Shotgun trigger

[mike a]

Just picked up a Mossberg Silver o/u from a friend that owed me money and didn't have any. Oh well. Anyway, how much should a shotgun trigger weigh? Say for trap shooting. Mike.

 

[skeeljc]

I would say 5 to 7 pounds.

I bought a Remington 1100 28 gauge that someone modified the trigger to a 2# pull. I could not shoot it. Way too light.

 

[Tommie]

I’ve seen trap guns set up so the gun fired when the trigger is released (not when pulled). Yes, you read that right. Trap shooters are a “special” breed.

Just shoot the gun and have fun.

 

[T-shooter]

My Mossberg 930 has a 4lb/2oz trigger pull and my Browning Auto-5 has a 3lb/10 oz trigger.

 

[mike a]

I’ve seen trap guns set up so the gun fired when the trigger is released (not when pulled). Yes, you read that right. Trap shooters are a “special” breed.

Just shoot the gun and have fun.

Come on Tommie, I'm an Accurate Shooter. I will have fun shooting it after I take it apart to the last pin and screw, make a cast of the chambers, check firing pin strength, bed it, make sure it's stress free, check free bore, etc, etc. Oh and buy tons of reloading stuff for it. Just shooting it is only half the fun! Mike

 

[KMart]

If you plan to shoot trap my suggestion is is to have the bottom barrel set at 3 pounds and the top barrel set at 3.5 pounds. Shooting clay birds you do not squeeze the trigger, you slap it. And you want to be able to feel the trigger. If you get the triggers too lite, the gun will go off to soon. Too lite a trigger will also induce a flinch.

 

[dickn52]

I’ve seen trap guns set up so the gun fired when the trigger is released (not when pulled). Yes, you read that right. Trap shooters are a “special” breed.

Just shoot the gun and have fun.

Actually common..Called a release trigger to eliminate flinch.

 

[Tommie]

Come on Tommie, I'm an Accurate Shooter. I will have fun shooting it after I take it apart to the last pin and screw, make a cast of the chambers, check firing pin strength, bed it, make sure it's stress free, check free bore, etc, etc. Oh and buy tons of reloading stuff for it. Just shooting it is only half the fun! Mike

Ok. Fair enough.

 

[BenPerfected]

I’ve seen trap guns set up so the gun fired when the trigger is released (not when pulled). Yes, you read that right. Trap shooters are a “special” breed.

Just shoot the gun and have fun.

There are quite a few release trigger shotgun shooters. Why?...if you shoot enough you can get to a point where you can’t release the trigger on the 2nd shot. Ben

 

[swd]

Most real trap guns like Perazzi's and such have 2.5-3lb triggers and are pretty crisp at that.

Release triggers keep guys in the game that have developed a flinch over 100,000 plus rounds of trap shooting. While anyone outside that game finds them an oddity they have their place in trap shooting.

 

[bobinpa]

If you plan to shoot trap my suggestion is is to have the bottom barrel set at 3 pounds and the top barrel set at 3.5 pounds. Shooting clay birds you do not squeeze the trigger, you slap it. And you want to be able to feel the trigger. If you get the triggers too lite, the gun will go off to soon. Too lite a trigger will also induce a flinch.

Spot on!

 

[drano38]

4-5 lb on a shotgun is pretty typical. Even though we "slap" them, they still feel better when they are clean and crisp. If you don't like the way it feels, an gunsmith might be able to improve it for you.
Yep, release triggers are great to prevent a flinch (actually even if the shooter flinches, the gun still goes off--happens to me about every round I shoot)
I have Beretta 303 with a release trigger and use it for trap, skeet, and sporting clays. I get pretty strange looks at a sporting clays course, but it works great for me!