10-01-2012, 07:32 PM
The camp is divided, 3 gunners, who shoot at 15 feet with optics (okay, I may be a little judgemental here) prefer single stage triggers. High Power Competitors who shoot at 200, 300, and 600 yards with metalic sights prefer two stage triggers. There is a reason and that reason is lost on most of us because it really doesn't matter too much under most conditons.
The national match course of fire for a service rifle requires a minimum trigger pull weight of 4.5 lbs. To insure that there is proper trigger controll and also offer a clean break with little if any disturbance of the rifle a two stage trigger with 3.5 lbs taken on the first stage and 1 lb taken on the second stage provides both, a very cntrollable trigger, less immune to degredation as the sear wears, yet yielding the same accuracy of a single stage one pound trigger is the answer. I've used many single stage tirggers and I have a Jewel 2 OZ. bech rest trigger on my Stolle Panda Grendel so I appreciate a good single stage trigger. However, I shoot a two stage trigger better.
I have several two stage triggers, one is an Anshutz on my McMillan Tubb 2000 in 6.5 grendel, it can be adjusted to whatever you like. I currently have it set for a 2.5 lb first stage and one pound second stage. I find this superior to even the 2 OZ Timeny on my Stolle Panda.
The 300 yard rapid fire prone event is probably the most demanding of proper trigger cotrol. I've shot several perfect scores on this event usig my Geissele High Speed National Match trigger. In this event you start from the standing position and when the targets apear drop to and assume the prone possition, fire two rounds, change magazines and fire eight more rounds for a total of ten rounds in 70 seconds from tatgets appearing to pulled into the pits. This event seperates the men from the boys, and for this event, no one I know of chooses a single stage trigger. Ther are 1,200 plus competitors that shoot the National Trophy Individual, Presidents, Hearst Doubles, National Trophy Team, and National Tropy Infantry team matches, and I have never met one who chooses to use a single stage trigger for an auto loading rifle.
The reason is they cannot shoot as tight a group with a single stage plus, it won't hold up to heavy use without sear wear.
I shot all of these matches this year with a Geiselle High Speed and so did every meember of the Florida State Team.
All these drop in single stage triggers are a great low complexity entry, but just to be clear they are a far second choice for serious rifle work.
Just an opinion, but one formed from watching a lot of riflemen slug it out.
Bob
But don't just take my word for it, Shooting Sports USA interviewed Carl Bernosky, current national champion and personal friend of mine. See what he says about it http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nra/ssusa_201210/#/10
The national match course of fire for a service rifle requires a minimum trigger pull weight of 4.5 lbs. To insure that there is proper trigger controll and also offer a clean break with little if any disturbance of the rifle a two stage trigger with 3.5 lbs taken on the first stage and 1 lb taken on the second stage provides both, a very cntrollable trigger, less immune to degredation as the sear wears, yet yielding the same accuracy of a single stage one pound trigger is the answer. I've used many single stage tirggers and I have a Jewel 2 OZ. bech rest trigger on my Stolle Panda Grendel so I appreciate a good single stage trigger. However, I shoot a two stage trigger better.
I have several two stage triggers, one is an Anshutz on my McMillan Tubb 2000 in 6.5 grendel, it can be adjusted to whatever you like. I currently have it set for a 2.5 lb first stage and one pound second stage. I find this superior to even the 2 OZ Timeny on my Stolle Panda.
The 300 yard rapid fire prone event is probably the most demanding of proper trigger cotrol. I've shot several perfect scores on this event usig my Geissele High Speed National Match trigger. In this event you start from the standing position and when the targets apear drop to and assume the prone possition, fire two rounds, change magazines and fire eight more rounds for a total of ten rounds in 70 seconds from tatgets appearing to pulled into the pits. This event seperates the men from the boys, and for this event, no one I know of chooses a single stage trigger. Ther are 1,200 plus competitors that shoot the National Trophy Individual, Presidents, Hearst Doubles, National Trophy Team, and National Tropy Infantry team matches, and I have never met one who chooses to use a single stage trigger for an auto loading rifle.
The reason is they cannot shoot as tight a group with a single stage plus, it won't hold up to heavy use without sear wear.
I shot all of these matches this year with a Geiselle High Speed and so did every meember of the Florida State Team.
All these drop in single stage triggers are a great low complexity entry, but just to be clear they are a far second choice for serious rifle work.
Just an opinion, but one formed from watching a lot of riflemen slug it out.
Bob
But don't just take my word for it, Shooting Sports USA interviewed Carl Bernosky, current national champion and personal friend of mine. See what he says about it http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nra/ssusa_201210/#/10