Flat trigger vs. Curve trigger

[Barang]

is there any reason why one should switch to flat trigger? i'm curious if this is just a matter of preference, improvement, cool factor or all of the above?

[Vinnie Boombatz]

is there any reason why one should switch to flat trigger? i'm curious if this is just a matter of preference, improvement, cool factor or all of the above?

If you can’t think of any reason or aren’t having issues with whatever you’re using now, then no, there is no reason. And if anyone has any shortcomings in their shooting or their trigger pull/trigger control it probably has more to do with their lack of proper technique and practice than it does the shape of the trigger and going to a flat trigger will just be a way for them to spend money they didn’t need to spend in the first place.

I think many switch to flat triggers simply because it looks cool, or they see the Reddit Gucci Glock pictures and just want what they see.

I personally don’t care for flat triggers. They seem to direct my trigger finger onto the trigger guard which can lead to it catching and dragging on the guard when pulling the trigger.

To each their own I guess.

[ADAM]

yap this pretty much sums it up.

[rodralig]

is there any reason why one should switch to flat trigger? i'm curious if this is just a matter of preference, improvement, cool factor or all of the above?

While some folks say that it is a "performance enhancement," I opine that it is all preference. What "feels" better for you? What works better for you?
Personally, I like the standard curved triggers better... For performance and looks (yeah, I hate how a flat trigger looks like)...

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[Barang]

thanks gents. my firearms have all the original parts except for changing grips color to identify mine from wife's. she has fde and i have od green.

[k1dude]

I prefer flat triggers. Before they became a thing, I used to wonder why triggers were mostly all curved instead of flat.

Supposedly they decrease the potential for movement of the firearm caused by your finger.

They can also allow you to vary the pull weight based on where you place your finger on the trigger.

Many find a flat trigger more comfortable based on hand size and grip mechanics, because they aren't forced into a certain position by a curved trigger.

Many claim they are more consistent with a flat trigger.

Many find it easier to index their finger with flat triggers.

It's all personal preference. You have to figure it out for yourself.

[ramtab]

I believe it's personal preference as well. I used to have a curved trigger on all of my rifles until I received a Timney 670-ST trigger and I felt the difference. I feel like my finger connected to the trigger better. Now, to be fair, I don't know if the trigger itself is what made the difference and not whether it was flat or curved. After that, I only bought flat triggers.

[Fastattack]

I have a friend who has one and I looked forward to trying it out. I think it was a Sig P320. I didn't care for it. No positional indexing as with a curved trigger, which means either more or less force and finger movement based on where you place your finger. But hey, to each their own.

[johncage]

it might be glock stockholm syndrome

[Capybara]

Potato/Potahtoe

[Fnfan]

Just preference. Flat trigger gives a little bit more option for finger placement.

[stormvet]

Really depends on the gun and how egregious the curve is. A slight curve like a Glock trigger is fine, the unholy curve on a CZ SP-01 is just ridiculous.

On some guns a flat trigger works, on others it may not. To me it doesn’t really matter, as long as the curve is not to pronounced.

[Vinnie Boombatz]

Really depends on the gun and how egregious the curve is. A slight curve like a Glock trigger is fine, the unholy curve on a CZ SP-01 is just ridiculous.

On some guns a flat trigger works, on others it may not. To me it doesn’t really matter, as long as the curve is not to pronounced.

O shoot my SP-01 one very well and it’s 100% stock. No need to change the trigger. Many people will blame the gun or change it because the internet told them they have to in order to get better, but in reality they probably just suck and should practice more.

[RickD427]

As many have said, its all about preference.

I just received a trigger for my HK91 that I had intended to be curved, but received a flat trigger, with a hook at the bottom. Rather than return it, I decided to give it a try.

With my handguns, along with my AR's and HK's, I "squeeze" the trigger in a straight line motion. That seems to favor a trigger with just a modest curve, to keep my finger in place.

But the HK has a fairly heavy trigger pull, and I find that placing my finger at the very bottom, indexed by that hook, works better.

For my bolt rifles, I've adopted a very different trigger pull, but one that works well for me. I favor conventional stocks, with an angled grip. I keep all of my hand, including my thumb, on the starboard side of the stock and I "rotate" the trigger until it breaks. This favors a very highly curved trigger (like the TriggerTech Diamond with their "ProCurve" profile).

[DArBad]

Around 2017, I was browsing guns stores down in Carlsbad and ambled to a gunstore with a name brand 1911 with a flat trigger.

Gun store clerk was raving how good the flat trigger is, and several customers held the gun to feel the trigger. I tried it too. Several of the customers gave positive feedback. I think it felt weird.

Its not for me. I guess in summation, its personal preference, much like how some feel the arch MSH short trigger is for them, whie some prefers the flat MSH long trigger setup.

YMMV.