Yet another trigger on the way...

[wilecoyote]

If you're even considering one, order it now. I may grab one of these to swap out with my Geissele. I'm just not in love with it.

That's great. Good find. But how dare you... you've doubted and put down the almighty Geissele product. Hahaha, just kidding. I out of anyone understand where you're coming from.

Hopefully the lower for my 458 comes in today and I can pick it up along with the lower for my 6mm Creedmoor. Then I'll have a reason (or no excuse) to swap out and use all the triggers I have and get the Triggertech into my Grendel where it is/was planned to go. I actually can't wait to try it out.

[zcostilla]

Shot my lower today and I LOVE THE TRIGGERTECH. It was our first time shooting my lower, mating it with my son’s 16” upper in 223 with a Bushnell TRS25 red dot (2MOA). We were in a 25m indoor range, and I put 20 rounds in a 6” group in about 30 seconds but didn’t feel this was the right condition to try to make furthered tests for accuracy. There were issues with his setup, so trying to test for accuracy was not exactly ideal. His $20 BUIS sights were a failure, the front sight wobbles on recoil and worse, the rear aperture won’t lock into either position, and won’t stay consistent from one shot to the next. He hasn’t spent the cash to upgrade them yet (18-years old, so I get it), so under the circumstances I only used one box of ammo, and let my 13-year old son go to town with the other boxes I had bought for the occasion.

EDITED TO ADD: I forgot to talk about the trigger quality. I’ve dry fired this on my son’s lower a couple hundred times to get a good feel for it. It is a 2-stage trigger, with the first take up stage having a light, consistent pull weight that hits a distinct, firm wall where the trigger begins to put pressure on the sear for disengagement. The second stage has absolutely zero distinguishable creep or grit, and the roller design is effective in making the break absolutely the same with each shot. This seems like an ideal setup for precision shooting. One last thing, I got the flat trigger shoe (I’d have taken either for the price I got) and it’s the first time I’ve ever used one, but I like it a lot. I index my index finger on the little nub, and it didn’t take long to develop a muscle memory that makes it consistent with every shot. And pulling at the bottom of the trigger shoe instead of the middle increases the leverage enough that it feels lighter than 3.5 lbs. All in all, I’m excited to put this lower against a precision upper and give it a better test.

sorry to hijack the thread, but since this was a Triggertech post, I hope it was value added.

[wilecoyote]

Shot my lower today and I LOVE THE TRIGGERTECH. It was our first time shooting my lower, mating it with my son’s 16” upper in 223 with a Bushnell TRS25 red dot (2MOA). We were in a 25m indoor range, and I put 20 rounds in a 6” group in about 30 seconds but didn’t feel this was the right condition to try to make furthered tests for accuracy. There were issues with his setup, so trying to test for accuracy was not exactly ideal. His $20 BUIS sights were a failure, the front sight wobbles on recoil and worse, the rear aperture won’t lock into either position, and won’t stay consistent from one shot to the next. He hasn’t spent the cash to upgrade them yet (18-years old, so I get it), so under the circumstances I only used one box of ammo, and let my 13-year old son go to town with the other boxes I had bought for the occasion.

Woohoo!!!! That's awesome Zac. Thanks for the info. I am anxious to try mine. I'm going for a range trip tomorrow no matter what.

Glad it worked so well for you. Again thanks for letting everyone know your experience.

[zcostilla]

Woohoo!!!! That's awesome Zac. Thanks for the info. I am anxious to try mine. I'm going for a range trip tomorrow no matter what.

Glad it worked so well for you. Again thanks for letting everyone know your experience.

I can’t wait to hear your range report as well.

[zcostilla]

Woohoo!!!! That's awesome Zac. Thanks for the info. I am anxious to try mine. I'm going for a range trip tomorrow no matter what.

Glad it worked so well for you. Again thanks for letting everyone know your experience.

Just wondering how your trigger shot and if it worked out for you. Can you give us a range report?

[wilecoyote]

Apologies everyone. Life has thrown it's curves so been dealing with those and unable to get out. I'm making sure I can get out this weekend and will get results posted soon after.

Dry fires have me happy and hopeful thus far. Trigger feels real good.

[wilecoyote]

Finally!

I got a range trip to try the Triggertech. I'm actually liking this trigger. It's operation is very similar to my AR Gold. Almost no weight to a short take up. The wall is encountered, and then the break is nice and crisp. Reset distance is also short and positive. Butter smooth with no grit even on a very slow release of pressure.

I want to get more time with it, but after this first outting this will probably be my standard for my precision rifles. Not planning to finish my 6mm Creedmoor until the beginning of February, so I have some time to do a few more trips and sell off the LaRue rail I won't be using in another build.

For those that don't like the very light feel of the first stage of an AR Gold, you may not care for this offering either. Seems to be working for me right now.

[js8588]

Excellent. Other than being similar to the AR Gold, how would you compare the two?

[Willfg]

Finally!

I got a range trip to try the Triggertech. I'm actually liking this trigger. It's operation is very similar to my AR Gold. Almost no weight to a short take up. The wall is encountered, and then the break is nice and crisp. Reset distance is also short and positive. Butter smooth with no grit even on a very slow release of pressure.

I want to get more time with it, but after this first outting this will probably be my standard for my precision rifles. Not planning to finish my 6mm Creedmoor until the beginning of February, so I have some time to do a few more trips and sell off the LaRue rail I won't be using in another build.

For those that don't like the very light feel of the first stage of an AR Gold, you may not care for this offering either. Seems to be working for me right now.

I just installed a TriggerTech trigger and have the same impressions. I'm going from a Velocity trigger, a few things I like better:

1. The first stage take-up. Originally, was sure I didn't want a two stage...my mistake
2. Break seems more crisp
3. Reset seems a little shorter
4. Wider trigger...felt easier to control

And, overall, seems to have a smoother feel.

This is on my 300 Blackout...haven't built my 6.5 Grendel upper yet.

[Frontier Gear]

Thanks for the update guys. Very helpful.

[wilecoyote]

Mine, again feels like my 1911. The distance for initial stage is shorter than most with the exception of the AR Gold. It feels lighter than the Geissele's, CMC and a lot more than the MBT. The break is real crisp. There's that increase in pressure when the second stage is encountered and it breaks. Only way i can desribe it is this... A guy that was shooting a highly customized 700 shot my AR10 one time that has the AR Gold installed in it. After the second shot he turned grinning ear to ear and said the trigger is awesome, you don't know when that stage is going to break and click it does. Everything being short, light and smooth allows for what seems like quick operation and no large amounts of pressure and time to get muzzle movements increasing.

The reset was similar. Short distance with a light feel. There's a nice audible click that can be felt. This is one area where the MBT was real strong and in the mix of the top of the list. The sound and feel of the MBT are really good. Issue that detracts from that is the long distance, weak feel and gritty feeling. In my review of the MBT someone said it fits their needs and works well with gloved hands. Gloves would certainly mask a couple of these issues especially the almost sandpaper feel.

The bow width on the Triggertech is nice. Doesn't have that thin feel of the AR Gold. The vertical serrations that are stacked provide positive placement and movement. No chunky or edgy feeling and/or no thin more localized pressure like the AR Gold or MBT. The Geissele is smooth faced, but I like the shape and texture of the Triggertech a little more. I'll echo the control sentiment and experience.

Overall a good trigger. I don't feel the money was misplaced. My feeling is I got a good value and a deal at its sale pricing and NOT a feeling that the price or on sale price is what the item should cost or is basically worth. I can see buying another of these without hesitation.