I'm probably starting a fight here, and one that's been had before, but I'm not trying to. I'd like to get perspective from people who consider a certain weight/travel on a trigger to be "too light to safely carry."
The usual preference for people who believe this seems to be a DA trigger, whether DA/SA pistol or DA revolver. There, I'll certainly grant that a 10+ lb trigger with a long pull is a good deal more resistant to accidental manipulation than something half its weight. What does confuse me is when people start making distinctions among triggers that are all relatively close in spec. Maybe I'm not thinking it through enough, which is why I'm asking for perspective.
For instance, just this week in various forums (and once in person) I've heard the following triggers referred to as "too light to carry":
- Walther PPQ
- M&P
- Sig P320
- Sig P365
The stated alternatives that are "safe to carry" included Glocks, XDs and a CZ P-10c. Having fired all of these guns, I can't say I've ever perceived all that much difference among them. The PPQ has the crispest trigger (to my feelings anyway), and the Glock probably the stiffest, with the XD being maybe the longest and mushiest, but they're all within a pound of each other maybe?
Getting your finger inside the trigger guard on any of these during a high-stress draw will result in a discharge. And for that matter, under stress, a 13lb DA trigger may well also result in a discharge.
So I can see the validity of saying "I prefer to carry a DA/SA gun over a Glock, because that first pull gives me much more tactile feedback." I cannot understand "I prefer to carry a Glock or XD, over a Sig" when the trigger differences are so slight.
Can anyone enlighten me? I'm not here to mock anyone's choices. I just want to better understand the basis.
The usual preference for people who believe this seems to be a DA trigger, whether DA/SA pistol or DA revolver. There, I'll certainly grant that a 10+ lb trigger with a long pull is a good deal more resistant to accidental manipulation than something half its weight. What does confuse me is when people start making distinctions among triggers that are all relatively close in spec. Maybe I'm not thinking it through enough, which is why I'm asking for perspective.
For instance, just this week in various forums (and once in person) I've heard the following triggers referred to as "too light to carry":
- Walther PPQ
- M&P
- Sig P320
- Sig P365
The stated alternatives that are "safe to carry" included Glocks, XDs and a CZ P-10c. Having fired all of these guns, I can't say I've ever perceived all that much difference among them. The PPQ has the crispest trigger (to my feelings anyway), and the Glock probably the stiffest, with the XD being maybe the longest and mushiest, but they're all within a pound of each other maybe?
Getting your finger inside the trigger guard on any of these during a high-stress draw will result in a discharge. And for that matter, under stress, a 13lb DA trigger may well also result in a discharge.
So I can see the validity of saying "I prefer to carry a DA/SA gun over a Glock, because that first pull gives me much more tactile feedback." I cannot understand "I prefer to carry a Glock or XD, over a Sig" when the trigger differences are so slight.
Can anyone enlighten me? I'm not here to mock anyone's choices. I just want to better understand the basis.