Posted: 1/22/2014 11:57:37 AM EDT
By going through the filters on the Geissele website, the two triggers recommended for hunting were the SSA and the G2S. I decided on the SSA. Well, the retailer that I ordered from was sold out of the SSA, so after much deliberating, I plunked down the cash for the SSA-E and it should arrive tomorrow. It will be going in a Noveske 5.56 rifle that I put together for coyotes. Am I going to regret it? 
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You mean you don't collect them all? I had a SSA in my OBR 7.62, but sold the rifle recently. I would like to pick one up for my M16 sometime. 
Anyway, will the SSA-E suffice for hunting? I don't plan on walking around with my finger on the trigger or anything.
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| To the OP, I don't think you will regret it. The main reason we recommend the SSA or G2S instead of the SSA-E is that SSA-E has the lighter pull and quicker release of the trigger. Since the SSA-E is lighter we recommend the others because some people may do quite a bit of hiking with the weapon and it's just a "safer" trigger to go with the heavier pull. |
Well, the SSA-E trigger was delivered today, and right up until the last, I considered listing it in the Equipment Exchange for trade for an SSA. I decided that I'd keep it, and after spending a whopping two minutes (or less) swapping the parts in my rifle, I was very glad that I decided to install it. It feels great, and doesn't feel too light to me for hunting. 
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Well, the SSA-E trigger was delivered today, and right up until the last, I considered listing it in the Equipment Exchange for trade for an SSA. I decided that I'd keep it, and after spending a whopping two minutes (or less) swapping the parts in my rifle, I was very glad that I decided to install it. It feels great, and doesn't feel too light to me for hunting. Hey M4! Yes, as you already found out the SSA-E is one honey of a trigger. I've got a couple and love 'em. |
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The SSA-E and SD-E are awesome for hunting. For making running shots on coyotes, the SD-E, SSA-E, and SD-3G are the ONLY triggers in my arsenal I'd want.
Guys saying they're too light for hunting are just regurgitating the same shit we've all read on ARFCOM a hundred times, usually information that was meant in the context as a recommended pull weight for home defense…in reality, I bet 9 out of 10 of them don't shoot or go hunting often enough to have an opinion. If you picked up a bolt action rifle with a 4-5 lb trigger, you'd tell me that trigger sucks. Why or how that became the minimum hunting pull-weight on an AR, I don't get. If I had to pick just one trigger for hunting, it would be the SD-E, with the SSA-E coming in a close second. |
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To the OP, I don't think you will regret it. The main reason we recommend the SSA or G2S instead of the SSA-E is that SSA-E has the lighter pull and quicker release of the trigger. Since the SSA-E is lighter we recommend the others because some people may do quite a bit of hiking with the weapon and it's just a "safer" trigger to go with the heavier pull. Oh, so it's safer when you go hiking with the weapon on FIRE and your finger on the trigger?
I guess I can see your point, though…if you need someone else to tell you if 3.5 lbs is too light for hunting, then go with the heavier one because you're new to hunting and you're more likely to end up shooting someone next to you. By the way, who is "we"? Do you work for Geissele? |
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Oh, so it's safer when you go hiking with the weapon on FIRE and your finger on the trigger?
I guess I can see your point, though…if you need someone else to tell you if 3.5 lbs is too light for hunting, then go with the heavier one because you're new to hunting and you're more likely to end up shooting someone next to you. By the way, who is "we"? Do you work for Geissele? Quoted:
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To the OP, I don't think you will regret it. The main reason we recommend the SSA or G2S instead of the SSA-E is that SSA-E has the lighter pull and quicker release of the trigger. Since the SSA-E is lighter we recommend the others because some people may do quite a bit of hiking with the weapon and it's just a "safer" trigger to go with the heavier pull. Oh, so it's safer when you go hiking with the weapon on FIRE and your finger on the trigger?
I guess I can see your point, though…if you need someone else to tell you if 3.5 lbs is too light for hunting, then go with the heavier one because you're new to hunting and you're more likely to end up shooting someone next to you. By the way, who is "we"? Do you work for Geissele? Yes I do. I am the CNC programmer in the machine shop. |
Here's a Noveske with an SD-E that I temporarily set up as a calling rifle last fall. Rolled that guy with one shot on a dead sprint at 75 yards. Gave him a short lead and squeezed it off just when I wanted. I don't think there's any way I would've gotten that hit with a heavier trigger.
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Took this one first thing in the morning in northern Maine. Rifle has a SSA-E installed <a href="http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/JLBIII5/media/Coyote_zpsfb5c11ed.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y499/JLBIII5/Coyote_zpsfb5c11ed.jpg</a> That's what they call DRT…didn't even close his mouth! I just put a 2.5-10x32 NXS on one of my rifles. What reticle are you running? I had the LV600 in the past, but it just wasn't really intuitive enough for me to make fast/running shots. Went mil-dot this time, which is what I'm used to. |
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That's what they call DRT…didn't even close his mouth! I just put a 2.5-10x32 NXS on one of my rifles. What reticle are you running? I had the LV600 in the past, but it just wasn't really intuitive enough for me to make fast/running shots. Went mil-dot this time, which is what I'm used to. Quoted:
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Took this one first thing in the morning in northern Maine. Rifle has a SSA-E installed <a href="http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/JLBIII5/media/Coyote_zpsfb5c11ed.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y499/JLBIII5/Coyote_zpsfb5c11ed.jpg</a> That's what they call DRT…didn't even close his mouth! I just put a 2.5-10x32 NXS on one of my rifles. What reticle are you running? I had the LV600 in the past, but it just wasn't really intuitive enough for me to make fast/running shots. Went mil-dot this time, which is what I'm used to. That was definitely a DRT shot. She came across the field, stopped almost broadside at 190 yds. and turned her head to look over the field. 70 gr. TSX did the job. My NF has the mildot also. I like it for it's clarity and quick acquisition in the field. |