1/8th lb trigger

[resident-shooter]

That sounds like a bit too little.... I would say 2lb is about perfect for me.

[chesterthehero]

Ya, i'd say unsafe. The guys in your video know how to handle a gun like this..obviously you and your friends don't. They guys in this video are also in a controlled environment, and load 1 bullet at a time. You get bent.

the gun only holds one round at a time.. the bending is once again your job

[jmax]

Lads it is called Free Pistol and is fired at a target at 50 meters. Standard pistol and Sport Pistol basically the same pistol but for men it is used in standard pistol and for women and juniors the same pistol is used in sport pistol with a trigger weight of 1Kg or 2.2 pounds. Rapid fire used to be fired w/22 shorts but has moved to 22 lr.

[wu_dot_com]

wow really guys... dumb... or negligence... you guys really need to expand your horizon beyond those glocks (no offense to glock guys).

like other have said. this is a Olympic free pistol design to be shot with one hand, free standing, and iron sights only. the level of modification is most relax of them all. 60 shots up to 2 hours. the bullseye is the same as 25M rapid fire with 1cm dia circle or .39" dia circle. even with 20/20 vision, you will not be able to clearly identify the 10 ring at just 25M.

op
one of the reason why your and your friends keeps on missing is probably becuase the grip dont form to your hand. tell your friend to get Rink from larry'sgun if he's interested.
of course there are many other factors such as employing the correct stance, muscle contraction, breathing, timing, concentration,. that plus SV ammo, and lots and lots of trigger time you should be able to know exactly where each shot is being let off.

[Fjold]

My pure varmint/ target rifles have 14 oz triggers, I can't shoot anything under 12 ounces with 100% reliability. Ambient temperature, blood pressure and heartbeat variations can make a 4-6 oz difference in how I feel a trigger. Plus, I like to feel some feedback from the trigger.

Any rifle that I walk around with has to have at least 2.5 lbs - 3 lbs strictly for safety.

[shafferds]

Lightest trigger I have is 1.75 lbs and that is ever super light for me but still safe.

[Kestryll]

Keep it civil people.

[L4D]

Keep it civil people.

This thread almost got...bent out of shape.



















k sry.

[Merc1138]

I can't believe no one pointed out that the job of bending belongs to:


Back to the topic, if you can't control the trigger because you haven't been trained to do it, then it isn't safe for you to be using it.

[cmichini]

I can't believe no one pointed out that the job of bending belongs to:


Back to the topic, if you can't control the trigger because you haven't been trained to do it, then it isn't safe for you to be using it.

This was my thinking. If there was ever a situation for the rule 'keep your booger hook off the bang switch' it's a verrry light trigger such as this.

[wu_dot_com]

This was my thinking. If there was ever a situation for the rule 'keep your booger hook off the bang switch' it's a verrry light trigger such as this.

considering the fact that those guns have less than .03" max of trigger travel from rest to release, w/ near 0 slack and over travel, and the trigger break is usually creep rather than sharp, even with 2" pull its very easy to let one off with just a muscle twitch.

i for one have done a few times during practice. of course my gun was already on target when it happened. it happened during target transition from one to the next.

[automatikdonn]

'keep your booger hook off the bang switch'

Epic.

[Sky_DiveR]

Shooting those Olympic style firearms with the triggers measured in ounces is tough. I know acouple of people that shoot those with 32(I think), 22, and air. Those guns run into the thousands.

The thing about the light triggers, if you aren't used to 'em, is most of us are used to "finding" the trigger by feel and then pressing to make the gun go bang. Tough to do with these, especially if you have callouses or a thick skin. These guys know exactly where the trigger is, start the press before they're even on the trigger, and can literally breathe them to fire. Proper trigger control... Press when you are on target, stop when you are off target. Then it goes "pop" and makes a hole... preferably where you want it to go. At least that's how it was explained to me.

As Fjold mentioned, I also prefer to have alittle feedback in my triggers but those are specialized pistols for a specialized purpose. Different to experience.

Just my $0.02

[BigBamBoo]

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[rdubya]

Let's see, did everyone here pick up their first firearm and know right off the bat where the trigger was going to release? Probably not. Did it take practice? Probably yes. Was there ever an AD or ND? Probably. Did you hit the target each and every time you shot? I think not. I also own an have shot an Anschutz free rifle with an incredibly light trigger and feel like I am very use to it, do I occasional pull a shot because of the light trigger? sometimes. The pistol the OP was talking about is a thing of beauty (I was there and shot it, several times) did I have an AD/ND? Yes. Was it dangerous? Not in the least.
The pistol was a single shot, the shooter had to open the action feed a round into the chamber and using a lever on the side somewhat cock the gun. After taking a stance, taking aim and thinking about touching the trigger it would fire. Did I hit the target? Probably, probably not. Was it a joy to shoot? All firearms are a joy to shoot, some more than others. Would I ever own this one? Probably not. Why? Not my discipline. For all the Nancy's with their panties in a bunch, let it go. Do you want to learn trigger control? Try a firearm of this professional level, master it and then you will know just what trigger control is. Don't want to waste your precious time? Stay with the 5 to 25 lb trigger you feel comfortable with but please state it is out of your comfort zone and not toss insinuations that the shooter is unsafe or negligent unless you are there to be a witness to such behavior.