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Posted: 5/17/2012 8:26:32 PM EDT
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I'm poor and can only afford one AR, so I typically try to make it do everything. I have access to a 500 yard range so I want a better trigger for precision shooting. However, I traditionally like to shoot 3-gun and other "high speed" types of shooting.
What would be a good compromise trigger for those 2 purposes? Would a 2 stage trigger be too slow for 3-gun type work? I have $80 in store credit at Rainier and I was looking at either a Geissele SSA, SSA-E, or a Timney Single Stage Match trigger. Unless I'm mistaken, I don't see any single stage triggers in the $200 price range. There's also the Geissele S3G/SD3G and Wilson 3-gun trigger in the $240-270 price range, YIKES! |
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well if you shoot 3 gun and speed type matches then the SD3G is perfect..but if you want to hit that 500 yards then the SD-E is the trigger for the job. I own the SD-E and powering through the 2nd stage is not slow or a hindrance at all.
I recommend Geissele for any situation. |
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It has been said that Timney is not so good at high speed applications in the long run.
For single stage you could get a standard JP trigger, minor little fitting may be needed I'm told, for under $200. I have a JP EZ trigger (no fitting needed but a bit more expensive) I use for 3gun and love it. Better than my Timney. It can be adjust to have nearly no movement to fire and reset if tuned just right, though not recommended. The Geisseles are two-stage triggers that somewhat mimic single-stage. They are very nice as well. Very smooth take up and a crisp break, reset is still pretty short. If you can find a shop that has them installed on rifles or see if somebody has one that will let you try it. They are great triggers. |
| I've got the Geissele SSA-E and while it is a 2 stage trigger both stages are light / smooth and the 2nd stage is very crisp. It almost feels like a single stage trigger if you pull straight through the first stage. The SSA-E is great for precision but the SSA might be better for "run and gun". |
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I've got the Geissele SSA-E and while it is a 2 stage trigger both stages are light / smooth and the 2nd stage is very crisp. It almost feels like a single stage trigger if you pull straight through the first stage. The SSA-E is great for precision but the SSA might be better for "run and gun". Pretty good summation. Take up the slack of the first stage, and then shoot it as a single stage. Break is clean, and the Geisseles have a reputation for durability. The SSA is 'only' $170 at Brownells, and that is starting to look like a bargain in today's trigger market. 'Adjustable' triggers in semiautos make me really uneasy. I've tried other brands and aftermarket trigger jobs; just go Geissele and have done with it. BTW, the previous poster who suggested finding a shop that will let you try triggers before buying; it's a good idea. There was a vendor at some local gunshows who had the whole range of Geissele triggers in demonstration mules, so you could test-hop each type. Moon |
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I've got the Geissele SSA-E and while it is a 2 stage trigger both stages are light / smooth and the 2nd stage is very crisp. It almost feels like a single stage trigger if you pull straight through the first stage. The SSA-E is great for precision but the SSA might be better for "run and gun". Pretty good summation. Take up the slack of the first stage, and then shoot it as a single stage. Break is clean, and the Geisseles have a reputation for durability. The SSA is 'only' $170 at Brownells, and that is starting to look like a bargain in today's trigger market. 'Adjustable' triggers in semiautos make me really uneasy. I've tried other brands and aftermarket trigger jobs; just go Geissele and have done with it. BTW, the previous poster who suggested finding a shop that will let you try triggers before buying; it's a good idea. There was a vendor at some local gunshows who had the whole range of Geissele triggers in demonstration mules, so you could test-hop each type. Moon Agreed. The SD-E is one nice trigger! 
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| Vote for jp at 120$. But I find with 2 stage or single stage I shoot 0.14 doubles so speed isn't much a issue. maybe the single is 0.01 faster which in a stage with 15 targets wont make you lose 99% of the time. YMMV of course, my finger is not your finger, I do know people that shoot 2 stages much slower. |
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