Seems to be a lot of "mixing drinks" in the conversation regarding trigger speeds ... lock time speed is different than a split between shots or binary trigger fire etc. While lock time will still technically affect those things the impact will be in milliseconds.
The only true way to really measure lock time would be with a custom machine which most manufacturers aren't going to have or make. The first one I saw was from Geissele that he brought to Camp Perry back in 2010 or so and he would put your trigger in the machine and measure it and then the HSNM trigger in and show you the difference in a graph computed by the machine. It also showed either consistency or inconsistencies in performance after multiple cycles.
I think a faster lock time can help a bit as it gives a chance to complete the overall firing cycle faster ... in milliseconds. But even milliseconds of gun movement can translate into larger angular spreads on target. That said I still believe that the lock time is going to pale in comparison to the control of those operator induced movements behind the trigger.
The consistency in pull to pull performance in triggers over time would be as much or more concern to me. Thankfully there are a ton of decent triggers on the market today - the GI trigger left a lot to desire in the civilian market.
The only true way to really measure lock time would be with a custom machine which most manufacturers aren't going to have or make. The first one I saw was from Geissele that he brought to Camp Perry back in 2010 or so and he would put your trigger in the machine and measure it and then the HSNM trigger in and show you the difference in a graph computed by the machine. It also showed either consistency or inconsistencies in performance after multiple cycles.
I think a faster lock time can help a bit as it gives a chance to complete the overall firing cycle faster ... in milliseconds. But even milliseconds of gun movement can translate into larger angular spreads on target. That said I still believe that the lock time is going to pale in comparison to the control of those operator induced movements behind the trigger.
The consistency in pull to pull performance in triggers over time would be as much or more concern to me. Thankfully there are a ton of decent triggers on the market today - the GI trigger left a lot to desire in the civilian market.