[21st Century Minuteman]

Yeah I agree with you. Never understood the issue. And that goes same for rifles.

I do like the newer Python trigger which is called "linear leaf spring" - it's very nice. And the newer Anaconda features the same type of action.

 

[21st Century Minuteman]

Handguns and shotguns for me are utilitarian. Like Corndog, I clean and leave these alone as factory. Hunting and bench stuff though, well, I'm a tinkerer.

I agree with that. When it comes to a hunting rifle, the bedding of barrel to stock and the sights become the overriding factors. Along with position before the shot.

 

[21st Century Minuteman]

I would argue that it is not a matter of being ready to accept the recoil. The first part of your statement is absolutely correct. If the shooter is only focused on the trigger, they soon learn exactly what you are talking about, and the shot is no longer a surprise. Look at it this way, consider a person walking through a haunted house, they know something they cannot anticipate is hiding around the next corner. They tense up, they shake, they fidget, the prepare themselves, if they are shooting, they miss.

When teaching my kids to shoot, I tell them this; "Do not worry about accuracy. Let the shot surprise you until you get used to, and are not worried about, the recoil. Pay attention to the trigger, once you are not worried about the recoil, you can focus on accuracy. That is when you can find the break, squeeze, hold, fire."

As to trigger pull, my hunting rifles are all right about 2 1/2#. The only pistol I have ever even tested trigger pull on is a GP100 that I bought for my wife. Since it is for her, I want the DA trigger to be as light as reliably possible because this will be her woods carry gun. Since we just caught this danger kitty on the camera's last week....

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Everything else is based entirely on feel. Crappy triggers get worked on, but only for feel, not pull.

That's a beautiful cat. Definitely dangerous, but awesome.