Hey everyone. I shoot mostly highpower and precision tactical matches, but am relatively new to riflery in general. Been shooting for about two years, and I got to thinking a lot recently about my trigger. I decided to post here since I know a lot of development happens on the benchrest line, and wanted to get the opinions and experiences of those who seek absolute control over their precision shots.
I was dead set on getting a two stage trigger for my match AR. It seemed to make sense and provide the most control. The thing is, after a lot of matches and dryfiring at home, I can't shake the feeling that an entirely different style of break might be better...
After tweaking the various adjustments on my trigger, I'd occasionally turn it into just a single stage- but not a "glass rod" single stage, more like that of a double action revolver - a long, steady pull back with a release that had no real "break" whatsoever- almost like a continual motion. This seemed to fly in the face of everything I'd read about the properties of ideal precision triggers, and yet, it seemed to allow me to more effortlessly stay on the black.
After thinking about it for a bit, it seemed analogous to opening two different types of doors - a glass rod trigger was like leaning on a locked door harder and harder until suddenly it gave. But this rolling trigger was much more like pushing a revolving door- one smooth motion.
I posted on some other forums and was told something briefly about roll-off triggers, and others mostly just thought I was crazy. I've been keen to apply the fundamentals- NPA, smooth steady pulling of the trigger, etc. -and still it seems to be more effortless with a rolling set up. It takes the muscle resistance out of the equation and makes it one continuous motion.
Anyway, I wanted to know if this is a common preference in the benchrest world, or if here too it's all about the clean break.
Oh and just to clarify, I'm not talking about a jittery or creepy trigger- this is, again, like operating a smooth lever or a rotating glass door.
Thoughts?
I was dead set on getting a two stage trigger for my match AR. It seemed to make sense and provide the most control. The thing is, after a lot of matches and dryfiring at home, I can't shake the feeling that an entirely different style of break might be better...
After tweaking the various adjustments on my trigger, I'd occasionally turn it into just a single stage- but not a "glass rod" single stage, more like that of a double action revolver - a long, steady pull back with a release that had no real "break" whatsoever- almost like a continual motion. This seemed to fly in the face of everything I'd read about the properties of ideal precision triggers, and yet, it seemed to allow me to more effortlessly stay on the black.
After thinking about it for a bit, it seemed analogous to opening two different types of doors - a glass rod trigger was like leaning on a locked door harder and harder until suddenly it gave. But this rolling trigger was much more like pushing a revolving door- one smooth motion.
I posted on some other forums and was told something briefly about roll-off triggers, and others mostly just thought I was crazy. I've been keen to apply the fundamentals- NPA, smooth steady pulling of the trigger, etc. -and still it seems to be more effortless with a rolling set up. It takes the muscle resistance out of the equation and makes it one continuous motion.
Anyway, I wanted to know if this is a common preference in the benchrest world, or if here too it's all about the clean break.
Oh and just to clarify, I'm not talking about a jittery or creepy trigger- this is, again, like operating a smooth lever or a rotating glass door.
Thoughts?
