Stacking?

Stacking

Stacking refers to the trigger pull getting stiffer as you pull through the trigger arc. the spring gets harder to pull as its compressed.
 
I like my girls stacked, but not my guns. Some prefer it the other way. My wife used to be stacked, but as time goes by that has changed. I tend to do more dry firing.... Guns often react in an inversed way. My 357 used to be stacked, but through dry-firing it is less so.

The bottom line....dry firing helps more than it hurts...dispite spousal disapproval. Gawd, I hate turkey pot pie.
 
Typically, older Colt DA revolver models had triggers that will stack. I'm not aware that Smith, Ruger, etc., ever made stacking triggers.
 
The original S&W N-frame with the old long action would stack. A lot of target shooters didn't care for the "new" short action when it first came out because of the new trigger feel.
 
Old time target shooters liked stacking. The K and N framed S&Ws had long actions and so did Colts. Some Colts are still around with what many called 2-stage triggers. The pull cycles the action and puts tension or so-called stacking felt as a hump in the travel arc. Target shooters could stop, check their sight picture and complete the trigger pull. They said stacked triggers improved accuracy. I have done this with S&W M1902s and my old Police Positive. It can actually be felt. It does improve accuracy somewhat. A short stroked action will often not provide a tactile feedback. I have had coil spring H&Rs and S&W J frames stack enough to feel the hump though.
 
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