Independent George
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I've got a Ruger GP-100 due to arrive at my FFL any day now, and because I'm OCD, I thought it would be fun (for a given definition of the word) to start measuring how the DA trigger pull changed as I dry fired it to break it in.
The problem is that all the trigger gauges seem to measure up to 8, 10, 12, or 25 pounds. That seems less than useful to me.
8 and 10 pounds is much too light - plenty of guns out of the box will have a DA pull in the 10-11 pound range, which would max out the scale. Even 12 pounds seems too low - I know DA revolvers (and Rugers in particular) often start out around 12.5 pounds or more. But the next level up is 25 pounds, which seems too high. I don't think I've ever even heard of a trigger over 15 pounds - I don't know that I'd even be able to pull one.
I don't want to spend $60 on a Lyman digital trigger gauge if my new Ruger will max out at 12 pounds. But how useful is a 25 pound RCBS or Timney trigger gauge that's only accurate to the nearest 1/2 pound?
What's my best option? I'm completely ok with an analogue scale - in a lot of ways, I'd actually prefer it. Ideally, I'd have a gauge up to 15 pounds, accurate to within 2 ounces, for $60 or less. What comes the closest? Or should I just get the 12-pound digital gauge, and just categorize anything over 12 pounds as "too dang heavy"?
The problem is that all the trigger gauges seem to measure up to 8, 10, 12, or 25 pounds. That seems less than useful to me.
8 and 10 pounds is much too light - plenty of guns out of the box will have a DA pull in the 10-11 pound range, which would max out the scale. Even 12 pounds seems too low - I know DA revolvers (and Rugers in particular) often start out around 12.5 pounds or more. But the next level up is 25 pounds, which seems too high. I don't think I've ever even heard of a trigger over 15 pounds - I don't know that I'd even be able to pull one.
I don't want to spend $60 on a Lyman digital trigger gauge if my new Ruger will max out at 12 pounds. But how useful is a 25 pound RCBS or Timney trigger gauge that's only accurate to the nearest 1/2 pound?
What's my best option? I'm completely ok with an analogue scale - in a lot of ways, I'd actually prefer it. Ideally, I'd have a gauge up to 15 pounds, accurate to within 2 ounces, for $60 or less. What comes the closest? Or should I just get the 12-pound digital gauge, and just categorize anything over 12 pounds as "too dang heavy"?
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