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Posted: 2/24/2011 7:09:00 AM EDT
| Has anyone tried the Timney trigger group? It is advertised as a 3 or 4 pound drop in. |
I had one, It is hard to explain why I didnt like it. There is ZERO "take up" in the Timney Triggers, So as soon as it moves, it goes off. I like to have just a lil bit of "take up" in my triggers, with my existing trigger (JP springs and cut hammer) I have just a lil bit of take up, almost like a 2 stage without it actually setting. Just my preference.  They are very nice and good quality triggers, it just didnt suit my style.
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I have it. It's a very nice triger. If you get it, also get some anti walk pins for the installation.  No reason for anti walk pins with a Timney install. When you tighten down the set screws as required by the installation instructions, it puts binding pressure on both FCG pins. |
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I have 3 Timney's - fantastic triggers and fantastic customer service! I have a 3lb skeletonized in my 6920, a 3lb solid which came in my factory Sabre Defence PMR and a 3lb solid in my Sabre Defence A4 clone. I will say the 3lb solid which I installed in my A4 had some very noticeable creep in it.
I called Timney to explain the situation and advised them my other Timney's were perfect with 0 creep whatsoever. They simply said send it back and we'll inspect it & repair or replace as necessary. Sent the trigger back to them...5 days later I received a brand new sealed in the box trigger! I immediately installed it & function tested - bingo 0 creep, super crisp, super short reset, easy to install and most of all a big smile on my face! my $0.02 Buy w/confidence! Sakic #19
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| Put on of their triggers in my ar-10. I want to say it was the 4 pound one. My stock armalite trigger was the basic one and was horrible. All I can say is wow what a difference. In the future if I build another ar that I want setup for precision I'd buy another one of their triggers in a heartbeat. |
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I just put a 4lb skeletonized in my 18" SPR. Literally just put it in last night so I have not had a chance to run it yet. I can say the install was very easy. If you can put a round peg into a round hole twice, and put an allen wrench into a bolt head and turn it, then you can install this.
Realistically with this system the anti walk pins do not serve much of a purpose, but I like the looks of them so I put a set of KNS Mod 2 pins in. |
| I installed one of the 4# triggers on my Stag lower and it is one of the best investments I have made. No creep and smooth as silk. As far as installation goes it is simple and easy and if done according to the directions (regardinf the double stacked set screws) there is no neede for anti walk pins.It is one terrific trigger. |
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Have one in my .308 AR. It's nice, and you don't need the anti-walk pins if you actually install it in the lower correctly. The double-stacked set screws can be a bit of a pain, but they're not that bad... Until the asymmetric pressure on the trigger pins cause the holes in your receiver to oval, or the pins to break, or both. While I am a firm believer in the complete uselessness of anti-walk/anti-rotation trigger pins for 99% of all ar applications, this is one of the times when I think they would be a wise investment. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Have one in my .308 AR. It's nice, and you don't need the anti-walk pins if you actually install it in the lower correctly. The double-stacked set screws can be a bit of a pain, but they're not that bad... Until the asymmetric pressure on the trigger pins cause the holes in your receiver to oval, or the pins to break, or both. While I am a firm believer in the complete uselessness of anti-walk/anti-rotation trigger pins for 99% of all ar applications, this is one of the times when I think they would be a wise investment. I can say with some amount of certainty that you are much less likely to ovalize the pin holes in the lower or break a hammer pin using a Timney than you are using a standard FCG... What makes you think that a standard FCG doesn't put "asymmetric pressure" on the pin holes? Cyclic loading, no less, with a chance of pin rotation to throw wear into the mix... Static loads aren't nearly as punishing to lowers as cyclic loads and friction... |
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