First AR build - range day

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Buying a trigger from TriggerWorks will cost about $45; on the other hand, a Geissele SSA-E (which I've noticed many forum members own) sells for $230 at Midway. My question: is the Geissele trigger so much better than the one customized by an experienced gunsmith to justify the difference in price? We're looking at a trigger that is 5 times more expensive! Like everything else, there is a price/value ratio and many times this is inflated by factors other than the features of the product (I also know that value is "in the eyes of the beholder"). Is there anything else in between these two extremes that might work? My final goal is to get a trigger that is light and crisp for target shooting but that could also work in hunting situations.