOA performance.

Geissele’s SSA-E was my choice for a precision build,  It is a great choice when the build is sub MOA capable.  It’s 3.5 lb total pull through is similar to my bolt guns, is safe for a semi-auto, but it’s 1.2 lb very crisp second stage really lets a precision rifle show it’s potential.

I have difficulty using the phrase “precision rifle” and “4.5 lb trigger” in the same sentence.