Hi all,
I learned to shoot on double action revolvers. Then I switched to DA/SA pistols, then to striker fired pistols, then back to DA/SA, and back to striker fired pistols. I mention this because all of that meant that my opinion of what was or wasn’t “safe” when it came to trigger weight and travel has changed over the years.
In years passed we’ve had people comment or question if say a Glock trigger at 5.5 lb. was safe. Recently I traded a few pistols and bought a SIG P320 AXG and a Walther PDP Compact. The first has a trigger that measures 3 lb. 10 oz. on a Lyman digital trigger pull gauge. The second has a trigger that measures 4 lb. 0 oz. The triggers are noticeably lighter than the Glocks I have. I’ve had DA/SA pistols with heavier single actions than this (though in fairness the trigger travel on the AXG and PDP is longer than some SA triggers, though not by a ton).
As a function of this (and other factors) at least the AXG shoots very well (I haven’t been able to shoot the PDP yet). But you kind of would expect that from a trigger like that. In the past I myself have cautioned if modifying a trigger from its stock configuration to be lighter is a good idea. But these aren’t modified triggers, they came from the factory this way. I’ve never felt that my stock Glock triggers have held me back in any courses I’ve ever done or just in my own development. At the same time I can’t deny these lighter triggers are easier to shoot well.
Is there a trigger weight and length of travel at which you yourself would become concerned with regards to safety in a striker fired “safe action” type pistol? Does it matter to you whether this was from the factory or aftermarket? Edit: I know there are DA/SA striker fired pistols, I mean this more for those pistols typically regarded as DAO.
Regards
-TR
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I learned to shoot on double action revolvers. Then I switched to DA/SA pistols, then to striker fired pistols, then back to DA/SA, and back to striker fired pistols. I mention this because all of that meant that my opinion of what was or wasn’t “safe” when it came to trigger weight and travel has changed over the years.
In years passed we’ve had people comment or question if say a Glock trigger at 5.5 lb. was safe. Recently I traded a few pistols and bought a SIG P320 AXG and a Walther PDP Compact. The first has a trigger that measures 3 lb. 10 oz. on a Lyman digital trigger pull gauge. The second has a trigger that measures 4 lb. 0 oz. The triggers are noticeably lighter than the Glocks I have. I’ve had DA/SA pistols with heavier single actions than this (though in fairness the trigger travel on the AXG and PDP is longer than some SA triggers, though not by a ton).
As a function of this (and other factors) at least the AXG shoots very well (I haven’t been able to shoot the PDP yet). But you kind of would expect that from a trigger like that. In the past I myself have cautioned if modifying a trigger from its stock configuration to be lighter is a good idea. But these aren’t modified triggers, they came from the factory this way. I’ve never felt that my stock Glock triggers have held me back in any courses I’ve ever done or just in my own development. At the same time I can’t deny these lighter triggers are easier to shoot well.
Is there a trigger weight and length of travel at which you yourself would become concerned with regards to safety in a striker fired “safe action” type pistol? Does it matter to you whether this was from the factory or aftermarket? Edit: I know there are DA/SA striker fired pistols, I mean this more for those pistols typically regarded as DAO.
Regards
-TR
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